The best bassist ever! - Page 2

JimmyM · #21 04-20-2005, 01:51 AM

That's a good idea, EJDad. Maybe he'll get interested in playing maracas.

JimmyM · #22 06-05-2005, 11:10 PM

I had to bring this up because Memphisevil on www.rockabilly.com just found out about this guy on bass! So credit for this goes to him:

Reviewer: CyndyM18 - - May 28, 2005
Subject: My mother a Marima Queen

I never thought I would see my mother on the internet. She was one of Reg Kehoe's Marimba Queens. In the movie clip she is to Reg's far right. I have many wonderful memories of the band and traveled with them often as a young girl. What a fantastic way to share this wonderful band of the past. Please feel free to email me for more information about the band.

Reg is playing the marimba and skips up to an electric vibraphone. Frank Denunzio plays the base, and yes the clip is a mirror immage, my mother usually was on the far left and may be the one referred to as rolling her eyes so show how much fun this was. My mother loved to play in this band. The woman next to the maraca player is Reg's wife. A few of the Marimba Queens are still living. The Kehoe Band opened and closed the Hershey Park season in PA for many years and was something I looked forward to each year. This clip was titled "A Study in Brown" and was played before a movie. I don't remember the name of the movie. My mother played with the band from about 1938 until 1955. She also did stand up comedy and a 'contortionist' doing an acrobatic act. I am delighted that people can still enjoy this great band of days gone by.

See the link in the very first post in this thread to see Frank in action!

PaulCannon · #23 06-05-2005, 11:43 PM

That's the best video clip I have ever seen.

I love it when everybody stops so he can slap his ass. That's great.

Paul Warburton · #24 06-06-2005, 04:44 AM

I wonder if Frank's still alive?
Thanks, Jimmy.

JimmyM · #25 06-10-2005, 12:46 AM

Whoops...I just noticed I gave the wrong website...it was www.rockabillybass.com.

Bosun · #26 06-15-2005, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

I wonder if Frank's still alive?
Thanks, Jimmy.

No, Frank died last Valentine's Day.

http://www.legacy.com/pennlive/Legac...&Page=FullText

JimmyM · #27 06-15-2005, 03:14 PM

Dang, he never got to share in his internet glory. He probably would have dug these discussions about him.

Paul Warburton · #28 06-15-2005, 03:20 PM

I see in the obit link that Bosun provided, that Frank worked with the great and crazy Joe Venuti....
What a pair they must have been....

Ike Harris · #29 06-16-2005, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

I see in the obit link that Bosun provided, that Frank worked with the great and crazy Joe Venuti....
What a pair they must have been....

Wonder if he was one of the 50 or so bass players left standing on the corner. . . .

myrick · #30 06-16-2005, 07:06 PM

whatever that bass player's on should be strictly controlled !

but, honestly, it sounds like there are a lot more bass notes than I can see him playing, especially at the beginning. It looks like in a lot of places there are at least two quarter notes when neither of his hands are anywhere near the bass. what's going on, is this for real or a jazz-age Milli Vanilli?

later, when he's down in front, it seems like he is really playing all or most of the bass notes that I hear. but whassup with that left hand thing? is that like a bass equivalent of a drum roll?

anyway, its way fun, that's for sure

Paul Warburton · #31 06-17-2005, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ike Harris

Wonder if he was one of the 50 or so bass players left standing on the corner. . . .

Hey Ike, I wonder if anybody ever posted those Joe Venuti stories on TBDB? Besides the one you mentioned ...My favorite, the Trigger story?

Any of you guys ever heard the Joe Venuti stories??

Ike Harris · #32 06-17-2005, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

Hey Ike, I wonder if anybody ever posted those Joe Venuti stories on TBDB? Besides the one you mentioned ...My favorite, the Trigger story?

Any of you guys ever heard the Joe Venuti stories??

I've got a book somewhere with a bunch of those in it. I'll have to break that out and share.

Ike

Marcus Johnson · #33 06-17-2005, 05:18 AM

Paul, I know I've seen those Venuti stories somewhere on the web, including "Trigger".....I bet a simple google search would turn 'em up. Of course, most of them, I heard from Buono. What would we do without that cat and his tales?

Paul Warburton · #34 06-17-2005, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson

Paul, I know I've seen those Venuti stories somewhere on the web, including "Trigger".....I bet a simple google search would turn 'em up. Of course, most of them, I heard from Buono. What would we do without that cat and his tales?

Off topic, of course, but just a little taste for the cats...
Joe Venuti was one of the great jazz violinists. He was known for his practical jokes.
One of the best known, was the time Joe was working in the pit orchestra at the Apollo Theatre in NYC. This was during a Saturday kiddie matinee. Appearing was the Roy Rogers Show wth the wonder horse Trigger. Roy's entrance was to ride Trigger out stage center, and turn to the audience, rearing Trigger up, while pawing the air with Roy waving his hat.
So, before making this entrance....picture this.....Joe Venuti is standing backstage, with his fiddle in one hand, and his bow in the other. Roy is sitting on trigger, waiting to be introduced....Joe, is standing, looking up, talking to Roy astride Trigger....while using his bow to play with...you guessed it kids....Trigger's ah...ah....privates, causing a HUGE horse erection.
The rest is, of course, very visual. When Roy turns Trig to the, mainly kids and mothers type audience and rears him up to give a great view of dripping, throbbing...........Trigger.

Alexi David · #35 06-17-2005, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

Off topic, of course, but just a little taste for the cats...
Voe Venuti was one of the great jazz violinists. He was known for his practical jokes.
One of the best known, was the time Joe was working in the pit orchestra at the Apollo Theatre in NYC. This was during a Saturday kiddie matinee. Appearing was the Roy Rogers Show wth the wonder horse Trigger. Roy's entrance was to ride Trigger out stage center, and turn to the audience, rearing Trigger up, while pawing the air with Roy waving his hat.
So, before making this entrance....picture this.....Joe Venuti is standing backstage, with his fiddle in one hand, and his bow in the other. Roy is sitting on trigger, waiting to be introduced....Joe, is standing, looking up, talking to Roy astride Trigger....while using his bow to play with...you guessed it kids....Trigger's ah...ah....privates, causing a HUGE horse erection.
The rest is, of course, very visual. When Roy turns Trig to the, mainly kids and mothers type audience and rears him up to give a great view of dripping, throbbing...........Trigger.

JimmyM · #36 06-17-2005, 10:29 PM

That's a hot story! Mmmm...horses...

Um, but I digress.

Paul Warburton · #37 07-22-2005, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

http://www.archive.org/movies/detail...ionid=SoundieF

From there just click your choice of streaming video or save it in any size you want. But do yourself a favor and watch it. It's an almost all-girl vibraphone band from the 20's, but they have the best bass player I have ever seen. The ease and grace with which he plays the bass is a thing of beauty. Check it out...then thank me.

Here we go!

bass_means_LOW · #38 09-23-2005, 04:48 AM

I need to go home and rethink my life.

dbgal · #39 11-28-2005, 04:45 PM

Enough about excite equines-

watched the video that started this thread- wow- look at that guy go! I never knew that playing DB was a cardiovascular activity! I wonder if Angus Young ever saw this gig?