A Symposium on Popular Songs
Sixty Years of Syncopation...FROM "RAGTIME" TO THE "BIG BEAT"
Genres
Overview
Professor Ludwig von Drake plays a variety of popular music, all of which he wrote. First, ragtime: the Rutabaga Rag, with vegetables dancing in stop-motion. Next, the Charleston, with cut-out animation of a singer and dancers. Dixieland and more cut-out animation; the crooner/love ballad; 50's doo-wop; and finally, rockabilly.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
20 min
Release Date
1962-12-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
15
Vote Average
5.2
Paul Frees
Ludwig Von Drake
Gloria Wood
The Andrews Sisters singing The Boogie Woogie Bakery Man / Helen Kane
Billy Storm
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Skip Farrell
Bing Crosby
Ray Bauduc
Musician-Percussion
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