Rhythm and Blues Revue

1955
1h 11m

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Extravaganza with lots of music legends from the 50s.Extravaganza with lots of music legends from the 50s.Extravaganza with lots of music legends from the 50s.

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7.0/10

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Lionel Hampton

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Faye Adams

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Bill Bailey

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Herb Jeffries

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Flo Robinson

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(as Freddy and Flo)

Freddie Robinson

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(as Freddy and Flo)

Amos Milburn

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The Larks

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Sarah Vaughan

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Count Basie

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Big Joe Turner

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(as Joe Turner)

Delta Rhythm Boys

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Martha Davis

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Little Buck

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Nat 'King' Cole

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Mantan Moreland

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Nipsey Russell

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(as Nipsy Russell)

Cab Calloway

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Director
- Joseph Kohn
Writers
- Leonard Reed
- Ben Frye
All cast & crew
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Boring, mostly second-rate acts

Many of the acts haven't stood the test of time. Most of the rest (Cab Calloway doing a lousy version of his famous Minnie the Moocher; Nat Cole doing an embarrassing Calypso number) doing forgettable songs. At their best, many of these acts were great. This doesn't showcase them well at all

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Trivia
The house band sometimes has music stands with "PW" on them. This is for Paul Williams, the band leader and tenor saxophonist. He had a hit record with "The Hucklebuck."