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| − | Boogie-woogie pianist from the 1941 song, | + | Boogie-woogie pianist from the 1941 song, ''"Pig Foot Pete."'' |
| − | Originally by Freddie Slack's Eight Beats By Four, with vocals by Don Raye. | + | Originally by Freddie Slack's Eight Beats By Four, with vocals by Don Raye, who co-wrote the song with Gene DePaul. |
| − | The song also appeared in the 1941 Abbott & Costello comedy film | + | The song also appeared in the 1941 Abbott & Costello comedy film ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033781/reference Keep ‘em Flying]'', where it was sung by Martha Raye. Raye also played [[Benita Bizarre]] in [[The Bugaloos]]. |
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| + | The song was nominated for an Academy award, somehow. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Linda Joyce]] | ||
| + | * [[Benita Bizarre]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t79oucg-TBs | + | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t79oucg-TBs |
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| + | [[Category:1941]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Films]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fictional pianists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:43, 5 February 2025
Boogie-woogie pianist from the 1941 song, "Pig Foot Pete."
Originally by Freddie Slack's Eight Beats By Four, with vocals by Don Raye, who co-wrote the song with Gene DePaul.
The song also appeared in the 1941 Abbott & Costello comedy film Keep ‘em Flying, where it was sung by Martha Raye. Raye also played Benita Bizarre in The Bugaloos.
The song was nominated for an Academy award, somehow.
