Soundie - Reg Kehoe And His Marimba Queens (1940)

★★★★★ · A joy forever · ShelvingFlooringCeiling · 2018-03-31

How richly deserved is the cult status of this bit of film. I recommend a good Google if you want to know more about the film and the people in it, starting with the Wikipedia page on Reg Kehoe And His Marimba Queens. On July 19, 2006 below, reviewer March Drummer kindly posted the informative obit of Mrs. Kehoe. Note how she, (the mallettist next to the maraca shaker), is the most animated of the women, makin’ with the charisma. Her enjoyment of the delicious moment when the music stops and Mr. DiNunzio slaps the baby, mirrors mine. Frank DiNunzio’s obit, with some photos, can be found at…

★★★★★ · Great piece of history · jeffspirit. · 2010-02-08

I know the causes of the effects/affects of this in awareness. I can only give you my personal interpretation of it. This "bite" of "time" is the riffs, overtones, melody, vibrations, along with the visual of that. In that, this is an all composite of what you perceive to know. As you hear you see. I watch this and see what I hear. You view the beautiful ladies gently swaying to the sound, while during the piece the bassist comes out and goes nuts! All for joy. Marimbas and the bass thrombing along from that sound, are one of the most touching tones the human psyche can know. Along with being…

★★★★★ · A really wigged out bass player! · hoodoo · 2005-04-27

Just watching that crazy cat wailing away on his upright bass makes this clip a classic. Highly recommended!

★★★★★ · A Must See · autoguy · 2005-11-07

A bit of music history worth a million bucks.

★★★★★ · Laughed till I cried. Then I watched it again and again. · Billy L. · 2011-05-07

They aren't creepy, as some have said, they are brilliantly inspired. God bless Frank the bass player...I guarantee he's rockin' it in the afterlife with Zappa, Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Go Frank, Go! This clip is just another reason why I really like this site.