Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955)

★★★★★ · Sarah Vaughan and Nat King Cole performances · ARossi · 2006-11-17

Those are the best bits of this program, although the other musicians (and let's not for get Bill Bailey's dancing) are also great. The comedy bits leave something to be desired, but Sarah and Nat make up for it.

★★★★★ · This show is available on DVD · pageV · 2006-12-01

This show and another one called Rock N Roll Revue are available on one DVD. It is currently being sold by one of the $1 DVD companies in stores such as WalMart, Big Lots, Dollar Tree, etc. I highly recommend looking for it the next time you are in or nearby one of these discount stores. It's also possible to buy this DVD through Amazon for about $2.50. The other show also has now-famous legends but the only name I can remember at the moment is Larry Darnell. As another reviewer pointed out, most of these songs were not released by the musicians who performed them here; in many cases this is…

★★★★★ · Lively · obieone · 2005-02-03

Talent is talent. This show ran like an old Vaudeville show. It was filmed in 1955 about the time Rock and Roll really took off. Lionel Hampton is just a fresh today as it was then. "Minnie the Moocher" was Cab Calloways hallmark and he can never go wrong with it. This film may not appeal to all, but it is a page right out of the music history book. You will find that you will be finger snapping and toe tapping to this cavalcade of talent. I always look at each movie like a book, so many genra's, some entertain, some terrify, some are ho hum. This kept my attention. It is a real Gem!!!

★★★★★ · Viewing and listening tip · icemacsea · 2006-11-30

The soundtrack has some constant garbage on the left track, but the right track is pretty clean. If you watch this one with the VLC player, under the Audio menu, choose Audio Channels->Right. This makes a big difference.

★★★ · THANK GOODNESS! · The Bridge · 2010-11-18

Hey folks, here is some of our wonderful musical history, thank you thank you to those who made this, and to those who put it up at Archive.org so that many can enjoy the efforts of all who contriubted, talents which contributed to the over all effort. If you are a music lover such as I then it's well worth - at least - takin' a look see.

★★ · Not so good · jimelena · 2005-11-28

Yes they are great performers, but doing a decidedly slanted performance. This is not the stage shows you would see normally. Instead it is an attempt to sell music to a larger, evidently white, public. "Popular Music Revue" would be a better title, there is very little R&B.