Swing Republic - Peas and Rice Feat. Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing (Audio)

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"Mr. Five by Five" is a 1942 #popularSong by #DonRaye and #GeneDePaul, that describes a heavyset man who is "five feet tall and five feet wide". The person highlighted by the song was #JimmyRushing, the featured vocalist of #CountBasie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948. #EllaMaeMorse with #FreddieSlack and His Orchestra had a hit recording with the song in 1942 (Capitol 115); it was number one on the #HarlemHitParade for two non-consecutive weeks.
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Mr. Five By Five

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Swing Republic - Peas and Rice Feat. Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing (Audio)

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Hey Miss Bessie

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#DemandezLeProgramme #jazz :
1959 - Newport Jazz Festival (produced by George Wein) - United Kingdom tour

- Buck Clayton and his All Stars with Jimmy Rushing
- Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
- Vic Ash Quintet
- Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond

#BuckClayton #JimmyRushing #DizzyGillespie #VicAsh #DaveBrubeck #PaulDesmond

Zingende Jimmy Rushing tijdens het concert van het Benny Goodman Orchestra in Blokker, 1958 - Rijksmuseum

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Swing Republic - Peas and Rice Feat. Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing (Audio)

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