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July 22, 2009
Another Nice Musical Mess
A posed picture from "You're Darn Tootin'"
When you walk into our studio you’ll notice a couple of prominently displayed and properly framed pictures of Laurel and Hardy, my favorite film comedians.
One picture is from their film “Below Zero,” where L & H are street musicians, playing and singing “In the Good Old Summer Time” in the middle of the bleakest of winters. They are met with outright hostility by the general public.
The other picture is a publicity poster from their 1932 feature film “Pack up Your Troubles.”
Oliver Hardy (the big one) was actually a fine singer, and Stan Laurel played the piano a bit.
Here’s a one-of-a-kind instance of them singing a duet. Amazingly, this recording became a hit in the 1970’s.
Posted by leonolguin at July 22, 2009 03:51 PM