Historic 1929 film of George Gershwin playing songs from Strike Up The Band during rehearsals at the Times Square Theatre, New York, shortly before the show’s opening in January 1930. The film also includes a short sequence with Gershwin bantering with the show’s comedian stars Clark and McCullough. The song extracts on this rare film are: Hangin’ Around with You, Strike Up The Band (buck dance), Mademoiselle in New Rochelle & Strike Up The Band (piano solo). All movies courtesy Edward Jablonski.
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