• Early Rock - GENE KRUPA & ANITA O'DAY, f. ROY ELDRIDGE

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    THANKS FOR THE "BOOGIE" RIDE - 1942 Soundie (rec. Dec 18, 1941) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSonLmwN-EY
    "Excellent camerawork, perfect timing, and fine performances make this
    one of the best of the Soundies."

    (for some, it suggests love has been made in the backseat? :)

    personnel (16 musicians - as seen at 0:29): same as below except for:
    Alto Saxophone: Clint Neagly replacing Sam Listengart
    Trumpet: Shorty Sherock not playing
    Trombone: John Grassi replacing Pat Virgadamo

    the 78 rpm release on Okeh in 1941
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0NsGWG2b4

    Drums: Gene Krupa
    Guitar: Ray Biondi
    Piano: Milton Raskin
    Double Bass: Ed Mihelich

    Alto Saxophone: Mascagni Ruffo
    Alto Saxophone: Sam Listengart
    Tenor Saxophone: Sam Musiker
    Tenor Saxophone: Walter Bates
    Tenor Saxophone: Jimmy Migliore

    Trumpet: Roy Eldridge
    Trumpet: Graham Young
    Trumpet: Al Beck
    Trumpet: Shorty Sherock
    Trumpet: Norman Murphy
    Trombone: Babe Wagner
    Trombone: Jay Kelliher
    Trombone: Pat Virgadamo

    The song title (not the song) was based on the 1926 hit:
    Thanks For The Buggy Ride
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y33_Sw2MoFU

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