Anna may wong publicity portrait for the film limehouse blues 1934. Limehouse blues metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Limehouse blues george raft jean parker and anna may wong. Includes guitar recorded versions with tab for guitar 1 or violin or guitar 2 or acoustic guitar or guitar 3 or acoustic guitar in g major. Limehouse blues by peters banjo greetinggs on amazon. Limehouse blues arranged for fgm by mickey abraham hello and welcome once again to flatpicking guitar magazines free lesson portion of our monthly newsletter. Hey guys well, i did my first semigypsy kinda sorta session thing friday nite. Limehouse blues ive the real limehouse blues learned from chinkies those sad china blues rings on your fingers and tears for your crown that is the story of old. Overview of limehouse blues, 1934, directed by alexander hall, with george raft, jean parker, anna may wong, at turner classic movies.
Reinhardts nickname purportedly means i awake in the romani language, however it may also simply have been a diminutive, or local walloon version, of jean. Django reinhardt limehouse blues guitar tab in g major. An asian gangster george raft from new york becomes a smuggler in. George raft the actor, dancer, producer limehouse blues 1934. Limehouse blues 1934 the beautiful and idealistic daughter of a slain smuggler struggles to escape her sordid past. Burkes story is evoked in limehouse blues, a jazz number from the early. The song limehouse blues was written by philip braham and douglas furber and was first performed by gertrude lawrence and jack buchanan. Limehouse blues stride piano in the style of carl sonny. Limehouse blues don reno see the complete catalog of free bluegrass on the tube videos. To avoid confusion with another limehouse blues, this one was retitled east end chant for television. Limehouse, 1878, james mcneill whistler, american, 18341903, united states, lithotint in black ink with scraping and incising, on a prepared halftint ground, on offwhite plate paper, 172 x 264 mm image, 264 x 395 mm sheet, reimagined by gibon, design of warm cheerful glowing of. The goal of the jukebox is to present to the widest audience possible early commercial sound recordings, offering a broad range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning.
Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. The first turnaround ends with unresolved tension on the d7 chord while the final turnaround brings closure and resolution on the g chord which is the key this song is in. George raft, anna may wong, jean parker, kent taylor, montagu love, billy bevan, eric blore and dont blink or youll miss her ann sheridan. Fresh from chinatown in new york, harry young has taken over the. Limehouse blues 1934 paramount film with anna may wong e7pjjt from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. Stream limehouse blues stride piano in the style of carl sonny leyland and art tatum by foundring from desktop or your mobile device. Written by cyril hume and a bunch of others, including philip macdonald. Download and print limehouse blues sheet music for guitar tab single guitar by django reinhardt from sheet music direct. New singing lesson videos can make anyone a great singer and those weird china blues never go away sad, mad blues for all the while they seem to say oh, limehouse kid oh, oh, limehouse kid goin the way that the rest of them did poor broken blossom and nobodys child haunting and taunting youre just kind of wild oh, limehouse blues ive the real limehouse blues cant seem to shake off. Harry falls in love with the girl, but mixing of the races was still a hollywood nono in 1934, so tragedy results except for toni, who finds. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals limehouse blues. Both sections begin with the same c7 to a7 theme but they both have different turnarounds.
Check out limehouse blues by peters banjo greetinggs on amazon music. If youre already a subscriber, please share bluegrass on the tube with friends. We did a little limehouse blues, and i was wondering if anyone might have a chart for that one they could send me. May 29, 2011 limehouse blues is a world famous jazz standard, as well as a 1934 crime film also known as east end chant is set in londons chinese district and starring george raft and anna may wong. This months selection is the ever popular standard, limehouse blues. The national jukebox is a project of the library of congress packard campus for audio visual conservation. Print and download django reinhardt limehouse blues guitar recorded versions with tab. He falls for a lowclass, white pickpocket, diminishing his pride in the chinese half of his heritage and sparking the jealousy of the nightclubs moody star performer. The highly eclectic cast includes anna may wong as rafts obligatory castoff sweetheart tu tuan, former 2reel comic billy bevan, and in a tiny uncredited role, ann sheridan. With george raft, jean parker, anna may wong, kent taylor. Yes, its limehouse blues a jazz tune and its in ab without a capo, but this is a bluegrass version complete with some standard reno variations. Fresh from chinatown in new york, harry young has taken over the illegal import business in the seamy limehouse district of london, where he coldbloodedly disposes of rivals and runs a smoky nightclub. This arrangement of limehouse blues is a mixture of traditional swing and a more modern big band sound. Browse all recordings limehouse blues, take 2 192401.
Anna may wong, this 1934 film played with a fairly conventional cast of. It has a very simple melody, a solo for 1st tenor sax, a short drum solo, and a band soli. Regarder le film limehouse blues 1934 en streaming vf. Limehouse blues tab details and ratings banjo hangout. It was covered by lee konitz, mississippi hot club, bourbon street jazzband, wild bill davison and his jazzologists and other artists. The film is set in the limehouse district in the east end of london and its chinatown. Listen to limehouse blues from chet atkinss the collection for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Print and download limehouse blues sheet music composed by philip braham. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in ab major. Limehouse blues 1934 paramount film with anna may wong. Chineseamerican film star, anna may wong 1905 1961 in a publicity shot for limehouse blues, directed by alexander hall. Jean django reinhardt 23 january 1910 16 may 1953 was a belgian guitarist and composer credited with popularizing gypsy jazz, as well as conceptualizing the style together with several other gypsy musicians. Also known as east end chant and limehouse nights paramount, 1934.
Cover versions of limehouse blues written by philip braham. Evoking the limehouse district, which preworld war ii was considered the chinatown of london with chinese references heard in both the lyrics and the melody the song premiered in the 1921 west end revue a to z being sung by teddie gerard in a wordless. Limehouse blues 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Originally his is a song written by the londonbased duo philip braham music and douglas furber lyrics in 1922. Limehouse blues also known as east end chant is a 1934 american crime film, directed by alexander hall. Find album release information for limehouse blues stephane grappelli on allmusic. Limehouse blues is a world famous jazz standard, as well as a 1934 crime film also known as east end chant is set in londons chinese district and starring george raft and anna may wong. Limehouse blues page 2 2 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 25 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0. The piano has an important role in playing a recurring rhythmic theme throughout. Limehouse blues summary motion picture poster for limehouse blues shows headshots of george raft and jean parker.
Limehouse blues wikisource, the free online library. Philip braham limehouse blues sheet music in ab major. Limehouse blues stephane grappelli releases allmusic. Among the stars of the film were george raft and anna may wong. Limehouse blues is a 1934 american crime film, directed by alexander hall. He falls for a lowclass, white pickpocket, diminishing his pride in the chinese half of his heritage and. And those weird china blues never go away sad, mad blues for all the while they seem to say oh, limehouse kid oh, oh, limehouse kid goin the way that the rest of them did poor broken blossom and nobodys child haunting and taunting youre just kind of wild oh, limehouse blues ive the real limehouse blues cant seem to shake off those real. Limehouse kid going the way that the rest of them did poor broken blossom and nobodys child haunting and taunting youre just kind of wild oh. Limehouse blues is a popular british song written by the londonbased duo of douglas furber lyrics and philip braham music. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Oh, oh, limehouse kid goin the way that the rest of them did poor broken blossom and nobodys child haunting and taunting youre just kind of wild oh, limehouse blues ive the real limehouse blues cant seem to shake off those real china blues rings on your fingers and tears for your crown that is the story. Limehouse blues became jazz standard since it was performed by such jazz musicians as sidney bechet, django reinhardt, chet atkins, les paul, count basie, louis armstrong, tony bennett, stan kenton and many more. Watch the video for limehouse blues from django reinhardts the best of django reinhardt for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Limehouse blues also known as east end chant is a crime film set in londons chinese district and starring george raft and anna may wong.
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