Over on MetaFilter, y2karl posted nearly a dozen brilliant YouTube links to the front page. In the comments thread, he and madamjujujive provided dozens more. Over the fold, a few samples — Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Monroe, Nat King Cole, Jimmie Rodgers, Dinah Washington, Django Reinhardt, Duke Ellington.
Jerry Lee Lewis, “Great Balls of Fire”:
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, “Close By”:
Nat King Cole, “Route 66″:
Jimmie Rodgers, “T for Texas”:
Dinah Washington, “All of Me”:
Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club, “J’attendrei”:
Duke Ellington and friends, “C Jam Blues”:
Thank you. What a great way to start to a Sunday.
How creepy/sleazy-looking was ol’ JLL? But, the music was so good…