A Symposium on Popular Songs

Dec 19, 1962

0h 20m

★ 5.2

Sixty Years of Syncopation...FROM "RAGTIME" TO THE "BIG BEAT"

Overview

Professor Ludwig von Drake plays a variety of popular music, all of which he wrote. First, ragtime: the Rutabaga Rag, with vegetables dancing in stop-motion. Next, the Charleston, with cut-out animation of a singer and dancers. Dixieland and more cut-out animation; the crooner/love ballad; 50's doo-wop; and finally, rockabilly.

Genres

Animation

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

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Cast

Ludwig Von Drake

Paul Frees

The Andrews Sisters singing The Boogie Woogie Bakery Man / Helen Kane

Gloria Wood

Man Singing Puppy Love Is Here to Stay

Billy Storm

Bing Crosby

Skip Farrell

Musician-Percussion

Ray Bauduc

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