The Pre-Historical, Post-Hysterical

The Pre-Historical, Post-Hysterical, ‘UR’LY, Squirrely’ Hipsters from HELL! When it was Hip to be Hep, they was Hep!

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Glenn Allen Howard – Introduction

Cab Calloway – Kickin’ the Gong Around (1932)

Cab Calloway – The Lady with the Fan; I Love a Parade (1933)

Cab Calloway – Jumpin’ Jive w/ the Nicholas Brothers (1943)

Mills Brothers – I Heard (1934)

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Mills Brothers – How’m I Doin’? (1934)

Mills Brothers – Swing It, Sister (1934)

Mills Brothers – Jeepers Creepers – audio only

Betty Boop w/ Don Redman’s Orchestra – I Heard; How’m I Doin’? (1934)

Duke Ellington Orch w/ Ivie Anderson – I’ve Got to be a Rug Cutter (1937)

The Cats and the Fiddle – Killin’ Jive (late 1930s)

Delta Rhythm Boys – Give Me Some Skin (mid-1940s)

Delta Rhythm Boys – Take the ‘A’ Train (mid-1940s)

Duke Ellington w/ Marie Bryant & Paul White – Bli-Blip (mid-40s)

June Richmond ­– Mr. Jackson from Jacksonville (1945)

June Richmond – 47th Street Jive

Harry ‘the Hipster’ Gibson – Handsome Harry, the Hipster (1944)

Harry ‘the Hipster’ Gibson – 4-F Ferdinand, the Frantic Freak (1944)

Harry ‘the Hipster’ Gibson – Keep the Beat! (mid-1946)

Harry ‘the Hipster’ Gibson – Opus 12 Eee (mid-1940s)

Slim and Slam ­– Hellzapoppin’ (1941)

Slim Gaillard, Bam Brown & Scatman Crothers – Dunkin’ Bagels (1946)

Slim Gaillard, Bam Brown & Scatman Crothers – Chili & Beans O’Voutie (1946)

Slim Gaillard, Bam Brown, Scatman Crothers – Laguna O’Rooney (1946)

Slim Gaillard – Cement Mixer medley (early 1960s)

Dizzy Gillespie – He Beeped When He Shoulda Bopped (1946)

Dizzy Gillespie w/ Johnny and Henny – Ooh Bop Sh’ Bam (1946)

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Even the white folks ‘Got Hep!’ (close, but like, no cigar, man)

Martha Tilton – A Little Jive is Good for You (1941)

Even the white folks ‘Got Hep!’ (close, but like, no cigar, man)

Dinning Sisters – Pig Foot Pete (1944)

Even the white folks ‘Got Hep!’ (close, but like, no cigar, man)

Betty Hutton – Murder! He Says (1945)

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  • Perry Como w/ Martha Stewart ­– Dig You Later, Hubba Hubba (1945)

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Stuff Smith – If You’re a Viper (1936) audio only

Stuff Smith – Here Comes the Man with the Jive (1936) audio only

Trixie Smith – Jack, I’m Mellow (1938) audio only

Fats Waller – If You’re a Viper (c.1944) audio only

Andrews Sisters – Hold Tight! Hold Tight! – audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson – Stop That Dancin’ Up There! (1944) audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson – Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy’s Ovaltine? (c.1945) audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson – Get Your Juices at the Deuces (c. 1944) audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson – The Hipster’s Blues; Handsome Harry, the Hipster (1945) audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson – You Can’t Say That; Korn Kobblers – Polly Wolly Doodle (1945) audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson –Down the Road a Piece (1945) audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson – Stop That Dancin’ Up There; Put a Nickel in the Slot + The Cactus Cowboys (1945) audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson – It Ain’t Hep (1947) audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson – Live Fast, Die Young (mid-50s) audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ – Rockin’ Rocky Rachmaninoff (1947) audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson – Two Cats (1950s) audio only

Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson – You Just Made My Day (1995) audio only

Slim & Slam – Sploghm – audio only