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The Rhythm Kings in King of Jazz (1930) featured Bing Crosby, Al Rinker and Harry Barris. Al had five acting credits 1930-37. Al was the brother of singer Mildred Bailey who also sang with Paul Whiteman.

Harry was born in New York City and had 65 acting credits from this, his first, to 1950. His other notable credits include Showboat (1936), Holiday Inn, San Diego I Love You, Anchor's Aweigh, The Lost Weekend, and The Blue Dahlia. He was often seen in Bing Crosby's films. Harry was the uncle of The Gong Show creator Chuck Barris.

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@tcmparty live tweet schedule for the week beginning Monday, April 12, 2021. Look for us on Twitter…watch and tweet along…remember to add #TCMParty to your tweets so everyone can find them :) All times are Eastern.

Tuesday, April 13 at 8:00 p.m. KING OF JAZZ (1930) Paul Whiteman and his orchestra lead a series of musical numbers with brief, comedic sketches in between.

Saturday, April 17 at 6:00 p.m. MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID (1952) True story of Annette Kellerman, the world's first great swimming star.

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Here are 10 things you should know about Bing Crosby, born 117 years ago today. His personal life was a mixed bag (to put it mildly), but he was a major figure in the popular culture of the 1920s, '30s and '40s.

We'll be featuring Bing's music all today on Cladrite Radio, so why not tune in right now? cladriteradio.com

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Everybody wants to be a cat Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at.

“Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat” from The Aristocats (1970) - music and lyrics by Floyd Huddleston and Al Rinker; performed by Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Liz English, Thurl Ravenscroft, Lord Tim Hudson, Paul Winchell, Vito Scotti, and Robie Lester

“Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Cat” is one of those Disney songs that just sizzles “cool”. Stylistically, it’s all over the place - including an iconic Disney acid sequence and some suggestive lyrics, too - but that’s only part of the appeal.

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"I certainly got into quite a bit of trouble but I never let it interfere with my work - just missed a couple f shows at the Cocoanut Grove from time to time. But I guess my salvation was that I liked the work and you can't work well if you're loaded too often or tired so...you can say I carried on pretty good." -- Bing Crosby

Photo: Al Rinker, Crosby, and Harry Barris as the Rhythm Boys in the early 1930s.

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King of Jazz, 1930

King of Jazz is a 1930 American pre-Code color musical film starring Paul Whiteman and his orchestra. In the 1920s Whiteman signed and featured jazz musicians including Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang (both are seen and heard in the film), Bix Beiderbecke (who had left before filming began), Frank Trumbauer, and others. King of Jazz was filmed in the early two-color Technicolor process and was produced…

King of Jazz, 1930