Latest Revision: Sept 22, 2022 [I changed the title of this post to reflect the earliest recording group that performed this song.]
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series presents information about and YouTube examples of the song "Ragg Mopp".
This post presents examples of the song "Ragg Mopp" from The Treniers, The Ames Brothers, , and the Beany and Cecil television cartoon series.
Selected comments from some of these examples are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-song-get-mop-and-its-much-more.html for Part I of this series. Part I presents information about and examples of the song "Get The Mop" and its adaptation - the much more widely known song "Ragg Mopp".
Selected comments from some of the discussion thread for the "Ragg Mopp" sound file are also included in that post.
The content of this post is provided for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
Thanks to the composer/s of these songs and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to all those who are featured in YouTube examples that are embedded in this post and thanks to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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SHOWCASE EXAMPLES
Example #1: RaggMopp
anw52, Published on Feb 23, 2008
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Here's information about The Treniers
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treniers
"The Treniers were an American R&B and jump blues musical group[1] led by identical twins Cliff and Claude Trenier. They were originally billed as The Trenier Twins, who performed alongside the Gene Gilbeaux Quartet, but shortened their name to The Treniers when Gilbeaux and other musicians became integral members of the group....
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One of the first times rock and roll appeared on national television was in May 1954 when the Treniers appeared on the Colgate Comedy Hour, hosted by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. During the playing of their songs, Martin and Lewis participated in the antics, and when the drummer got up and stepped aside, Jerry Lewis sat down and played drums for one song."
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Here's information about that above mentioned television appearance:
From https://www.metafilter.com/114299/The-Treniers
"Do you know The Treniers? Back in the 40s and 50s, they straddled the lines between jump blues, swing, early rock'n'roll, jazz dance, hep jive and comedy. They were a whole hella fun, and they happened to be the backing band for what must be the best dance performance Jerry Lewis ever gave the world. That particular clip, BTW, from a Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis "Colgate Comedy Hour" in 1954, is purported to be the first rock'n'roll performance on national television, and it may well have been."
posted by flapjax, March 28, 2012
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Example #3: The Treniers - Rag Mop (1963)
vintage video clips, Published on Jun 21, 2018
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Example #3: Rag Mop by the Ames Brothers 1950
jukejointjohnny48, Published on May 4, 2014
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Here are selected comments from this sound file's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes:
1. J Boog, 2017
"wow this sounds really hip for 1950. one of the first early rock n roll songs?"
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REPLY
2. Dario Witer, 2017
"It's not a rock song at all; it's more like a bluesy boogie woogie."
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3. Pottergoggles, 2017
"It's a style called Western Swing. Been around since the 40s. Buncha C+W players who could play jazz."
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4. Leon Childs jr, 2017
"The version that went to no.1."
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Example #4: Time For Beany - Cecil and Harry Truman Do "Raggmopp"
TheBeanyandCecil, Published on Jun 14, 2011
Harry Truman accompanies on piano as Cecil the Sea Sick Sea Serpent sings "Raggmopp." An energetic Stan Freberg helps Cecil give it all he's got on live television at its best! Circa 1950.
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
Nora Steel, 2015
"Wow! Thank you for posting this..I loved Beanie and
Cecil, the sea sick serpent! I STILL remember Cecil singing rap mop! lol a
million thank you's for the memories!! Click
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkqmrwPAh08 for a short 1962 clip of an
animated Cecil singing this song.
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