[Dixielandjazz] RE: Tommy Dorsey Film Clip with Mickey Rooney

[Hal Vickery]

Ah...thanks.  I haven't seen that movie in years, so I barely remember it.
At least I have a pretty good idea now why he was so good at faking it.  Do
you know if he was playing or faking in Strike Up the Band?

Hal Vickery

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Haesler [mailto:bhaesler at bigpond.net.au] 
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:00 AM
To: Hal Vickery; dixieland jazz mail list
Subject: Re: Tommy Dorsey Film Clip with Mickey Rooney

> He may have played his own drums.  I have no idea if he was a good player,
though, so that's purely speculation, but apparently there are pictures
extant
of Rooney playing drums at the Stagedoor Canteen during WWII.<

Dear Hal,
Although Mickey Rooney was a competent drummer, the union would not let him
record on the soundtrack for 'The Strip'. The drumming heard throughout was
played by Cozy Cole.
Kind regards,
Bill.