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Monday, April 7. 2014

Drummer Boy

Mickey Rooney, blessed with talent



Posted by Bird Dog at 16:14 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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Not only a good drummer, but he also played the vibes!
Whoodathunkit?
#1 Gringo on 2014-04-07 16:46 (Reply)
Much more versatile than I knew! You don't see that anymore!
#2 mudbug on 2014-04-07 18:28 (Reply)
I love these early videos of famous performers, they always look like they're having so much fun.
#3 LP on 2014-04-07 19:07 (Reply)
It seems like most of the old stars could do it all. They could sing, dance and act. Many had additional skills on top of that to include writing and directing. Massive amounts of talent was the order of the day. What happened?
#4 W.C. Taqiyya on 2014-04-07 20:15 (Reply)
Even though I am familiar with all of his career talents, I remember Mickey Rooney mostly for his role in the Black Stallion, a fabulous movie.
#5 Otto Maddox on 2014-04-07 23:50 (Reply)
A wonderful video - thanks for posting it, as I would have never otherwise seen it. (He was also well-known as a pretty good woodworker!)
#6 The Old Salt on 2014-04-10 04:26 (Reply)

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