Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens. |
In the video that follows you can see the other musicians in the group who were: marimba player Fern Marie, Reg's wife; next to the her was the maraca player, Grace Bailey; on the back marimba is Joyce Shaw; on the upper octave, Ruth Hauser; on the middle octave was Janet Yonde; Madee Greer is on the upper and Polly Weiser on the lower. "A Study in Brown" is known as a "Soundie" and when making Sounds, the artist, or in this case artists, first record an acceptable copy of the audio, then various camera takes are made using different camera angles and closeups as the performers lip-synched the lyrics and acted as though playing the instruments. The results were edited to create the appearance of several cameras doing the filming, when in most cases one camera was used. "A Study in Brown" was showed at many Army Camps. Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens played their last engagement at the Bedford Springs Hotel in Bedford, Pennsylvania in 1962. I hope you enjoy the video, or at least understand what a marimba may be. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
Reg Kehoe was my drum teacher in the 50's and 60's.
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