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"Kitten on the Keys" Vincent Johnson & Andrew Barrett
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Just two of many talented teenagers playing ragtime today, here are Vincent Johnson (YouTube's "sunshinecapers") at the piano and Andrew Barrett (YouTube's "KawhackitaRag") on washboard playing Zez Confrey's 1921 novelty hit, "Kitten on the Keys". ...or, in this case, Kitten on the Washboard! Recorded Saturday, 17 November 2007 during an Open Piano session at the 21st annual West Coast Ragtime Festival in Sacramento, California. http://www.westcoastragtime.com http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/elitesyncopations
Author:
Keeper1st
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novelty, piano, washboard, ragtime, zez, confrey, kitten, vince, vincent, johnson, andrew, barrett, wcrf, 1921,
"Kitten on the Keys" Vincent Johnson & Andrew Barrett
Description:
Just two of many talented teenagers playing ragtime today, here are Vincent Johnson (YouTube's "sunshinecapers") at the piano and Andrew Barrett (YouTube's "KawhackitaRag") on washboard playing Zez Confrey's 1921 novelty hit, "Kitten on the Keys". ...or, in this case, Kitten on the Washboard! Recorded Saturday, 17 November 2007 during an Open Piano session at the 21st annual West Coast Ragtime Festival in Sacramento, California. http://www.westcoastragtime.com http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/elitesyncopations
Author:
Keeper1st
Tags:
novelty, piano, washboard, ragtime, zez, confrey, kitten, vince, vincent, johnson, andrew, barrett, wcrf, 1921,
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