Funny you should say that! Groucho Marx, an 1890 baby, followed the exact trajectory in showbiz laid out by you, starting in Vaudeville as a boy singer and cape-stoning his seventy-year career as a guest on TV shows like Dick Cavett and Merv Griffin, this after hosting his own widely popular television program in the 1950s, "You Bet Your Life." George Jessel, George Burns, Eddie Cantor, and Jack Benny were others born in the 1890s who got their start on the Vaudeville circuit at the turn of the century and lasted long enough as Marquis entertainers to see themselves become early TV stars.
Thank you for posting this historic video! Howard wrote this song with his wife Ida Emerson in 1899 and it was an enormous hit. The telephone was a relatively new invention and having lyrics about sending a kiss by wire was cutting-edge. How great to see another video of him singing it on the Sullivan show. He also sang "Goodbye My Lady Love" and "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" on this episode. Not sure why the whole performance wasn't posted intact, since the songs are short, but I'm still glad we will get to see all the parts, as I assume the other songs will be uploaded separately. Please also post Lauritz Melchior's performance from this episode, and thank you for all your great posts!
Joe Howard wrote and performed this song originally. Many of you are familiar with it as performed in the Warner Bros cartoon "One Froggy Evening" by MIchigan J Frog. In that cartoon, the singing voice was provided by William Roberts.
What a treat to see this legendary Tin Pan Alley composer performing his most famous song! Howard was 82 years old here, and still in great voice! Thanks for posting this!
Indeed! They will likely be posting his other two songs from this performance separately, "Goodbye My Lady Love" and "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now". It's great to see Howard! It's kind of sad to me that so many people only know these classic older songs from watching cartoons, but at least they get some exposure to them and historical popular music.
@@TomElvisSmith I have a huge debt of gratitude to the classic Warner Bros. cartoons. They were such perfect entertainment, and thanks to the brilliant efforts of Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng I grew up knowing and loving some wonderful music to which I would never have otherwise been exposed. Those cartoons enriched so many lives, and in the process did much to preserve the culture of the first half of the 20th Century. Without that little dancing frog I might never have discovered Joe Howard.
@@michaeltuz608 Well, if the cartoons can introduce people to wonderful music of the past, then I'm all for them! Thank you for sharing your story with me.
This was 72 years ago, performed by the dude that wrote it 126 yrs ago. Not a single person that had anything to do with this production is still alive.
I remember the first time i hear this song. It was my first theatre experience when i'm in saint denis. But song sang by a lady in red dress name is robin koninsky. I enjoy the song that day halfway cause the bearded man next to my seat yelling the whole time randomly, weird.
I knew it was a song separate from the cartoon because I'd seen sheet music for it, but my favorite version (excepting maybe this performance by Joe Howard) is of that dancing frog with the top hat and cane. 😄
My most vivid memory about this song is that back in the early 1980's two other guys and I were working for Manhattan Beach, CA schools, driving a big dump truck around replenishing the sand in all of the sand boxes around the school district. It was hot, we were working hard and out of the blue this song popped into my head and I sang "Hello my honey, hello my darling, hello my ragtime gaaaal" with a flourish like the little frog would have done. The randomness of it hit one of the other guys on the funny bone and he completely collapsed laughing out of control. I think I wondered if we'd have to drive him to the hospital he laughed so hard. The three of us spent the rest of the day awash in hilarity over that little frog singing this song. Ah... to be young and dumb and strong and twentysomething again. :) I doubt I have ever laughed harder than I did that day. Thank you Merrie Melodies for Michigan J. Frog!
@@usmcbrat2 😂😂😂 That's a good story, and even though I wasn't there, I can totally see that. 👍 I'm a little younger, grew up in the 70s-80s. What's sad is that some 20-something will find this video, see our comments, and ask what we're talking about, because they never saw that old cartoon and are even too young to remember the WB Network.
@@loudastous1159 Unfortunately you're incorrect, the singer on the Warner Brothers cartoon was Bill Roberts. The Wikipedia page for "Hello! Ma Baby" elaborates on it a bit.
Arthur Collins recorded the full lyrics in 1899. Mind you, the recording is pretty worn down by now, but it's a pretty good version for what it is. A more modern version with also the full lyrics was recorded for Red Dead Redemption 2, if you're interested.
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Being an entertainer born around 1890 had to be a trip. You got to perform on Vaudeville, Silent movies, Talkies, Radio, and Television.
And dance with beautiful woman
He was born in 1870 and died in 1961; how's that for a trip?
for real
Funny you should say that! Groucho Marx, an 1890 baby, followed the exact trajectory in showbiz laid out by you, starting in Vaudeville as a boy singer and cape-stoning his seventy-year career as a guest on TV shows like Dick Cavett and Merv Griffin, this after hosting his own widely popular television program in the 1950s, "You Bet Your Life." George Jessel, George Burns, Eddie Cantor, and Jack Benny were others born in the 1890s who got their start on the Vaudeville circuit at the turn of the century and lasted long enough as Marquis entertainers to see themselves become early TV stars.
Gracie Allen was the best part of George Burns, Gracie best comedian ever.@@Ryan-on5on
Thank you for posting this historic video! Howard wrote this song with his wife Ida Emerson in 1899 and it was an enormous hit. The telephone was a relatively new invention and having lyrics about sending a kiss by wire was cutting-edge. How great to see another video of him singing it on the Sullivan show. He also sang "Goodbye My Lady Love" and "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" on this episode. Not sure why the whole performance wasn't posted intact, since the songs are short, but I'm still glad we will get to see all the parts, as I assume the other songs will be uploaded separately. Please also post Lauritz Melchior's performance from this episode, and thank you for all your great posts!
If you didn’t know this song is also in the game Red Dead Redemption 2 which is SET IN 1899 and is sung by Robin koninsky at the raleur theatre
@@infinitegaming9071 Exactly
Holy shit I didn't realize how this must have been nuts back then.
There's also a bit in the Arthur Collins recording where he comes this close to saying "what the HELL-O!"
@@adamnomdeplum3listen to the rest of it it’s the same song.
I've loved this since I was a kid. I was born in 84 but ever part of me is 1920s and earlier.
I still dig it when the frog sings it
Only sings when nobody's watching. 😉
Me too. 😊 ❤ Michigan J Frog all day! 😅
Better when the Alien does it 😂
What frog? Are you Crazy?
memories of a particular singing and dancing frog seem to resurface in my mind...
Michigan j frog from looney toons season 20 episode 21 entitled “one froggy evening “
Joe Howard wrote and performed this song originally. Many of you are familiar with it as performed in the Warner Bros cartoon "One Froggy Evening" by MIchigan J Frog. In that cartoon, the singing voice was provided by William Roberts.
Yo lo escuché de Arthur Collins 1899. O quizá me este equivocando. 🤔🙂
In fact Arthur Collins record this on a edison phonograph in 1899 but apparently Joe Howard was one of the co writter of this song.
What a treat to see this legendary Tin Pan Alley composer performing his most famous song! Howard was 82 years old here, and still in great voice!
Thanks for posting this!
Indeed! They will likely be posting his other two songs from this performance separately, "Goodbye My Lady Love" and "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now". It's great to see Howard! It's kind of sad to me that so many people only know these classic older songs from watching cartoons, but at least they get some exposure to them and historical popular music.
@@TomElvisSmith I have a huge debt of gratitude to the classic Warner Bros. cartoons. They were such perfect entertainment, and thanks to the brilliant efforts of Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng I grew up knowing and loving some wonderful music to which I would never have otherwise been exposed. Those cartoons enriched so many lives, and in the process did much to preserve the culture of the first half of the 20th Century. Without that little dancing frog I might never have discovered Joe Howard.
@@michaeltuz608 Well, if the cartoons can introduce people to wonderful music of the past, then I'm all for them! Thank you for sharing your story with me.
Warner Brothers Cartoons.... as in Bugs Bunny, Road Runner & Coyote, Sylvester & Tweety Bird?
@@that70sgirl90 Yep, those are the ones!
Certified hood classic
This is a work of art
Very cool to hear the composer himself sing this tune from way back 1899
Arthur Collins ? En una grabación de 1899
Wow! And here I thought this was from the Roaring 20s!
“Check please!”
Beat me to it
He's probably in his glory.with all those Beautiful ladies ! Love the old footage! Thank you for sharing!💖 Happy Holidays! 🎄 🥂
This old man rules
This was 72 years ago, performed by the dude that wrote it 126 yrs ago. Not a single person that had anything to do with this production is still alive.
Man we are coming out of the 19 century with this one
I've never seen this..i have heard the song alot. How very cool, thanks for posting it
Never seen this before, love it..
I'm just seeing this for the first time...I only knew the wb frog singing it...thanks for this post
everything is history......this is...and something your favorite singer sang yesterday.....get it?
This is an incredible video!
This a bangerrrr
Superb!
All of these old songs have long theatrical intros that are little known later on.
"YOU BELONG IN THE KITCHEN"
Arthur Morgan, 1899.
When did he say that in the game? i don't remember this line.
Hotline Bling for the 19th century.
TV viewers in their 50s and 60s would have been alive for first run performances in 1899!
I remember the first time i hear this song. It was my first theatre experience when i'm in saint denis. But song sang by a lady in red dress name is robin koninsky. I enjoy the song that day halfway cause the bearded man next to my seat yelling the whole time randomly, weird.
Indestructible indeed
I prefer the frog version🐸💃🕺🎶🎶🎶
otro genio musical
Here from Space Balls!
Hello, Robin Koninsky
Hello, RDR 2
O sapo cantor me trouxe até aqui.
🎶🎵🎙️🐸
Growing up, I always thought a frog sang this song.
The More You Know 🌈🌠
I miss those cartoons. :) In my mind this song will forever be sung by a little green dancing frog.
I knew it was a song separate from the cartoon because I'd seen sheet music for it, but my favorite version (excepting maybe this performance by Joe Howard) is of that dancing frog with the top hat and cane. 😄
My most vivid memory about this song is that back in the early 1980's two other guys and I were working for Manhattan Beach, CA schools, driving a big dump truck around replenishing the sand in all of the sand boxes around the school district. It was hot, we were working hard and out of the blue this song popped into my head and I sang "Hello my honey, hello my darling, hello my ragtime gaaaal" with a flourish like the little frog would have done. The randomness of it hit one of the other guys on the funny bone and he completely collapsed laughing out of control. I think I wondered if we'd have to drive him to the hospital he laughed so hard. The three of us spent the rest of the day awash in hilarity over that little frog singing this song. Ah... to be young and dumb and strong and twentysomething again. :) I doubt I have ever laughed harder than I did that day. Thank you Merrie Melodies for Michigan J. Frog!
yea and the frog wrote it too....
@@usmcbrat2 😂😂😂 That's a good story, and even though I wasn't there, I can totally see that. 👍 I'm a little younger, grew up in the 70s-80s.
What's sad is that some 20-something will find this video, see our comments, and ask what we're talking about, because they never saw that old cartoon and are even too young to remember the WB Network.
A still like the Frogs version 😊
Michigan J Frog must have seen this episode.
Michigan J. Frog brought me here
You know why you are here and it is not because of Joe Howard
LOL
flipped the funny switch
❤❤❤
🍷🐸
The official song of "My Girlfriend Goes to Another School"
that old timey 304's 🤣🤣🤣
I wonder if this is the voice they used in that bugs bunny cartoon, sounds damn good to be 80 something.
As far as I know, it is one and the same
@@loudastous1159 Unfortunately you're incorrect, the singer on the Warner Brothers cartoon was Bill Roberts. The Wikipedia page for "Hello! Ma Baby" elaborates on it a bit.
Hello my baby hello my darling hello my on the rag ragtime gal
So this was entertainment in 1952 😃
I was minus -11 yrs when this came out. But pretty cool to see what my grandma and pa was watching in their time
I'm entertained, today!
😮😮😮😮😮❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Isnt there a full lenth version of this song
Arthur Collins recorded the full lyrics in 1899.
Mind you, the recording is pretty worn down by now, but it's a pretty good version for what it is.
A more modern version with also the full lyrics was recorded for Red Dead Redemption 2, if you're interested.
joder" el señor ya era mayor de edad 36 años antes de que yo naciera D:
Tremenda leyenda!
As the late John Hurt would put it, "oh no, not again!"
"I'm so high..."
I only came to see this song because Zane sang it.🤣
Hello
Indestructible, huh?
Time has entered the chat. 😢
🎩
🦯🐸
hi
Where is the frog?
yo soy ese
the simpsons took big inspiration from this song in the B-Sharps episode
The frog of looney toons
So this is very similar to Mr Sandman by the chordettes, or is it just me?
Anyone else introduced to this song from Ninjago?
I can't believe they had women wearing those outfits on network television in 1952!
Women looked so classy back then
Michigan j frog in a nutshell
sandra
U gettin catfished
Where the alien? 🤔
🐸
Got here because of a frog.
Michigan J Frog sang it better 🐸
Oh, no. Not again!
Its a time when there were still whites in u.s.a and europe
This must’ve been after the Three Stooges
You're referring to Moe Howard--a different celebrity.