"The Ben Hur Chariot Race" Joe Rinaudo at the American Fotoplayer

Joe Rinaudo performing at the American Fotoplayer. "The Chariot Race" or "Ben Hur March" by Edward Taylor Paull (February 16, 1858 -- November 25, 1924). E. T. Paull was a minor American composer, arranger, and sheet music publisher.

[@computername]

Okay. This instrument in combination with Joe is the most charming, funny, ridiculously awesome thing ever. For me, there is no misery that can´t be covered by a single, sneaky, small smile created by this.

[@unclelouie3828]

THIS GUY IS GREAT. HE "REALLY" knows what he's doing. BRAVO.

[@DonaldSosinJoannaSeaton]

This is wonderful stuff! Joe is a magician, artist, and showman. Bravo!

[@baileyellison642]

This one sounds like something out of chatty chatty bang bang when they were at the fair!

[@viskone]

belle prestation sur un instrument magnifique, bravo !

[@loracio]

BUENISIMO !!! FANTASTICO !! felicitaciones Joe !!! Una " interpretación " MAGISTRAL !!! saludos desde La Patagonia Argentina !!!

[@Hyperion509]

That was incredible! I demand a world tour!👏

[@Bazzawombat]

First saw AND heard fotoplayer at Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia 2 weeks ago, (Feb 14 2020) the gentleman playing it and the sound that came from it was truly amazing. Well done, Jo.

[@yumann]

That's what I call passion!

[@josephaquilina9803]

Fantastic stuff, such energy, as we say in Australia “Good On You Joe.
I am hooked.
Best Regards,
Joe Aquilina

[@mj6962]

I MUST PLAY ONE OF THESE!! Sometime in my lifetime! Lol

[@Unacceptable462]

You sir,are AWESOME!!!! :) Thank you for sharing this with us!!!!
Please make sure this instrument gets to a museum later :)

[@theredmax]

Fantastic - thank you for letting us see more!

[@e.goldie6143]

I've seen bands, I've seen marching bands, I've even seen a one man band....but I've never seen a one man band and percussion section all rolled into one! Bravo!!!

[@gregoryagogo]

This would be the climax of any party... ya can't top it!

[@collinpribula3270]

So awesome!

[@gregoryagogo]

Neighbors LOVE you!

[@wrightway65]

"Ramming speed!!"

[@wolfgang4043]

Wow
Graaaand🙂👍👍👍👏
Thank you 🙂🙂🙂!

[@syrus638]

an amazing spetical for my ears and eyes =D

[@spikwizflo]

i love this one

[@Bucket111]

this man is playing the thingamabob

[@n9sferatu261]

My favorite

[@Pianosyncrazy]

Yeah, some race !!! LOL Great stuff !

[@pierreeich]

Bravo!!

[@gregorkrause8311]

reminds me of the short on "The movies begin" series "comedy, spectacle, and new horizons" short called "Onesime Horloger" (Onesime Clock-maker) 1912.

[@gregorkrause]

Joe Rinaudo i recognize this music piece you used for the #themoviesbegin soundtrack for #onesimehorloger, a.k.a. #onesimeclockmaker.

[@dougobrien4877]

This way way too cool

[@edwardblair4096]

This one also has several wax cylinder recordings at the UCSB archive. This one is from 1916. It is interesting to compare a historical band arraignment with what you can do with this wonderful instrument: www.library.ucsb.edu/OBJID/Cylinder1038

[@stevemiller7433]

A madman's dream.

[@knucklesmcgirk7190]

I can't wait for the BASS remix! Open house PARTTTYY!😂

[@gangreneday]

Ben Hur would be proud. And confused.

[@Lucius1958]

Pretty wild race! Did Beedlebaum come in yet? ;-)

[@peggycarter571]

I have a beautiful old copy of this march with a fantastic picture of the race, and the inside cover says "lithographed in color". I'm interested in finding out more about the picture. Can you help"

[@rodrigodias9098]

ok i dotn now how i got here ,this youtube stuff men

[@sdrre1925]

I would trust him with my firstborn actually

[@MatthiasBaconcock]

I think there been a lot of people who went to cinema not for the movies 😂

[@AllieThePrettyGator]

What in the blazing inferno is a photoplayer

[@jamesgizasson]

Play this while dodging rush hour traffic in downtown LA... I dare you! :3

[@JefersonLongaray]

instrument which produces sound at 1:57?

[@louisadams7205]

I was wondering the same thing. lol it reminds me of those cartoons.

[@rjwiechman]

Slide whistle?

[@user-gm1bw2lg9j]

Hope he has good niebours

[@jensg367]

is that mega-structure run by pressurized air?

[@ultimatesteve9647]

The vast majority of the Fotoplayer is pneumatic, however certain functions might be electrical.

[@ScottGLloyd]

Sounds better on my Aeolian.:-D

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Walking Concessionaire:
"Get em while they're nice and hot...!"
"Popcorn ...!
Hot Dogs ...!
and Cigarettes ....!"
"Come and get em...!"
"Popcorn ...!
Hot Dogs ...!
and Cigarettes ....!"

[@oldmanjoel1946]

is joe dead? because if he is than we must honor the nicest most talented man on the planet. because he hasnt posted in 3 years or so

[@ultimatesteve9647]

Joe is still alive and well, regularly updating his Facebook. Here is a Christmas concert he recently did: th-cam.com/video/uf8HUtgXWrM/w-d-xo.html Joe is currently in the process of performing extensive maintenance on the Fotoplayer, which I believe is currently at least partially disassembled.

[@LastTree]

Faster!

[@456swagger]

It could use more Cowbell, trust me you're going to want more Cowbell! but I like what I'm hearing.
Bruce Dickinson

[@martinm6368]

That's cool and all, but I certainly don't want to be this guys neighbor.

[@GaitaPonto]

you are a myth, my good sir.

[@ZionLion44]

He means legend! Y oure a legend Uncle Joe! Not really my uncle btw...it an American thing)

[@edmondscott7444]

Too much talk.