Lap Steel Russian style

Scene from old Soviet movie "До свиданья, мальчики" (1964). John Dunker (real name Ivan Ivanovich Sokolov) was very popular performer in late 1930's. Lady playing piano accompaniment and audience are very typical for that time. This was the only image of Hawaiian music I knew for years, just had no idea about Sol Hoopii, pedal triple neck steels etc.

Skiffle City Ramblers

Probably the only existing video of british skiffle pioneers. Taken from old Russian movie "Девушка с гитарой" (The girl with guitar), which features performances of various artists at the World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow in 1957.

Welcome to Harem!

Another great music number from old Soviet movie - "Белый Рояль" (White Piano) made in Tadzhikistan. Composer again Alexander Zatsepin. Garage/psychobilly experts probably will agree that The Monsters' Sex Wax from their album The Hunch (1992) is almost the same tune.

This is my favourite video of this week. It's from old Soviet movie of 1967, which was supposed to be a comedy, where main character along with his mother is in search for a wife, but the way it's done reminds me Ed Wood rather than Billy Wilder. Anyway, music by Alexander Zatsepin is excellent and vocals by Elmira Uruzbaeva as well, as you can witness from this clip.

Catch the wave!

Here is one of my favourite episodes from the old Russian comedy about desperate love
of the zoologist. No stunts - Russian cinema icon Georgy Vitsin cathes the wave himself.

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