Amusing side note: Ethel Smith became so well-known for her "Tico Tico" renditions that people started referring to her as "the Tico Tico lady." She didn't much care for this and in later years not only refused to play the tune but became incensed when it was even mentioned in her presence. She did not write it, but learned it in Brazil and brought it back to the US where she turned it into a hit.
She appeared in the Disney film Melody Time where she plays the B-3 while Disney characters Donald Duck and Jose Carioca dance around on the top and between her feet. The music goes faster and faster until the organ explodes and keys go flying in every direction.
Being a Chicago guy, you may remember the kids' television show "Garfield Goose." Smith recorded the theme music that was used for that, "Monkey on a String," on a B-3 of course.
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Date: 2013-01-17 12:23 pm (UTC)She appeared in the Disney film Melody Time where she plays the B-3 while Disney characters Donald Duck and Jose Carioca dance around on the top and between her feet. The music goes faster and faster until the organ explodes and keys go flying in every direction.
Being a Chicago guy, you may remember the kids' television show "Garfield Goose." Smith recorded the theme music that was used for that, "Monkey on a String," on a B-3 of course.