A great soundie with a unique arrangement of the evergreen, Honeysuckle rose. The last time I posted this gem it was reversed, now it's the right way round ! Enjoy 'Harlem's harmful armful' Mr Fats Waller as he seranades the delightful miss Vivian Brown, an unsung legend in her own right.As well as providing the glamour for a rake of soundies,she performed as a dancer with her twin sister 'Hibby' ,appearing at the original cotton club as part of Bill 'Bojangles' Robinsons's revue. Later in the early 1950's she married a surgeon by the name of Henderson, they had a son called Eddie Henderson,another Jazz legend,quite some story to this lady's life, and next to nothing on the www...

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