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clarinet?

posted 17 years ago by Videogameguy
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i did not know Harpo could play the clarinet!
apparently there are a lot of things you dont know about them.

i didn't either until i saw this, i wonder why noone post on here, one of my favorites

[–] Chesterfield_Invincible 17 years ago

I have often wondered, especially since he was not on camera during the scene, if that was Groucho accompanying Harpo on the guitar? (Groucho played the guitar on camera in at least three movies: "Monkey Business", "Horse Feathers", and "Go West", not to mention a few times on "You Bet Your Life")

[–] bok602 17 years ago

Harpo Marx was a very talented self-taught and extremely accomplished musician, most profient on harp. His son, also a musician, actually produced several albums of his father's music which can easily be found on Amazon.com.

"If you don't know the answer -change the question."

[–] bradford-1 17 years ago

The Marxes, like most vaudevillians, were, if not expert, then at least proficient, on a variety of instruments. I recall seeing Groucho on either "The Mike Douglas Show" or "The Merv Griffin Show" in the late 60's and he played guitar and mandolin credibly. I've read that Chico also played guitar, violin and cello. Buster Keaton played guitar, banjo, ukelele and mandolin with great facility. And of course, let's not mention Sammy Davis Jr. (trumpet, trap drums, vibes, bass fiddle, bongoes, and who knows what else)!

[–] montgomerydou55 9 years ago

Sammy would have been great in the Marxes' movies!