Jan & Kjeld are Swedish brothers who made a number of banjo records in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their rendition of "Tiger Rag" in 1959 was popular in Germany. (Via PCL Lunkdump)
Jan & Kjeld play "Tiger Rag" on banjo
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Allthough one of them was born in sweden the brothers were Danish. They are about as known in Sweden as I guess they are in the rest of the world (except for maybe Denmark and Germany obviously).
The kid on the left makes me nervous. When's he going to snap?
The kid on the left reminds me of The Little Rascals when Alfalfa would have something happen to him while he was on stage, and the firecrackers went off in his pants..."Cannons to the left of me!"
Apparently amphetamine consumption was also popular in 1959 Germany.
That's young Lou Reed on the right.
It sounds like they learned the song by playing along with the Mills Bros version of Hold That Tiger. The kid on the right does a paraphrase of the Mills Bros' distinctive scat break.
is that the venture bros?
The boy on the left seems to be a bit frightened. Perhaps he is not singing, but is instead genuinely curious as to where this tiger is?
haha! those kids are great!
my favorite version of this song was by Grampy Boop and his bitchin' MacGuyver kitchen appliance band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LXg4uEFVYs
I agree! The kid on the left looks as though he has probably exploded by now. For all appearances the fuse was awful short. Where is that tiger?