Lynden Barber, Melody Maker, 10 December 1983
A FEW days previously BBC 2 had scored a century with their brilliantly presented tribute to the "Soundies", the juke box visual clips of the Forties featuring Slim Gaillard — bagels dunked dangerously — and Fats Waller and his amazing dancing eyebrow.
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