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  1. Watermelon Man. Watermelon Man may refer to: "Watermelon Man" (composition), 1962 composition written by Herbie Hancock. Watermelon Man (film), 1970 American comedy directed by Melvin Van Peebles. Category: Disambiguation pages.

  2. Marlon Webb Watermelon Vine CompilationCheck out All Vines of Marlon Webb - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMb3qhX3L94Watch All His Funny Vines: https://vin...

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  3. Songfacts®: Growing up in the '40s and '50s in Chicago, Herbie Hancock was around street vendors, including the "watermelon men," who peddled the fruit. This provided the title and musical inspiration for the song. In the liner notes to his Takin' Off album, Hancock wrote: "In reflecting on my childhood, I recalled the cry of the watermelon ...

  4. Watch Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters perform their classic jazz-funk tune Watermelon Man live at Montreux in 1998. Enjoy the groovy rhythms, the funky keyboards and the amazing saxophone solo in ...

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  5. Oct 2, 2020 · Watermelon Man was written by Herbie Hancock, originally for his 1962 hit record Takin’ Off. Hancock wrote this tune with the intention of marketing his record, and was the first tune he composed for commercial reasons. Watermelon Man became a hit, and he would later record it with his Head Hunters band as well in 1973.

  6. Synopsis. Los Angeles, 1968. Jeff Gerber (Godfrey Cambridge) lives in an average suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley with his seemingly liberal housewife Althea (Estelle Parsons), who tolerates her husband's character flaws out of love, and two children, 10-year-old Burton (Scott Garrett) and eight-year-old Janice (Erin Moran ...

  7. Watermelon Man - Metacritic. 1970. R. Columbia Pictures. 1 h 40 m. Summary An extremely bigoted white man finds out the hard (and somewhat humorous) way what it's like being a black man, firsthand! Comedy.