You know how Bobby Darin made some recordings in the big band Sinatra style? I think Dion did it better!
Category: Music
Jackson, Drink Your Beer
The “critical mass” achieved by television viewership during the mid-50’s led to the transformation of radio from what it was to the hit record format for kids it became. That turned Rock and Roll into a force that changed the world. One of my pet peeves is the assertion that RnR is nothing more than Rhythm and Blues. It isn’t, because by its very definition Rock and Roll is a combination of White and Black influences. You want an example of purely Black music from that time? Here’s an awesome 1955 “race record” (as R&B had previously been called) that deserves far more views than the sub-200 it has at the moment!
We Love You, Lia Pamina!
Lia Pamina first appeared here as a comment writer, from almost the start of the blog, when she was a self-proclaimed “retro 60’s girl” attending college in Spain. Now she’s living her dream. Look at Lia now!
Bonzo Boxing Day
The evening of December 26, 1967 was the first airing on BBC television, unfortunately in black and white, of “Magical Mystery Tour” by the Beatles. Featured in the film was the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, performing “Death Cab for Cutie.” Earlier that very same day, the Bonzos appeared on the ITV network, in the premiere episode of “Do Not Adjust Your Set,” featuring Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Eric Idle.
https://youtu.be/RyZSgy5wmJk
Mambo for Christmas?
Why not?
Once Upon A Stream
“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” is available online for a pittance of twenty bucks. Here’s the opening title sequence.
The Hullabaloo bit is on screen for only a few seconds in the movie. For me, the complete sequence in the extended edition is by itself worth the purchase price.
