What's My Line with mystery guest James Brown (1972)

[JSngry]

http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2009/03...uest-james.html

[Joe]

A) A lovely reminder that there was a time in this nation's history when one could claim "soul singer" as one's occupation. (See http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2009/03...t-stevie.html... just one year later and "rock star" has supplanted all other descriptors for "popular musician", and shifted the emphasis from the music itself to the levels of success and renown achieved by the individual. These clips don't show how that change occurred [maybe in part because Stevie toured with the Stones around this time], but it fascinating to see that twinge passing through the vocabulary.)

B) Four Caucasians, blindfolded, sitting and trying to guess at the identity of a black man... did audiences of 1972 get what a heavy metaphor the whole set-up is?

C) Of course Soupy Sales was hip, but its nice to have further confirmation.

Edited March 12, 2009 by Joe

[AllenLowe]

Soupy, as you probably know, had Clifford Brown on one of his early tv shows -

[robviti]

Soupy, as you probably know, had Clifford Brown on one of his early tv shows -

not on his kids show, of course, but on an evening show he had called "soupy's on," which also featured performances by miles, dizzy, and duke. here's brownie's performance: brownie on soupy

Edited March 12, 2009 by robviti

[DukeCity]

C) Of course Soupy Sales was hip, but its nice to have further confirmation.

Yeah, he nailed it on James Brown, but his guess during Stevie Wonder's visit was "Bobby Vinton"!!

[Ron S]

Soupy, as you probably know, had Clifford Brown on one of his early tv shows -

not on his kids show, of course, but on an evening show he had called "soupy's on," which also featured performances by miles, dizzy, and duke. here's brownie's performance: brownie on soupy

From Soupy's Wikipedia entry:

In 2008, Soupy Sales was honored by the University of the Arts in Philadelphia for his role in the "Conservation and Preservation of Jazz" for his role in filming the only existing footage of trumpeter Clifford Brown.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soupy_Sales

Edited March 12, 2009 by Ron S

[AllenLowe]

actually, Brownie was dead by the time Soupy had the kids show - though he did feature Sid Vicious on several occasions -

Edited March 12, 2009 by AllenLowe

[Steve Gray]

In 1949, hindered by his aural studies, his amusement almost became short-lived when he had a mildly fatal automobile accident. This hospitalized Brown from June 1950 until May of 1951.

Mildly fatal?

[Jazzmoose]

Those things always sour me as well...

[ghost of miles]

David Torresen posted this over at Songbirds:

Julie London on What's My Line 1959

...talking hipster-speak, no less!

Edited March 14, 2009 by ghost of miles

[DukeCity]

A (more than) slight thread derailment. This one's for FreeForAll:

Arlene Francis plays trombone on "I've Got A Secret"

[Free For All]

A (more than) slight thread derailment. This one's for FreeForAll:

Arlene Francis plays trombone on "I've Got A Secret"

Ha! I loved the Night & Day schtick. I was waiting for the slide to go flying off. I'm not sure how good she had to be for her play, but she's got a ways to go.

BTW, I'm steering clear of those female trombonists.

[DukeCity]

BTW, I'm steering clear of those female trombonists.

Good call...