JSngry Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2009/03...uest-james.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Soupy, as you probably know, had Clifford Brown on one of his early tv shows - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robviti Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 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"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gray Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Those things always sour me as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 A (more than) slight thread derailment. This one's for FreeForAll: Arlene Francis plays trombone on "I've Got A Secret" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 BTW, I'm steering clear of those female trombonists. Good call... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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