Hullabaloo, on NBC, competed with ABC’s music show Shindig! Hullabaloo even had a dance book.
Hullabaloo!: The 10 Biggest Celebrities and Acts Who Appeared On The Show
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The best of Shindig!
Here’s are YouTube compilations of Shindig! which was on TV from 1964-1966. I preferred it to Hullaballoo, the other rock and roll show from the era. As I recall, Shindig! was less structured.
Orson Welles in commercials
Welles, who had a great booming voice, made numerous commercials. I remember the Paul Masson wine one the best.
American films based on 19th Century English novels
I recently watched Wuthering Heights (1939), Pride and Prejudice (1940), and Jane Eyre (1943), three deluxe Hollywood productions.
I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice the most because it’s funny in a sophisticated way. The acting in all three is excellent: Laurence Olivier stars in Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice, Greer Garson in Pride and Prejudice, and Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine in Jane Eyre.
I must admit I have read none of the novels so I don’t know how faithful they are to the books but they’re all fine movies.
Gregg Toland, best known for his work on Citizen Kane (1941), won an Academy Award for Cinematography for Wuthering Heights.
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Covers: Maybe (The Chantels song)
“Maybe” was originally a 1957 record by the Chantels. Janis Joplin, The Shangri-Las, and The Three Degrees covered it.
The Erfurt Latrine Disaster
The Fenway Pizza Throw from 2007
Art Rupe
This is a great box set of music on Specialty Records. There are lots of reissues of individual artists, too.
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Covers: (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
“(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance” was recorded by Gene Pitney in 1962. The strange thing is that it wasn’t used in the film of the same name. This video reminded me of the song.
Sad! 