Here is a rundown of the new audio files posted to the Yahoo version of
The Judy Garland Experience.
You might notice that this week we are throwing a casual salute to
the original members of the Holmby Hills Rat Pack.
If you root around in the folders you might find a rarity or two....or ten!
There is also a preview of an upcoming feature focussing on the music of Garland's MGM years. The preview folder contains a never heard before recording of Garland's daughter, Lorna Luft, singing one of her mother's hit songs from Andy Hardy Meets Debutante.
Lorna Luft sings one of her mother's big hits from Andy Hardy Meets Debutante. This is part of an upcoming all star salute to Judy's MGM years.
DUET OF THE WEEK
Judyish Garland and Dean Martin have got it bad. Let's hope baby makes it home soon.
ENCORE
Judy sings one for Dean.
Recorded at the Friars Club salute to Dean Martin, 1959.
JUDY AND FRANK
Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra sit in for Danny Kaye on his Pabst Blue Ribbon show. Originally broadcast on October 5, 1945.
JUDY AND THE BOYS
Judy sings with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis.
JUDY GARLAND IN CONCERT
The Rat Pack Live In Long Beach '55. Judy Garland, Sammy Davis, Dean Martin, Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Michael Romanoff, and more stars than there are in the heavens.
JUDY WITH FRANK AND DEAN: THE '62 SPECIAL
The complete and uncut audio track from the original local airing in Portland.
LADY ESTHER BLODGETT THEATER
Presents Rat Pack royalty, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, in Sailor Is A Wealthy Widow. Originally broadcast in 1951.
LIVE FROM NEW YORK
Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra had an impromptu reunion at the Manhattan Center in 1955, and WNEW was there to capture it.
REQUESTS AND RARITIES
Anything and everything.
SUNDAY MORNING SPECIAL
Dean Martin live in Chicago.
WHERE JUDY PLAYED
Frank Sinatra at the Newport Jazz Festival, July 4, 1965.
Here is a rundown of the new audio files posted over at the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience. To access the files click HERE.
A JUDY MOMENT
Judy sings her Merry Christmas wishes to the world.
COMMAND PERFORMANCE CHRISTMAS SHOW
Broadcast live on Christmas Eve 1944, over two hours of non-stop vintage entertainment. Starring Bob Hope, Judy Garland, W.C. Fields, Betty Grable, Xavier Cugat, Virginia O'Brien, Dinah Shore, Spike Jones, Jimmy Durante, Ginny Simms, Jack Benny, Kay Kyser, and many, many more!
DUET OF THE WEEK
Tony Bennett and Liza Minnelli perform a medley of holiday favorites.
ENCORE
Pure sweetness and love. Judy Garland sings the Christmas song that will be associated with her until the end of time.
JUDY GARLAND IN CONCERT
Judy at Madison Square Garden, December 26, 1967. This is not the standard bootleg of this night's performance. This recording is "new" and differs in that it was recorded from a different spot in the audience and offers a new aural perspective.
LADY ESTHER BLODGETT THEATER
Presents JUDY GARLAND in the December 25, 1950 radio adaptation of The Wizard Of Oz. Includes TWO versions of Over The Rainbow, plus an interview with Judy at the end.
LIVE FROM NEW YORK!
It's John Fricke and Margaret Whiting! A prepubescent John Fricke introduces Margaret Whiting at Town Hall in 1974. Margaret then proceeds to give a truly inspired performance of an Arlen/Mercer medley. Love how Town Hall stage newbie John Fricke notes that Maggie is making her Town Hall debut as well. Ha!
REQUESTS AND RARITIES
Anything and everything (this week featuring Lorna Luft).
SUNDAY MORNING SPECIAL
Submissions of non Judy files that members requested be included in this weekend's programming.
WHERE JUDY PLAYED
Bette Midler stops by The Today Show to sing one of Judy Garland's most beloved songs.
Attending the opening of Lionel Bart's MAGGIE MAY in London with Mark Herron ... September 22, 1964 ... and looking stunning in her Aghayan gown from Show #25 of the JUDY GARLAND SHOW.
I suspect that Mae West is holding back because she knows that Rock Hudson is offering something he might not be able to deliver.
ENCORE
Management believes that Mickey Rooney is singing this one straight from the heart.
GIVING BACK AND PAYING FORWARD
Judy Garland in an extended PSA for the 1955 March Of Dimes.
JUDY AND MICKEY ON PARADE
Taped broadcast from Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney's Santa Claus Lane float in the 1940 Hollywood Boulevard Christmas Parade.
JUDY GARLAND IN CONCERT
Live at The Greek, September 14, 1965. Judy's first night of this engagement was a triumph, and with the the help of a few spirited friends, this second night was more of a casual free for all. Performing with Judy are Mickey Rooney, Johnny Mathis, and Martha Raye.
JUDY'S MISSING!
Mickey can't find Judy and it's freaking him out!
LADY ESTHER BLODGETT THEATER
Presents a Mickey Rooney double feature. First up is the suspense filled THE LIE, from April 28, 1949, followed by the classic musical STRIKE UP THE BAND co-starring Judy Garland, originally broadcast on October 28, 1940.
LET'S PUT ON A SHOW
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney sing a few of their hits.
LIVE FROM NEW YORK
It's Annie Ross and Mark Murphy at the Metropolitan Room.
REQUESTS AND RARITIES
Anything and everything.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SPECIAL
The Ella Fitzgerald Duets. Part One. With Ray Charles, The Manhattan Transfer, Karen Carpenter, Mel Torme, and Natalie Cole.
"We are also offering an incredible opportunity for all the members of The Royalty Exchange. With the 50th Anniversary of The Judy Garland Show and our auction end coming up around the corner, everyone is invited to a conference call with the legendary producer and seller of the Judy Garland Show rights, Darryl Payne, to discuss how to make millions on this catalog through endless licensing outlets.
The call is scheduled for Tuesday December 20 at 1:00 PM EST.
To sign up for this incredible event, clickhereor please send an email to info@theroyaltyexchange.comwith the subject line "Judy Garland Show Conference Call".
Watch the interview of Darryl Payne (seller of The Judy Garland Show rights) discussing the auction and The Royalty Exchange! WATCH VIDEO
Our mission is to give you a few gift ideas for the Garland fan in your life without overwhelming you with too many choices, just some of the more recent popular releases that are bound to make any fan, new or old, happy.
We've also included a selection of extra special non Garland related gifts that were produced by some of the talented friends and members of TJGE.
We hope you consider giving these gifts to your friends and loved ones as well.
JUDY GARLAND RELATED GIFT IDEAS
Judy's 1963 Christmas show starring Liza Minnelli, Mel Torme, Jack Jones, Lorna Luft, Joe Luft, and Liza's "beau" Tracy Everett.
Judy opens with her classic Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas and closes with her christmas gift to the world, an even bigger classic, Over The Rainbow.
In between are holiday favorites, frivolity, and Lorna Luft singing the best version of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town ever!
An Ozian journey that takes the reader through Baum's series of stories through their various incarnations from inception to present day. Loaded with rare and fascinating artwork and photography.
Judy's legendary midnight concert is presented here in it's first legitimate release. Complete, restored, and simply extraordinary. Garland is in great spirits and top form.
Savoy Jazz released an entire library of CD's of Judy singing some of the most beloved songs of the 20th century, including Moon River, I Wish You Love, Time After Time, and more.
Judy's 1964 interview with Paar was chosen for this set, and although not at her peak vocally, she tells some wickedly funny stories about Marlene Dietrich.
Give your favorite Judy fan a membership to the world's biggest and most exciting Judy Garland organization, Yahoo's The Judy Garland Experience. This is the mother ship, the guiding force for all of the many TJGE outlets. It is also home to Judy's rarest recordings, lively conversations, TJGE photo library, late breaking Garland news, access to the world's foremost Judy Garland experts, games, themes, and a whole lot more (The Judy Garland Experience, where it's not always just about Judy).
AND, it is absolutely free.
Send the email address of the person you want to receive a membership to this address:
We will take it from there and send them an invitation on your behalf, including an easy to use link to assist in the sign up process.
Members of TJGE team and friends
CREATIVE GIFTS THAT WERE PRODUCED BY TALENTED
FRIENDS AND MEMBERS OF TJGE
Nobody on earth knows more about Judy Garland than John Fricke. And nobody writes about her more charmingly, and with as many fascinating details packed into one single sentence as he does.
His latest book is the final word on Garland's legendary film career.
Lea Delaria wowed everyone with her passionate tribute at 1998's Carnegie Hall all star salute to Judy Garland. And she has continued to wow us ever since, as she does again and again on this spirited holiday offering.
Rock And Roll's favorite minstrel, Stuffy Shmitt, has just released an eclectic collection of songs derived from his impressive library of recordings for Realistic Records. The hypnotic and surreal Nothing Is Real is worth the price of admission alone. But here's the kicker, the rest of the songs are just as good!
As an unabashed teenaged Judy Garland fan, living legend Bob Dylan used to borrow change just so he could listen to Judy sing The Man That Got Away on the jukebox. And fifty years later Judy was one of the artists Dylan decided to include on his first ever broadcast of
Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour.
Once a Judy fan, always a Judy fan.
On this, Bob's first Christmas album, one Minnesota legend pays tribute to another when Dylan offers up an emotional reading of Judy's classic Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.
Jay Alders is a Fine Artist, a Photographer, A Designer,
and, quite simply, the greatest creator of Surf Art the world has ever seen!
Breathtaking use of color and motion are his trademarks, but it's the spirit and soul found in his paintings that are making this New Jersey Shore native a legend in his own time.
A subscription to CHANCE would be the ideal gift for that theater/design/intellectual geek in your life. It would also be a great gift for anyone who enjoys great photography, fascinating editorials, and the science of theatrical design.
The Queen Of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is a self-confessed "Judy Garland fanatic."
"Judy Garland is a singer with a capital S. And talk about soul. This woman was soul personified. Judy Garland is a class by herself." - Aretha Franklin
Her most recent holiday album is a soulful mix of classic and new songs sung in her own soulful and classic style..
In Rainbow's End, author Steve Sanders broke new ground with his eye opening and meticulously researched book on the making, and breaking, of the Judy Garland television show.
His newly expanded DESILU, written with Tom Gilbert, is just as ground breaking, as well as being one of the deepest and most intimate books ever written about television. A real page turner!
Award winning Minnesota artist Holly Tappen has been making a name for herself in recent years as a standout in gallery and museum shows. Known for her brilliant play of light and shadows, her post depressionism style has also caught the attention of curators and serious collectors.
Shelby Lynne's remarkable Christmas album almost sounds like a musical autobiography. It's got the same intensely personal feel and immediacy as her other albums, and the artist sounds characteristically wistful, sentimental, and downright playful as she jams on some beloved holiday classics.
Simply one of the most fascinating and exciting biographies ever written about a fascinating and exciting person. I mean, what didn't Kay Thompson do?
Sam Irvin's brilliantly researched biography tells Thompson's story with honesty, compassion, and humor. Without question this is one of the best celebrity biographies to come out in years.
Bette Midler has been America's Sweetheart for forty years with no end in sight.
In her first ever Holiday album she beautifully revives Judy Garland's "other" Christmas Song, Merry Christmas (from In The Good Old Summertime) and sings ten other Christmas songs of cheer and sentiment, including a special holiday version of her own From A Distance.
No living person can be more inside Hollywood than Monica Lewis. In a career that spanned nearly fifty years she worked in every possible medium (movies, TV, stage, radio, print, etc), and as if she wasn't saturated in show business enough, she went and married one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. Monica, with Dean Lamanna, tells her amazing and inspiring story in a beguiling manner that completely seduces the reader.
Barry Manilow is an American treasure and an international superstar,
and that's just in his spare time!
He is also a prolific and award winning songwriter
with one of the most recognizable singing voices in the world.
His latest album is a jam packed holiday themed collection culled from the best of previous holiday albums. And as an extra special stocking stuffer, included is one of the most exquisite versions of Violets For Your Furs you will ever hear.
What a treat to find this Matt Dennis jewel hidden among the classic Christmas songs.
Another great gift to consider giving would be a donation to The Manilow Music Project a Manilow fund for health and hope program.
Barry Manilow and friends.
The renowned Practical Vampire Slayer, Claudia Cunningham, has written one of the most useful
self-help books in recent memory. Her keen perception and practical principles will help you identify the vampires in your life, whether they be actual people, relationships, work, self destructive patterns, or whatever is draining you or dragging you down (and what, if anything, you want to do about them).
Another great Garland related gift idea is a membership to
The International Judy Garland Club.
This is the same club that was sanctioned by Judy back in the early 60's, and under the leadership of returning president Gary Horrocks it is still going strong today.
The benefits of membership include a subscription to the always lavish and beautiful bi-annual magazine JUDY GARLAND A CELEBRATION.
Victor Mignatti, acclaimed Director of R. Kelly's In The Closet, is back with an inspirational movie about show business. This documentary isn't the usual story about young hopefuls trying to break into the "biz", this is the story of the dedication and heartbreak of seasoned pros who have already broken into show business and created respectable careers but haven't quite made it yet to superstar status. But dang, if they ain't ready for the moment when it comes! A must see!
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