TJGE RANDOM FACTOID 9

MICKEY ROONEY: UNSTOPPABLE

Last night Mickey Rooney appeared at Fairfield CT's Edgerton Center to reminisce, show film clips, and answer questions about his ninety years in show business. As these photos by Stuart Hersh show us, Mickey was very much "on" and oozing charisma. The audience reacted with multiple standing ovations.....

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Arriving back in New York after an aborted trip to London. Judy flew there with the Filibertis (he was a Group V investor) but had an unpleasant journey and decided to come back to New York to escape them. October 11, 1967.

JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL IN MONO (paired with Garland At The Grove)

For those who are looking for inexpensive mono versions of Judy's best and worst live albums this is the release for you. Click HERE

Boston, 1967

GOT MILK?

The Last Trip Home

London Airport: Singing star Judy Garland, wearing a smart traveling outfit, is shown with her recent groom, musician Mickey Deans, at Heathrow airport enroute to New York. May 21, 1969.

Photo and caption from UPI

JUDY'S FIRST MAGAZINE COVER

Judy Garland appeared on the cover of both SCREEN JUVENILES and MODERN MOVIES magazines in August, 1937, but the Screen Juveniles magazine has proved to be the rarer of the two and is now considered a true collectors item.

NEW FILES POSTED TO THE YAHOO GROUP

Here is a rundown of the new audio files posted to the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience for the week of March 18, 2012. To access the files click HERE

A JUDY MOMENT
This week's A Judy Moment features one of Judy's standards, but this performance differs from all others as it includes the verse and an additional chorus. We'd like to dedicate it to Judy's daughter, Liza Minnelli, who marked her 66th birthday last week (Judy even makes a spoken dedication to Liza).

BING AND ROSIE #468
Another out of order offering from our continuing series of broadcasts from the program Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney did for CBS in the early 60's. This episode originally aired on December 14, 1961.

DUET OF THE WEEK
Tony Bennett and John Legend live and inspired.

ENCORE
All this talk of GYPSY, and what some people thought was Judy's big lost Hollywood opportunity reminded me that Liza always gave the impression it was one of HER lost opportunities not to play the role on Broadway. Here is Minnelli singing one of Rose's big numbers from the show, recorded in Las Vegas in 1981.

JUDY FOR MOD 1957
Judy sings and speaks on behalf of 1957's March Of Dimes campaign to stamp out childhood polio.

JUDY GARLAND THE FINAL BROADCAST INTERVIEW
Judy Garland and husband Mickey Deans are interviewed by Hans Vangkilde.

JUDY GARLAND IN CONCERT
This week marks the 43rd anniversary of what was to be Judy Garland's final appearance in a concert hall. The concert took place at Copenhagen's Falkoner Centret on March 25, 1969. Here are the overture and Judy's solos as recorded by Radio Denmark.

JUDY ON THE PEPSODENT SHOW 1939-1940 REMASTERED
One of our members took some of the Judy's solos from her stint as Bob'Hope's house singer on his Pepsodent Show and remastered them. TJGE was proud to originally present these unique tracks for their digital debut way back when and look forward to bringing you more never before heard recordings this Spring when we celebrate the 90th anniversary of Judy's birth.

SUNDAY MORNING SPECIAL
A few moments with Jimmy Rushing

WHAT JUDY SANG
Doris Day sings selections from the Judy Garland songbook.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK (#12):

Easter Sunday at the Beverly Hills Hotel ... with Vincente and Liza (not pictured) ... April 21, 1950. Photo by Nat Dallinger for King Features Syndicate.

PLEASE SAY AH

The rare Judy Garland/Saul Chaplin song, Please Say Ah, can be found on Judy's latest CD hit, Judy Garland The London Studio Recordings 1957-1964, available for purchase HERE.

RELICS #3 the battle hymn gown

Charles Triplett, longtime member and friend of The Judy Garland Experience, has consented to periodically share special items from his collection in a journal here on The Experience. His extensive collection includes vintage materials of all kinds -- most notably costumes and accessories from Judy's M-G-M films, wardrobe from her CBS-TV series, and her personal couture.. Charles is a careful preservationist, and does not publicly exhibit these items out of concern for their care and longevity. In this series we will have an unprecedented view into many of the rare and wonderful things he has collected.

Journal Entry #3: The Battle Hymn Gown

At this point there is no need for me to describe or recount Judy Garland's legendary performance of THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC on her television show, 12-13-63, in tribute to President John F. Kennedy. It was one of the high points of her series and well remembered by fandom. Hardly any discussion of THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW can be complete without mention of this performance. As I tell anyone and everyone who has an interest in the TV Series please refer to Mr. Steve Sander's tome.

I do feel that Mr. Aghayan did more for her as a designer than anyone else in her career. Most everything he did for her could even be worn today.

The gown Judy wore that night was of red silk incrusted with sequins, bugle beads, faux pearls and jewels. Designed by Ray Aghayan and made at Elizabeth Courtney costumes it is one of the most stunning gowns I have seen from the series.
Judy kept it with her for years only to have it fall out of her possession during the trouble with her bill at the St. Moritz hotel in NYC in 1968.



I treasure the gown as one of the signature pieces in my collection. It's one of the most iconic relics from her Television series and maybe her entire career.

As far as the value goes, to me and I am sure to all of us here it is priceless. For the record the last JUDY GARLAND SHOW Ray Aghayan gown sold for $45,000 several years ago. At this point I know of only six gowns from the TV series, Tom Larro owns the "Criss Cross" gown, George Dalzell owns the Show 26 gown, Michael Siewert owns the "Movie Concert" gown. an anonymous lady in California owns the "Poppy gown" and I own the "Battle Hymn and zebra gown.

HOLLYWOOD PARK, CIRCA 1954

OPENING DAY AT SANTA ANITA, 1950

NEW FILES POSTED TO THE YAHOO GROUP (for the week of March 11, 2012)

Here is a rundown of the new audio files posted at the Yahoo version of TJGE. To access the files click HERE

A JUDY MOMENT
Judy singing her heart out at the Palladium.

DUET OF THE WEEK
Apparently Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby used to go looking for thrills in the same places.

ENCORE
Rare rehearsal recording of Elvis Presley singing a song he coulda woulda shoulda officially recorded.

JUDY GOES HOME
From May 11, 1958, Judy performs in concert with the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra.

JUDY GOES TO COLLEGE
Jack Oakie's College with Judy Garland, Benny Goodman, and others. Originally broadcast on March 9, 1937

JUDY WITH JOHNNY GREEN
Judy Garland and Johnny Green perform at a Hollywood Democratic Committee dinner honoring Harold Ickles. October 8, 1944.

LADY ESTHER BLODGETT THEATER
Jim Ameche and Margaret Lindsey are back in ACT TWO IN HOLLYWOOD. Also featuring Judy Garland as the intermission singer.

REQUESTS AND RARITIES
Oddities, rarities, and the unexpected.

SUNDAY MORNING SPECIAL
A few moments with Aretha and Carolyn Franklin's older sister, Erma.

WHAT JUDY SANG
Annie Ross (AKA Lily Mars' little sister) sings a few selections from the Judy Garland song book.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK #11

David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #11

Eric Carpenter portrait ... M-G-M ... taken on October 21, 1941. Serial number MG87889.

NEW FILES POSTED TO THE YAHOO GROUP (for the week of March 4, 2012)

Here is a look at this week's homepages for the Yahoo version of TJGE and a rundown of the new audio files posted. To access the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience click HERE

A JUDY MOMENT
Judy Garland in an animated musical? Yup. And it gave us a Judy moment to remember.

BING AND ROSIE #666
Another (out of order) episode of Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney's daily radio show. This entry is from September 18, 1962.

DUET OF THE WEEK
The charisma flows easy when Peggy Lee teams up with Desi Arnaz for this duet of one of her biggest hits. Eh, maybe Peggy was worried there was too much charisma showing because she makes it a point to give Lucille Ball a shout out at the conclusion of the song.

ENCORE
Janis Siegel is just a girl looking for some answers.

JUDY AT THE SUPPER CLUB
Fragments of Judy Garland's May 6, 1948 appearance on Chesterfield's Supper Club program. Also heard: Irving Berlin, Perry Como, and Fred Astaire.

JUDY IN CONCERT
Judy claimed to have sequins in her throat at this random concert from her final engagement at the Palace in 1967, but she sure seems to be getting her message across to the audience, and to us!

KRAFT MUSIC HALL
Al Jolson plays host to Judy Garland and Oscar Levant on this episode of the Music Hall that was first broadcast on September 30, 1948. Announcer Ken Carpenter seems confused as to who the world's greatest entertainer is, but no worries, history seems to have worked that one out.

LADY ESTHER BLODGETT THEATER
Presents JUDY GARLAND in DICK TRACY IN B FLAT. Also starring Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Frank Morgan, The Andrews Sisters, Jimmy Durante, and others. Originally broadcast on February 15, 1945.

REQUESTS AND RARITIES
Oddities, rarities, and the unexpected.

SUNDAY MORNING SPECIAL
A few early radio performances from Frances Faye.

WHERE JUDY PLAYED
Billy Eckstine at the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK #10

David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #10.

Opening night at the Congo Room at the Sahara Hotel in las Vegas ... November 30, 1965. Photo Credit: Pat McMath

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