Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
THE PIRATE
As part of their continuing series of Judy's Hollywood studio recording sessions, this week the Yahoo group is featuring session material and outtakes from The Pirate.
LORNA LORNA LORNA
This week on WHERE JUDY PLAYED the yahoo group is featuring the one and only Lorna Luft at Carnegie Hall. Please visit the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience to hear this these thrilling recording from June of 1998.
TWO JUDY MOMENTS
There are two member selected Judy moments posted over at the Yahoo group. One is of the original version of Over The Rainbow, and the other is Judy sing I Belong To London during her last appearance at the Palladium in 1969.
MORE OF JUDY AND JACK
Judy's 1967 appearance on the Jack Paar special, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Hollywood, has been uploaded to the Yahoo grouop.
INTERPRETATIONS
This week the song being examined over at the Yahoo group is Stoming At The Savoy. Mosey on over and listen to it performed by Judy, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day, and June Christy.
Then, if you have a mind to, let us know which version you like the most.
Here is the link:
Saturday, October 11, 2008
MITZI GAYNOR IS GOING TO RAZZLE DAZZLE US TONIGHT
Our friends who run the exceptional Lorna Luft, Roslyn Kind and Mitzi
Gaynor websites (as well as their myspace pages) have let us know that MITZI
GAYNOR RAZZLE DAZZLE! THE SPECIAL YEARS
will not only be available on DVD on November 8th, but will be broadcast on
several PBS stations this evening.
If you remember the Mitzi Gaynor TV specials from the 1970's you are in for some
nostalgic memories, and if you have never seen them at all, you are in for a
brand new treat!
And what a great stocking stuffer the DVD would make for that somebody special
you know who has a fondness for Hollywood musicals and/or vintage television.
Thanks for hipping us, Shane. I am sure this is exciting news for many
of our visitors.
Here is the link to Mitzi's site:
http://www.missmitzigaynor.com/
Monday, October 6, 2008
MORE FROM JUDY AND BING
For the past month or two we have been featuring recordings of the Bing Crosby show with special guest Judy Garland. This week is no exception, as we feature a broadcast from November of 1950.
Judy tears the roof off of the studio with her no holds barred rendition of Rockabye your Baby, as well as an uproarious rendition of Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, an extended comedy sketch, and some duets with Bing.
DECCA VS MGM
Do you prefer Judy's MGM soundtrack recordings, or the commercial recordings she made of the same songs for Decca?
Please visit the the Yahoo group to listen to some samples and cast your vote>
HOT AUGUST NIGHT
Judy Garlands complete concert that took place on the Boston Common on the night og August 31, 1967 has been posted to the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience.
Judy held Boston in the palm of her hand on this night. On the recording you can hear how much love a city had for one tiny woman.
This one is a real treat to hear.
FREDDY COLE
This week's Sunday Morning Special over at the Yahoo group is all about the talented Freddy Cole (brother of Nat, uncle to Natalie).
Please stop by and hear him singing and playing popular songs 0f the day, as well as some standards, and maybe even a few Nat King Cole hits.
HILDEGARDE KNEF A REAL MAVERICK
There have been a few people in the news lately who have erroneously called themselves mavericks. Well, this week over at the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experince we are featuring a woman who was truly a maverick, the late, but still great, Hildegard Knef.
Please stop by and listen to her take on some classic standards sung in english.