FRED ASTAIRE WON'T DANCE???

This weeks Interpretations poll features the song I Won't Dance as sung by Fred Astaire, Anita O'Day, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Arstrong.

Be sure to stop by the Yahoo group and listen to all four versions, and then don't forget to go to the polling area and vote for your favorite!http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/

THE JUDY GARLAND CLUB

Over at the Yahoo experience we have been reminding people to renew their subscriptions or join the re-energized Judy Garland Club.

Judy not only approved of the club, but she visited it, as you can see from these pictures.

And if that wasn't enough, one time she showed up with Peter Allen in tow and sang for the club members!!!!

And yes, if you go to the Yahoo version of TJGE right now you can hear a recording of that very special appearance.

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/

WHERE JUDY PLAYED 2

This week there are not one, but two installments of WHERE JUDY PLAYED posted to the Yahoo group. The second features a few rare concert performances by the great Helen Humes at The Shrine Auditorium and the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/

FRED ASTAIRE

This week The SUNDAY MORNING SPECIAL over at the Yahoo group features some of the rarer sides by Fred Astaire, including highlights from his TV special, Some Jazz jams, and even a few tunes written by Mr. Astaire.

The files won't be up for long, so give a listen while you can:

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/

JUDY AND JOAN AT THE PALACE

On August 23, 1967 Judy Garland was in the middle of a performance at the Palace Theater when a familiar voice called out to her from the audience.

The attention seeker turned out to be none other than Miss Joan Crawford who proceeded to hoist herself up onto the Palace stage and bask in some of Judy's glory for a few minutes.

A recording of that complete show, which also featured John Bubbles, Lorna Luft, and Joe Luft, has been posted to the audio section of the Yahoo group.

Here is the link:

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/

WOODY HERMAN WHERE JUDY PLAYED

This week on WHERE JUDY PLAYED over at the Yahoo version of the experience you can hear excerpts from a great concert Woody Herman gave at Carnegie Hall.

Joining Woody on stage that night were a plethora of legendary players who at one time or another played in one of Woody's "Herds."

Among the cats sitting in were Al Cohn, Nat Pierce, Mary Ann McCall, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, Jimmy Rowles, Don Lamond, Ralph Burns, and many, Many more.

If you are a fan of Bop, Big Bands, or just plain old hard blowing jazz you will like these files.

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JUDY AND BASIE SWING OUT JFK STADIUM

One of the new postings over at the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience is Judy's great concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.

This event, which took place on July 20, 1968, would prove to be Judy's last full length concert in the united states. There would be a four song set at Lincoln Center later that year, and an impromptu appearance with Anita O'Day at a Greenwich Village Jazz club in June of '69 (as well as a month long appearance in London in January of 1969, and a European tour in March of that year), but this concert would be her last in America.
Ironically Garland made her concert debut 25 years earlier, also in Philadelphia.

On this occasion Judy shared the stage with the legendary Big Band leader, Count Basie, and R&B Superstar, Jackie Wilson.

Basie and his boys sat in with Judy and added an extra power and swing to her orchestra and charts. And Judy? She was at the top of her game!

Follow this link and listen for yourself:
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/

NINA SIMONE AND LEE WILEY

`There are two different installments of WHERE JUDY PLAYED posted to the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience this week.

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/

One features the enigmatic High Priestess Of Soul live at the Olympia in Paris, and the other features the legendary elusive Lee Wiley in a remarkable set that was originallt broadcast on the Jack Paar show.

Be sure to go to Yahoo to hear both of these extraordinary women.

JUDY ROCKS THE PALLADIUM

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BOB CASANOVA RARE RECORDINGS

This weeks featured artist at Yahoo's The Judy Garland Experience is the great Bob Casanova.

Be sure to mosey on over and give him a listen. There are rare recordings galore!

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COLE PORTER BY JUDY GARLAND

Another new folder of files at the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience includes over a dozen recordings of Judy singing the music of the legendary Cole Porter.

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Be sure to stop by and give a listen.

JINX AND JUDY

Three infamous interviews with Judy Garland and Jinx Falkenberg have been uploaded to the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience.

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/

Along with Judy and Jinx you will also hear Moss Hart, Marlene Dietrich, Johnnie Ray, and more stars than there are in the heavens!!!