TCM CELEBRATES JUDY'S 90TH WITH A 24 HOUR MARATHON

Turner Classic Movies TCM will be celebrating the extraordinary film career of the legendary Judy Garland with a salute on what would have been her 90th birthday, June 10, 2012.

Hosted by TCM's iconic cornerstone, Robert Osborne, and Emmy Award winning author and historian, John Fricke (author of the current best seller JUDY A LEGENDARY FILM CAREER)


The event will start at 6:00 A.M. on June 10th with 1938's Everybody Sing and end at 4:00 A.M. on June 11th with 1963's I Could Go On Singing (AKA The Lonely Stage).

John Fricke is without question the world's foremost authority on all things Garland, and a world class golden era film buff to boot. Paired with Robert Osborne, and his vast knowledge of all things Hollywood, it should be an entertaining and educational dialogue.
Fricke and Osborne will first appear at 12:00 P.M. to co-host the proceedings, and have in depth discussions between the films, for the following 14 hours!


Included in the programming (as selected by Fricke):
* the four pinnacle films of the Garland career: The Wizard of Oz(1939), A Star is Born (1954), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), and Easter Parade (1948, costarring Fred Astaire);
* three of the ten pictures in which she was billed with Mickey Rooney: Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), Strike Up the Band (1940), and Girl Crazy (1943);
* For Me and My Gal (1942) — the film in which Judy won her first sole-star-billing-above-the-title and in which Gene Kelly made his motion picture debut;
* the re-teaming of Garland and Kelly in Summer Stock (1950);
* one of Judy’s earliest feature showcases, Everybody Sing (1938); and
* her final film, I Could Go On Singing (1963).
Rounding out the Garland 90th birthday celebration is 1990′s The Wizard of Oz: Fifty Years of Magic. Hosted by Angela Lansbury, the Emmy Award-nominated documentary will precede the telecast of The Wizard of Oz.

The schedule is as follows:

6am — Everybody Sing



7:45am – Love Finds Andy Hardy



9:30am – Strike Up the Band



12pm – For Me and My Gal (hosted by Fricke and Osborne) 

2pm – Girl Crazy
 (hosted by Fricke and Osborne)


3:45pm – A Star Is Born
 (hosted by Fricke and Osborne)


7pm – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (hosted by Fricke and Osborne) 



8pm – The Wizard of Oz 



10pm – Meet Me in St. Louis (hosted by Fricke and Osborne)



12am – Easter Parade
 (hosted by Fricke and Osborne)


2am – Summer Stock (hosted by Fricke and Osborne)



4:15am – I Could Go On Singing

JUDY'S 1967/68 SOUVENIR PROGRAM FROM COVER TO COVER

NEW FILES POSTED TO THE YAHOO GROUP (for the week of April 15, 2012)

Here is a rundown of the new files posted over at the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience.
To access the files click HERE.

A JUDY MOMENT
Judy sparkles vocally, and bountifully projects her own special brand of joie de vivre on this single from the early 60's.

DUET OF THE WEEK
Bette Midler and Rosie O'Donnell duet on a song from one of the most beloved movies of all time.

ENCORE
Per a request: Ella Fitzgerald personalizes Broadway. Recorded live in New York, 1954.

INTERPRETING JUDY
Laura Nyro performs one of Garland's Hollywood classics.

JUDY AND MIKE WALLACE 1961
Mike Wallace interviews Judy Garland during the press junket for Judgment At Nuremberg.

JUDY GARLAND IN CONCERT
Live at The Talk Of The Town, late January, 1969. Judy responds to Peter Quilter's disingenuous claims about this gig in End Of The Rainbow, and gives Tracie Bennett a singing lesson to boot! This recording, and several more from other nights of the run, disproves that the engagement was a disaster, and there are no manic and desperate performances (as portrayed by Bennett). This is a document of a confident and relaxed performer easily pleasing her audience.

JUDY GARLAND IN REHEARSAL
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli in the rehearsal studio preparing for their engagement at the Palladium. London, November, 1964.

JUDY ON RADIO
Good News of 1938 starring Judy Garland, Fanny Brice, Robert Taylor, Adrian, Frank Morgan, Freddie Bartholowmew, and others. Originally broadcast on April 14, 1938.

LADT ESTHER BLODGETT THEATER
Presents JUDY GARLAND in STRIKE UP THE BAND starring Mickey Rooney and Suzie Gumm (billed as Sue Garland). Originally broadcast on October 28, 1940.

REQUESTS AND RARITIES
Oddities, rarities, and the unexpected

SUNDAY MORNING SPECIAL
Live from New York, Music '55! Starring Stan Kenton, Ella Fitzgerald, and Hoagy Carmichael (Stan even manages to reference Judy Garland during the broadcast).

WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?
Florence Henderson and Sammy Davis Jr.

WHERE JUDY PLAYED
Liza Minnelli at the Americana Hotel's April In Paris ball, 1963.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK (#16)

Laszlo Willinger portrait taken of Judy in costume for EVERYBODY SING (M-G-M, 1937).

Willinger number 7651 --- M-G-M serial number MG66384.

NEW FILES POSTED TO THE YAHOO GROUP (for the week of April 8, 2012)

A JUDY MOMENT
Nope, there's no call for Phillip Morris, but Judy is certainly trying to get somebody's attention.

COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA
Frank Sinatra seems to be having a little trouble finding the center of this song, Something tells me Judy not only would have found the center, but would have used it as a starting point.

DUET OF THE WEEK
Judy Garland and Fred Astaire sing what will forever be known as "their" song.

ENCORE
Sinatra again, but this time he DOES find the center of the song, and proceeds to sing circles around it. This joyous performance was recorded on Frank's mid seventies tour with the Woody Herman orchestra. One of Sinatra's most exciting live performances...ever!

HAPPY EASTER
To celebrate the bunny here is a little Judy ear candy that is making it's online debut...

JUDY IN HOLLYWOOD
Ziegfeld Girl: excerpts from the soundtrack recording sessions.

UNEXPECTED JUDY
Judy Garland sings songs that are not usually associated with her songbook.

LADY ESTHER BLODGETT THEATER
Presents JUDY GARLAND in the 1951 ABC radio production of EASTER PARADE. Also starring FRED ASTAIRE, and featuring Monica Lewis and Peter Lawford.

REQUESTS AND RARITIES
And oddities.

SUNDAY MORNING SPECIAL
The return of Frances Faye. Assorted recordings, 1940's-1980's.

WHAT JUDY SANG
Peggy Lee and Billie Holiday sing selections from the Judy Garland songbook.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK (#15)

January 21, 1947 ... at the dinner party following the premiere of TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY with Vincente.

NEW FILES POSTED TO THE YAHOO GROUP (for the week of April 1, 2012)

Here is the rundown of the new audio files posted to the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience™ for the week of April 1, 2012.
To access the files click HERE

A JUDY MOMENT
Judy doesn't see the need for Ginkoba in her future.

BING AND ROSIE #541
In this episode of the Bing Crosby And Rosemary Clooney show Rosie waxes poetic about Tube Tips! Originally broadcast on March 27, 1962.

DUET OF THE WEEK
Judy Garland and Mel Torme with the Count Basie orchestra.

EDDIE CANTOR SHOW 1956
Featuring tributes to Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante, and Miss Judy Garland.

ENCORE
Judy Garland, with, what could quite possibly be, the most beautiful unused recording of all time.

HOLLYWOOD PARTY
Starring Judy Garland, Groucho Marx, and Vic Damone. Originally broadcast January, 1951. Slightly upgraded sound when compared to versions previously posted.

HOLLYWOOD STUDIO SESSIONS
Alternates and outtakes from the Every Sunday pre-recording sessions. Featuring Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin, 1936.

JUDY GARLAND IN CONCERT
Judy at Chicago's Civic Opera House, September 14, 1967.

LADY ESTHER BLODGETT THEATER
Presents JUDY GARLAND in MORNING GLORY. Also featuring John Payne and Adolphe Menjou, 1942.

REQUESTS AND RARITIES
Oddities, rarities, and the unexpected.

SUNDAY MORNING SPECIAL
A few moments with Tommy Wolf.

WHERE JUDY PLAYED
Dorothy Squires at the Dominion.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

(Left to Right) Back Row: Lorraine Grey, Virginia Grey, Maureen O'Connor, Jane Withers, Ethel Meglin, June Lang, Judy Garland. Front Row: Scotty Beckett, Billy Lee, Unknown Child.

David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #14

1. Mid-January, 1938 ... attending a reunion event honoring Ethel Meglin at the Ambassador Hotel's Colonial Room. Judy joined other former Meglin Kiddies including Jane Withers and the Grey sisters. Reporting at the time stated that all the Meglin Kiddies who had "made it" came to the reunion except Shirley Temple.

If anyone can identify the unidentified child, please let me know!

Photo courtesy of Will Stewart, from the Stewart family album. His father, Bob Stewart, was a dance instructor who worked for the Meglins.