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Madonna Sings the Song “Everybody” on Italian TV
Madonna will perform during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. So, this is a perfect opportunity to feature the pop diva singing her first hit song “Everybody.” This performance aired on Italian TV in 1983.
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The Fool: 1960s Dutch Artists & Friends of The Beatles & Cream
Four Dutch artists from the 1960s collectively called themselves The Fool. They were close friends of The Beatles, Cream and The Hollies. The Fool helped colorize the 1960s. They designed clothes, painted psychedelic murals (including The Beatles’ Apple Boutique) and guitars belonging to Eric Clapton and George Harrison. Their debut album (shown above) was produced [...]
KISS Love Gun Jigsaw Puzzle
When I was in 3rd and 4th grade (back in the mid-70s), I remember all the boys were gaga over KISS. They ate out of KISS lunch boxes, swapped KISS trading cards and gazed longingly at the record covers. The girls in class didn’t understand the boy’s fascination with the band, but that was okay. [...]
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The Monkees Go Shopping for a Christmas Tree
I hope you can take a moment from your busy holiday shopping and dig this clip! Watch Mike, Mickey, Davy and Peter shop for a Christmas tree. The Monkees feature in this week’s My Vintage Video.
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Ready Steady Girls! Website
Ready Steady Girls! is a very groovy website! It’s devoted to fab female singers of the 1960s. RSG is base in the UK, so much of the focus is on European femmes; there’s Dusty from Britain, Francoise from France and Mina from Italy. You’ll find bios, rare video clips and links. I first became aware [...]
The Ronettes: “Be My Baby” 1965 Live Performance
In the last MVG blog post I wrote about a hard-to-find Phil Spector record book. I’d like to dip into the video archives now and feature this performance by The Ronettes. “Be My Baby” was their biggest hit and was produced and co-written by Phil Spector.
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Collecting Phil Spector Record Book
There’s no doubt Phil Spector is one of the most influential (and controversial) record producers in rock and roll. His trademark was the Wall of Sound; a production technique using layered musical arrangements with backing bands the size of orchestras. Songs produced with the Phil Spector touch included: “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “Be My Baby” [...]
George Harrison on The Smothers Brothers TV Show 1968
Film director Martin Scorsese has a new film out. It’s a 3 1/2 hour documentary on the life of George Harrison. This week’s My Vintage Video is an appearance George made in 1968 on The Smothers Brothers TV show. Groovy pants and shirt George!
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The O’Jays Perform “Back Stabbers” on Soul Train
Get down to some great Philly soul, but watch your back! This week’s My Vintage Video is a performance by the Philadelphia soul group The O’Jays. Back Stabbers (the single and album) was released in 1972.
1967 Jefferson Airplane Concert Tour Program
In 1967 Jefferson Airplane had arrived! The band had been fixture in the San Francisco rock scene since 1965, but ’67 was the year they landed nationally and internationally. Their soon-to-be classic album Surrealistic Pillow was released earlier that year. And the band set out on their first East Coast tour. This is the hard [...]
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