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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Murder-Queen High-Bob Wade & Bill Miller (1947)
A real winner from the writing duo that also used the pen names Wade Miller and Whit Masterson. If you like entertaining mysteries don’t pass this one up. John Henry Conover and his wife St.Claire, nicknamed Sin because of the … Continue reading
Anthology:The Original King Of Pop-Henry Burr
Burr’s career lasted from 1903 to 1928. He sang ballads and what are considered now “The good old songs.” It’s estimated that Burr was part of five thousand recordings from cylinders to shellac. This collection has twenty-seven tracks and includes some … Continue reading
Still Crazy (1998)
Some friends and I were discussing our favorite movies about Rock music. “Spinal Tap” was mentioned often but my all time favorite is this British film. The acting, the music, the story…..it all works. If you’re at all interested in … Continue reading
The Galactic Invaders-James R. Berry (1976)
It starts out as an alien invasion story then nosedives into a 1950′s horror comic book mode, not the good horror comics but the real cheapies. It was fun for a while but I couldn’t get into the silliness of the … Continue reading
Joe Marsala 1944-45
An almost forgotten great clarinetist. This collection of twenty-one tracks features a number of greats including Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich, Shelly Manne, Bobby Hackett and Eddie Condon. Condon wasn’t the world’s greatest guitarists but he knew how to put a … Continue reading
The Good Guys (1968-70)
We’ve all heard the overused expression about the bottom of the barrel. This show is what’s under the bottom and in the sludge. Bob Denver plays Rufus Butterworth and Herb Edelman is Bert Gramus. They’ve been friends since childhood and … Continue reading
The Oscar Levant Show (1958-60)
Levant was a pianist, actor, comedian, writer and composer. He became addicted to prescription drugs and spent time in several mental hospitals. This show was live with a studio audience until an offhand remark about Marilyn Monroe got it cancelled. It was … Continue reading
Madonna Red-James Carroll (1976)
Nice of the publishers of the hardback edition to put the pay off on the back cover. The book has 261 pages and they printed some of page 240. Getting to that point was a dull ride in Carroll’s first … Continue reading
The Best Of Gracie Fields
If you want to know what the British Music Hall scene was like, get to know Gracie Fields. She was one of its biggest stars. Twenty tracks in this collection including her most well known song, “Now Is The Hour.” … Continue reading
