Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Honeymooners (1955-56)

Posted on March 31, 2011 by vintage45

Almost everyone knows Ralph (Jackie Gleason), Alice (Audrey Meadows), Ed Art Carney) and Trixie (Joyce Randolph). It’s my favorite comedy of all time. It started as a sketch on “Cavalcade Of Stars” with Pert Kelton as an aggressive Alice. The famous thirty-nine … Continue reading →

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Murder-Queen High-Bob Wade & Bill Miller (1947)

Posted on March 31, 2011 by vintage45

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 →

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Anthology:The Original King Of Pop-Henry Burr

Posted on March 31, 2011 by vintage45

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 →

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Still Crazy (1998)

Posted on March 31, 2011 by vintage45

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 →

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The Galactic Invaders-James R. Berry (1976)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by vintage45

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 →

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Joe Marsala 1944-45

Posted on March 30, 2011 by vintage45

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 →

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The Good Guys (1968-70)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by vintage45

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 →

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The Oscar Levant Show (1958-60)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by vintage45

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 →

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Madonna Red-James Carroll (1976)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by vintage45

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 →

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The Best Of Gracie Fields

Posted on March 29, 2011 by vintage45

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 →

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