Mahatma Gandhi First Television Interview (30 April 1931) DeputyDoug829 2011-10-29 | This is Mahatma Gandhi's first television interview. On 30 April 1931 Gandhi gave this interview to Fox Movietone News and also met the peasants of Bardoli. This precious clipping is from the archives of Fox News Movietone. January 26, 1930: Gandhi publishes the Declaration of Independence of India. March 2, 1931: Gandhi warns the Viceroy of his intention to break the Salt Laws. March 12-April 6, 1931: Gandhi leads his Salt March to the sea. May 5, 1931: Gandhi is arrested for violating the Salt Laws; non-cooperation movements break out across India. January 1931: British government yields to protests, releases all prisoners, invites a Congress representative to Britain for a Round Table Conference (the Congress asks Gandhi to be this representative). Autumn 1931: Gandhi participates in the Round Table Conference in Britain. December 28, 1931: Gandhi returns to India. January 4, 1932: Gandhi is arrested for sedition, and held without a trial. September 20-25, 1932: Gandhi fasts in prison to protest the treatment of untouchables. 1934-38: Gandhi avoids politics, travels in rural India. 1935: Government of India Act passes British Parliament and is implemented in India; it is the first movement toward independence. September 1939: World War II begins, lasting until 1945. March 22, 1942: Sir Stafford Cripps arrives in India, presenting to the Indian National Congress a proposal for Dominion status (autonomy within the British Commonwealth) after the War. August 8, 1942: The Indian National Congress rejects the Cripps proposal, and declares it will grant its support for the British war effort only in return for independence. August 1942: Congress leaders are arrested; Gandhi is imprisoned in the Aga Khan's palace. February 10 to March 2, 1943: Gandhi fasts while imprisoned, to protest British rule. February 22, 1944: Death of Kasturbai May 6, 1944: Gandhi is released from the Aga Khan's palace. Summer 1944: Gandhi visits Muhammed Ali Jinnah in Bombay, but is unable to work out an agreement that will keep India whole. May 16, 1946: British Cabinet Mission publishes proposal for an Indian state, without partition; Jinnah and the Muslim League reject the proposal. March 1947: Lord Mountbatten arrives in India and hammers out agreement for independence and partition. August 15, 1947: Indian independence becomes official, as does the partition into two countries, India and Pakistan. August-December 1948: India dissolves into chaos and killings, as Hindus and Muslims flee for the borders of India and Pakistan. January 30, 1948: Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Vinayuk Godse, a Hindu nationalist.
Little Girls...Sing the Blues - Ted Luce and the Moneymakers DeputyDoug829 2013-03-27 | Live from the Main Street Coffee House performance February 11, 2012 - Ted Luce and the Moneymakers have a facebook page, click the following link to check it out: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ted-Luce-and-The-Moneymakers/141312531847 You can click the following link to find out more about the Main Street Coffee House: http://www.facebook.com/mainstreetcoffee
He Aint Heavy... Hes My Brother (Hollies Cover) DeputyDoug829 2012-04-28 | A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out to the coffeehouse last night in support of Heroes Coming Home! If you missed the benefit, you can still donate online at heroescominghome.org. Your support is greatly appreciated, because even one homeless Veteran is too many...From the Heroes Coming Home Benefit Concert for homeless Veterans featuring Ted Luce and the Moneymakers. "He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother" is a popular music ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. Originally recorded by Kelly Gordon in 1969, the song became a worldwide hit for The Hollies later that year and again for Neil Diamond in 1970.The first editor of Kiwanis magazine, Roe Fulkerson, published a column in September 1924 carrying the title "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"; variations on the phrase are attested as early as 1884. The phrase is also associated with Father Edward J. Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town. Flanagan came across a line drawing of a young boy carrying his brother in the Christmas 1941 edition of the Louis Allis Messenger. The caption read "He ain't heavy Mister—he's m' brother!" It was created by Mr. Van B. Hooper who later became the editor of Ideals. The drawing was reprinted in the first issue of Ideals in December 1944. Flanagan felt that the drawing illustrated the work done at Boys Town and received permission from the company in August 1943 to recreate the drawing in color with the caption "He ain't heavy, Father . . . he's m' brother." The phrase became the motto of Boys Town. In an 1918 publication by Ralph Waldo Trine titled "The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit" he relates the following anecdote: "Do you know that incident in connection with the little Scottish girl? She was trudging along, carrying as best she could a boy younger, but it seemed almost as big as she herself, when one remarked to her how heavy he must be for her to carry, when instantly came the reply: 'He's na heavy. He's mi brither.'"It was also reported through the media at the time that the song was written by a Vietnam veteran. He and his company were approaching a town after it had been bombed. A little boy was carrying the dead body of a younger boy away from the burning village. One of the soldiers asked the boy if the dead child was heavy? The child responded, "He's not heavy, he's my brother."The statement is an (unwitting) use of paraprosdokian, a figure of speech in which the second half of the statement causes the hearer to reinterpret the first part. Often used for comedic effect, this is a rare use of the form as pathos.
If I Needed You - Ted Luce and the Moneymakers (Townes Van Zandt Cover) DeputyDoug829 2012-02-14 | Live from the Main Street Coffee House performance February 11, 2012 - Ted Luce and the Moneymakers have a facebook page, click the following link to check it out: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ted-Luce-and-The-Moneymakers/141312531847 You can click the following link to find out more about the Main Street Coffee House: http://www.facebook.com/mainstreetcoffee "If I Needed You" is a single written by Townes Van Zandt, most famously performed by American country music artists Emmylou Harris and Don Williams. Released in September 1981, it was the first single from Harris' album Cimarron. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart[1] and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Heart of Gold - Ted Luce and the Moneymakers (Neil Young Cover) DeputyDoug829 2012-02-14 | Live from the Main Street Coffee House performance February 11, 2012 - Ted Luce and the Moneymakers have a facebook page, click the following link to check it out: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ted-Luce-and-The-Moneymakers/141312531847 You can click the following link to find out more about the Main Street Coffee House: http://www.facebook.com/mainstreetcoffee
You Cant Always Get What You Want - Ted Luce and the Moneymakers (Rolling Stones Cover) DeputyDoug829 2012-02-13 | Live from the Main Street Coffee House performance February 11, 2012 - Ted Luce and the Moneymakers have a facebook page, click the following link to check it out: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ted-Luce-and-The-Moneymakers/141312531847 You can click the following link to find out more about the Main Street Coffee House: http://www.facebook.com/mainstreetcoffee "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by The Rolling Stones released on their 1969 album Let It Bleed. Written primarily by Mick Jagger with assistance from Keith Richards, it was named as the 100th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone (magazine) in its 2004 list of "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." Of the song, Jagger said in 2003, "'You Can't Always Get What You Want' was something I just played on the acoustic guitar—one of those bedroom songs. It proved to be quite difficult to record because Charlie couldn't play the groove and so Jimmy Miller had to play the drums. I'd also had this idea of having a choir, probably a gospel choir, on the track, but there wasn't one around at that point. Jack Nitzsche, or somebody, said that we could get the London Bach Choir and we said, 'That will be a laugh.'"
Boom Boom - Ted Luce and other Guests with Trampled Under Foot (John Lee Hooker Cover) DeputyDoug829 2012-02-09 | "Boom Boom" is a blues song written by John Lee Hooker and recorded in 1961. The song was a hit in the US in 1962 and 1992 in the UK. It is one of Hooker's most identifiable songs and has been recorded by numerous blues and other artists, including a 1965 Pop hit by The Animals. "Boom Boom" is an uptempo stop-time blues song, notated in 4/4 time in the key of C. The verses of the song do not follow a typical twelve-bar blues pattern, though it reverts to a standard twelve-bar pattern for the extended instrumental break in the middle of Hooker's recording. According to Hooker, he wrote the song during an extended engagement at the Apex Bar in Detroit. "I would never be on time; I always would be late comin' in. And she [the bartender Willa] kept saying, 'Boom boom—you late again'. Every night: 'Boom, boom—you late again'. I said 'Hmm, that's a song!'" Hooker had a unique sense of timing, which demanded "big-eared sidemen". Backing John Lee Hooker (vocal and guitar) are members of the Funk Brothers (Joe Hunter (piano), James Jamerson (bass), and Benny Benjamin (drums)); plus Larry Veeder (guitar), Hank Cosby (tenor saxophone), and Andrew "Mike" Terry (baritone saxophone). The song became a hit, reaching #16 in the Billboard R&B chart where it spent eight weeks in 1962. "Boom Boom" also made an appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100 (1962 at #60), one of only two Hooker singles to do so. Thirty years later, after being featured in a Lee Jeans commercial in 1992, the song reached #16 in the UK Singles Chart. Hooker recorded several later versions, including a reworking of the song as "Bang Bang Bang Bang" from his Live at Soledad Prison album and as a South Side Chicago street musician in the film The Blues Brothers, but the song itself is not included in the film soundtrack.
I Cant Quit You Baby - Ted Luce and other Guests with Trampled Under Foot (Willie Dixon Cover) DeputyDoug829 2012-02-09 | "I Can't Quit You Baby" is a blues standard written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Chicago blues artist Otis Rush in 1956. The song, a slow twelve-bar blues, has been recorded by various artists, including Led Zeppelin, who included it on their debut album. Otis Rush's original Cobra single "I Can't Quit You Baby" was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1994. Trampled Under Foot has a facebook page located at: http://www.facebook.com/tufkc Their official website is located at: http://www.tufkc.com
(Im Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Ted Luce and Trampled Under Foot (Willie Dixon Cover) DeputyDoug829 2012-02-09 | "Hoochie Coochie Man" (sometimes referred to as "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man") is a blues standard written by Willie Dixon and first performed by Muddy Waters in 1954. The song was a major hit upon its release, reaching #8 on Billboard magazine's Black Singles chart. The intro and verse to Muddy Water's version feature stop-time while the chorus features a refrain. According to an account by Dave Van Ronk, Muddy Waters stated that the song is supposed to have a comic effect. The song was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1984. The song was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998. The song is a part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll list. The song was featured on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, where it was voted number 225 by representatives of the music industry and press. Trampled Under Foot has a facebook page located at: http://www.facebook.com/tufkc Their official website is located at: http://www.tufkc.com
Just Your Fool (Little Walter Cover) Live from Teds House DeputyDoug829 2012-02-05 | Live from Ted's House blues night...Little Walter, born Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 -- February 15, 1968), was an American blues harmonica player, whose revolutionary approach to his instrument has earned him comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix, for innovation and impact on succeeding generations. His virtuosity and musical innovations fundamentally altered many listeners' expectations of what was possible on blues harmonica. Little Walter was inducted to the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 making him the first and only artist ever to be inducted specifically for his work as a harmonica player.
Youre Too Big to Carry - Trampled Under Foot (Nick Schnebelen) Live from B.B.s Lawnside BBQ DeputyDoug829 2012-02-04 | The first number of the night...Live from BB's Lawnside BBQ with the introduction by the one and only Lindsay Shannon of big brother Nick Schnebelen from the best blues band in the world Trampled Under Foot!!! A big, and heartfelt thank you to Trampled Under Foot for graciously allowing me to video their performance! Trampled Under Foot has a facebook page located at: http://www.facebook.com/tufkc Their official website is located at: http://www.tufkc.com Live from B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ!!! "Where BBQ Meets the Blues" in Kansas City. For 20 years, B.B.'s has served slow-smoked meats (sausage, beef, chicken, pulled pork and ribs) from its 60+ year-old pit, Plus, B.B.'s menu includes signature Louisiana dishes like gumbo, jambalaya, red beans & rice and goulash. And, when you combine that with world-class blues entertainment, you get a unique Kansas City experience only found at B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ. Siblings Danielle, Kris and Nick Schnebelen grew up with the Blues. Their parents, Bob and Lisa, were active in the thriving Kansas City Blues scene, playing in local bands and competing in the Kansas City Blues Challenge. Bob and Lisa's band didn't make it to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis — but their kids did. When TUF arrived in Memphis for the 2008 IBC they were followed by huge, wildly enthusiastic throngs of hometown supporters, eager to cheer for their favorite musical family. And when TUF took First Place in the competition and Nick won the Albert King award for best guitarist, it was a sweet victory for the Schnebelen family and for Kansas City itself. TUF has been on a roll ever since, becoming popular repeat headliners at clubs, festivals and cruises around the world and releasing CDs and a DVD on their own label. Trampled Under Foot's brand new CD, Wrong Side of the Blues was produced by Tony Braunagel, and features guest appearances by Mike Finnigan, Kim Wilson, and engineer/guitarist Johnny Lee Schell. It also features one of their dad's songs, and backup vocals by their mom. In the future, when people speak of the great Blues dynasties, musical families who breathed the same musical air and produced the highest form of the art, chances are they'll refer to the Allmans, the Dickinsons, the Burnsides, the Brookses, the Neals...and the Schnebelens.
Jazz Meets the Blues Live From Ophelias DeputyDoug829 2012-01-21 | Ophelia's Restaurant & Inn Presents Live...Jazz Meets the Blues Live from Ophelia's located on the beautiful and historic Independence Square in Independence, Missouri, USA. Every Friday night!!! 8 PM TO MIDNIGHT "Mama" Ray Band from their absolutely amazing performance 20 January 2012. "Mama" Ray (Vocals) with Jay EuDaly (Guitar, Vocals) - Allen Monroe (Keyboard) - Don Glaza (Drums)Ophelia's has a Facebook page located at: http://www.facebook.com/opheliasrestaurantTheir official website is located at: http://opheliasind.comYou can contact Jay EuDaly at his official website: http://masterguitar.com/html/jeudaly.html
Trampled Under Foot Live from B.B.s Lawnside BBQ DeputyDoug829 2012-01-11 | A big, and heartfelt thank you to Trampled Under Foot for graciously allowing me to video their performance! Trampled Under Foot has a facebook page located at: http://www.facebook.com/tufkc Their official website is located at: http://www.tufkc.com Live from B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ!!! "Where BBQ Meets the Blues" in Kansas City. For 20 years, B.B.'s has served slow-smoked meats (sausage, beef, chicken, pulled pork and ribs) from its 60+ year-old pit, Plus, B.B.'s menu includes signature Louisiana dishes like gumbo, jambalaya, red beans & rice and goulash. And, when you combine that with world-class blues entertainment, you get a unique Kansas City experience only found at B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ. Siblings Danielle, Kris and Nick Schnebelen grew up with the Blues. Their parents, Bob and Lisa, were active in the thriving Kansas City Blues scene, playing in local bands and competing in the Kansas City Blues Challenge. Bob and Lisa's band didn't make it to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis — but their kids did. When TUF arrived in Memphis for the 2008 IBC they were followed by huge, wildly enthusiastic throngs of hometown supporters, eager to cheer for their favorite musical family. And when TUF took First Place in the competition and Nick won the Albert King award for best guitarist, it was a sweet victory for the Schnebelen family and for Kansas City itself. TUF has been on a roll ever since, becoming popular repeat headliners at clubs, festivals and cruises around the world and releasing CDs and a DVD on their own label. Trampled Under Foot's brand new CD, Wrong Side of the Blues was produced by Tony Braunagel, and features guest appearances by Mike Finnigan, Kim Wilson, and engineer/guitarist Johnny Lee Schell. It also features one of their dad's songs, and backup vocals by their mom. In the future, when people speak of the great Blues dynasties, musical families who breathed the same musical air and produced the highest form of the art, chances are they'll refer to the Allmans, the Dickinsons, the Burnsides, the Brookses, the Neals...and the Schnebelens.
Trampled Under Foot Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin Cover) DeputyDoug829 2012-01-11 | A big, and heartfelt thank you to Trampled Under Foot for graciously allowing me to video their performance! Trampled Under Foot has a facebook page located at: http://www.facebook.com/tufkc Their official website is located at: http://www.tufkc.com Live from B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ!!! "Where BBQ Meets the Blues" in Kansas City. For 20 years, B.B.'s has served slow-smoked meats (sausage, beef, chicken, pulled pork and ribs) from its 60+ year-old pit, Plus, B.B.'s menu includes signature Louisiana dishes like gumbo, jambalaya, red beans & rice and goulash. And, when you combine that with world-class blues entertainment, you get a unique Kansas City experience only found at B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ. Siblings Danielle, Kris and Nick Schnebelen grew up with the Blues. Their parents, Bob and Lisa, were active in the thriving Kansas City Blues scene, playing in local bands and competing in the Kansas City Blues Challenge. Bob and Lisa's band didn't make it to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis — but their kids did. When TUF arrived in Memphis for the 2008 IBC they were followed by huge, wildly enthusiastic throngs of hometown supporters, eager to cheer for their favorite musical family. And when TUF took First Place in the competition and Nick won the Albert King award for best guitarist, it was a sweet victory for the Schnebelen family and for Kansas City itself. TUF has been on a roll ever since, becoming popular repeat headliners at clubs, festivals and cruises around the world and releasing CDs and a DVD on their own label. Trampled Under Foot's brand new CD, Wrong Side of the Blues was produced by Tony Braunagel, and features guest appearances by Mike Finnigan, Kim Wilson, and engineer/guitarist Johnny Lee Schell. It also features one of their dad's songs, and backup vocals by their mom. In the future, when people speak of the great Blues dynasties, musical families who breathed the same musical air and produced the highest form of the art, chances are they'll refer to the Allmans, the Dickinsons, the Burnsides, the Brookses, the Neals...and the Schnebelens. Befitting its title, the song is based on one of the most popular structures in rock and roll, the 12 bar blues progression (in A). "Rock and Roll" stands as one of the best-known songs in the band's catalogue. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has said that this song came to be written as a spontaneous jam session, whilst the band were trying (and failing) to finish the track "Four Sticks". Drummer John Bonham played the introduction to Little Richard's "Keep a Knockin'" and Page added a guitar riff. The tapes were rolling and fifteen minutes later the basis of the song was down. Said Page: We were recording another number [Four Sticks]; we'd just finished a take and John Bonham did the drum intro and we just followed on. I started doing pretty much half of that riff you hear on Rock n Roll and it was just so exciting that we thought, "let's just work on this". The riff and the sequence was really immediate to those 12-bar patterns that you had in those old rock songs like Little Richard, etc, and it was just so spur-of-the-moment the way that it just came together more or less out of nowhere. Page also commented: It actually ground to a halt after about 12 bars, but it was enough to know that there was enough of a number there to keep working on it. Robert [Plant] even came in singing on it straight away. "Rock and Roll" is one of the few Led Zeppelin songs where all four members share the composer credit. The lyrics by singer Robert Plant reference a number of 1950s and 1960s early rock hits, including "The Stroll," "The Book of Love," and "Walking In the Moonlight."
Mainstreet - Ted Luce and The Moneymakers (Bob Seger Cover) DeputyDoug829 2012-01-10 | Ted Luce and The Moneymakers recording one of the songs during practice for our next gig February 11th, 2012 at 7:00 or 1900 for you military types at the Main Street Coffee House located right off of the historic Independence Square. :) Look forward to seeing you there! Pardon our Spielbergesque videographer. ha!
Oh Girl The Chi-Lites (Cover) DeputyDoug829 2012-01-10 | Sunday Night...the Live from Ted's House Session... :) "Oh Girl" is a number-one single recorded by the soul vocal group, The Chi-Lites and released on Brunswick Records in 1972. Included on the group's 1972 album A Lonely Man, "Oh Girl" centers around a relationship on the verge of break-up. The narrator, portrayed by the song's author Eugene Record, expresses concern that the break-up may prove unbearable for him ("Oh girl/I'd be in trouble if you left me now/'Cause I don't know where to look for love/I just don't know how"), while knowing that staying will be no better ("I could save myself a lot of useless tears/Girl I've got to get away from here"; "Better be on my way, I can't stay here"). "Oh Girl" was the Chi-Lites' first and only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at that position in May 1972 for one week. The single also reached the top position of the Billboard R&B Singles chart the following month, remaining in that position for two weeks. In addition, it reached number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart in July 1972. "Oh Girl" was also covered by British hip hop artist Hard Livin', Leo Sayer on his 1979 album, Here, and country music singer Con Hunley, who took his version of the song to number 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1982. The track was performed in 1990 by Paul Young. Young's version was also a hit, reaching number one on the Adult Contemporary chart and number eight on the Hot 100 in 1990. "Oh Girl" was featured on The Sopranos Season 4, in 2002. It was covered in a punk style by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their 2003 album, Take a Break. Over thirty years after the original release of "Oh Girl", the recording was sampled by the Southern rapper, Paul Wall, for his 2006 single "Girl".
Thank you to Jenna and Steven Starar!!! DeputyDoug829 2012-01-10 | I was fortunate enough to be the very first "Grand Prize" winner in the Starar Goody Bag Competition. A big, heart-felt, thank you to both Jenna and Steven all the way from Independence, Missouri USA!!! :)
Country Girl (Daredevils Cover) DeputyDoug829 2012-01-02 | Live From Teds House - New Year's Day Sessions Wishing everyone the happiest of New Year's! :) The Ozark Mountain Daredevils are a Southern rock/country rock band formed in 1972 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. They are most widely known for their singles "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" in 1974 and "Jackie Blue" in 1975. The Daredevils are also mentioned in the "Don's Story" chapter of American humorist David Sedaris' book Barrel Fever. Bassist Michael "Supe" Granda has also written a book about the band, It Shined. The "Daredevils" name has much to do with the long hair and beards sported by the band in the 1970s, a rejection of the more conservative style of their native Ozarks during that decade[citation needed]. It is mentioned in the book about the band "It Shined," by Michael Granda, that the band name was derived from "Cosmic Corn Cob & His Amazing Ozark Mountain Daredevils," a name that John Dillon came up with at a Kansas City "naming party" after the band was told that the name they had previously been using, "Family Tree," was already taken. The band shortened the name because none of the band members at the time wanted to be called "Cosmic Corn Cob," and they did not want the name to sound similar to The Amazing Rhythm Aces.
After the Gold Rush (Neil Young Cover) DeputyDoug829 2011-12-29 | From the Live at Teds House "Induct Delaney & Bonnie and Friends into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" Sessions...The time has come to induct Delaney & Bonnie and Friends into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame!!! "After the Gold Rush" is a song written by Neil Young from the 1970 album of the same name. In addition to After the Gold Rush, it also appears on Decade, Greatest Hits and Live Rust. The song contains lyrics associated with the environment in the form of a dream vision.[1] The three verses are often categorized as a movement from past, present and future. In addition to Young's vocals, two instruments are used in the song: a piano and a flugelhorn. The horn solo in the middle of the song is often replaced by a harmonica solo from Young in live performances. The line "Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s" has been amended by Young in concert over the decades, and currently is sung as "Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 21st century." The song has been covered numerous times, best seen in the 1973 version by Prelude which was a top 40 hit all over the globe, especially the United Kingdom where it re-charted in the Top 40 in 1982. Other versions have been performed by artists such as Thom Yorke, k. d. lang, The Flaming Lips, Michael Hedges and Natalie Merchant; Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt included it on their Trio II album in 1999. (Parton also released a solo version of the song in 1996, though her version altered the lyric " I felt like getting high" changed to "I felt like I could cry" with the permission of Neil Young) and during Radiohead's 2003 World Tour, Thom Yorke occasionally played this song solo, usually segueing it into "Everything in Its Right Place". The song has also been covered in live shows by Tori Amos, Dave Matthews, Neil Finn during Crowded House's 2007 tour of the USA, and by Nana Mouskouri during her 1970s BBC show. Dolly Parton once commented about the making of her version of the song: "When we were doing the Trio album, I asked Linda and Emmy what it meant, and they didn't know. So we called Neil Young, and he didn't know. We asked him, flat out, what it meant, and he said, 'Hell, I don't know. I just wrote it. It just depends on what I was taking at the time. I guess every verse has something different I'd taken.' " Parton, Ronstadt and Harris' Trio version of the song was also released as a single, and while it received little airplay, a video accompanying the song was popular on a number of cable video outlets, including CMT.
Never Ending Song of Love (Delaney & Bonnie and Friends Cover) DeputyDoug829 2011-12-28 | From the Live at Teds House "Induct Delaney & Bonnie and Friends into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" Sessions...The time has come to induct Delaney & Bonnie and Friends into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame!!!The legendary ensemble called Delaney & Bonnie and Friends -- was a rock/soul revue fronted by husband-and-wife singer/songwriters Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett. Known as one of the greatest live acts in rock and roll, their friends lineup is still unmatched: Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Preston, Dave Mason, Rita Coolidge, Leon Russell, Duane Allman, King Curtis, Jim Keltner, Bobby Keys, Jim Price, Jim Gordon and Carl Radle to name just a few."I can do Little Richard and DELANEY BRAMLETT can do Little Richard...nobody else" ~Little Richard~Delaney was once asked by reporters what he called his music. Was it rock or gospel or what? As it turns out, Jimi Hendix was taking part in this press conference. Jimi quietly stepped to the mic and said "I'll tell you what you call it. Call it spiritual and leave it at that." Bonnie was born to sing. A fact not lost on those around her. She began singing at the tender age of 14 with Ike and Tina Turner. Bonnie remains the ONLY white Ike-ette. She also sang with The Allman Brothers Band. And is the ONLY Allman Sister. The time of recognition by induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is long overdue. Please go to http://inductdelaneyandbonnie.com/index.html let's all do our part, they deserve this!!! Thank you. :)
Silent Night and Here With Me (MercyMe Cover) Ted Luce and the Moneymakers DeputyDoug829 2011-12-15 | From the Main Street Coffee House Sessions 2 December 2011...
O Holy Night (Cover) DeputyDoug829 2011-12-15 | Live from Ted's House...with Pam Luce and Dennis Honeycutt"O Holy Night" ("Cantique de Noël") is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808--1877), a wine merchant and poet, who had been asked by a parish priest to write a Christmas poem.[1] Unitarian minister John Sullivan Dwight,[2] editor of Dwight's Journal of Music, created a singing edition based on Cappeau's French text in 1855. In both the French original and in the two familiar English versions of the carol, the text reflects on the birth of Jesus and of mankind's redemption.
La La Blues (Cover) Live from Teds House DeputyDoug829 2011-12-14 | Live from Ted's House...what an awesome evening! Ted Luce on vocals, guitar, Doug Friend on vocals, harmonica, and Dennis Honeycutt on vocals, hand signals. :) A Pokey LaFarge La La Blues cover...
KC Phantom Band Aint Too Proud to Beg (Temptations cover) DeputyDoug829 2011-12-14 | The Kansas City PHANTOM BAND loves to make music. We especially love the classics. No, not Beethoven or Bach. I'm talkin' about Albert King, B.B. King, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton. Or Eddie Money, Delbert McClinton, the Eagles, Van Morrison, Credence or The Rolling Stones. And, of course, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, to name just a few. But the best part of making music is sharing it and having a good time. Come on out and have fun with The KC PHANTOM BAND. Or better yet, let us perform for your company function, organization, club or Bar.
KC Phantom Band Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughn cover) DeputyDoug829 2011-12-14 | The Kansas City PHANTOM BAND loves to make music. We especially love the classics. No, not Beethoven or Bach. I'm talkin' about Albert King, B.B. King, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton. Or Eddie Money, Delbert McClinton, the Eagles, Van Morrison, Credence or The Rolling Stones. And, of course, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, to name just a few. But the best part of making music is sharing it and having a good time. Come on out and have fun with The KC PHANTOM BAND. Or better yet, let us perform for your company function, organization, club or Bar.
KC Phantom Band Shes Nineteen Years Old (Muddy Waters cover) DeputyDoug829 2011-12-14 | The Kansas City PHANTOM BAND loves to make music. We especially love the classics. No, not Beethoven or Bach. I'm talkin' about Albert King, B.B. King, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton. Or Eddie Money, Delbert McClinton, the Eagles, Van Morrison, Credence or The Rolling Stones. And, of course, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, to name just a few. But the best part of making music is sharing it and having a good time. Come on out and have fun with The KC PHANTOM BAND. Or better yet, let us perform for your company function, organization, club or Bar.
Medley: Green Onions (Booker T & the MGs cover) and Messin With The Kid (Junior Wells cover) DeputyDoug829 2011-12-14 | The Kansas City PHANTOM BAND loves to make music. We especially love the classics. No, not Beethoven or Bach. I'm talkin' about Albert King, B.B. King, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton. Or Eddie Money, Delbert McClinton, the Eagles, Van Morrison, Credence or The Rolling Stones. And, of course, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, to name just a few. But the best part of making music is sharing it and having a good time. Come on out and have fun with The KC PHANTOM BAND. Or better yet, let us perform for your company function, organization, club or Bar.
Keep on Smilin (cover) Ted Luce and the Moneymakers DeputyDoug829 2011-12-03 | In loving memory of my brother David performed on the 1 year anniversary of his untimely death. We will always love you bro!!!
Jingle Bell Rock (cover) feat Ted Luce and the Moneymakers DeputyDoug829 2011-12-03 | One of the songs for Ted's 24 days of music for Christmas...From our gig last night. :) Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Grandpa Jelly Bean DeputyDoug829 2011-11-29 | In Loving Memory of Alvin S. Crawford. He loved to fish, feed squirrels, bird watch, help people. Kids and grand kids called him Grandpa Jelly Bean. song: Go Rest High on That Mountain, by Vince Gill. I thought that song would be good as his ashes will be scattered in the Black Hills, SD.This video is not intended for profit. All music and images belong to their respective producers/owners. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Standin on the Rock Cover (Pam, Ted, & Doug) DeputyDoug829 2011-11-13 | My healthcare plan is pretty simple. I'm covered as long as I stay healthy. This is Pam, Ted, and I at the end of a late night of jamming. :) Our last attempt before we called it a night.
FLEISCHER STUDIOS Color Classic The Little Stranger (13 March 1936) DeputyDoug829 2011-11-13 | A stranger deposits an egg in a duck's nest; it hatches as a baby chicken. It doesn't fit in well with its three duckling nestmates, particularly when it comes to swimming. Momma tries to solve the swimming problem with a couple of leaves, but sends the chick home when that fails. The chick hits on using a half-eggshell as a boat, and manages to rejoin the group. Then trouble, in the form of a bird of prey, which tries to snatch a duckling, but loses a tail feather to the chick. It chases the chick into an old mill, but gets its head stuck in a wheel. The chick is a hero, and teaches his siblings to crow like a rooster. Color Classics were a series of animated short subjects produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1934 to 1941 as a competitor to Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies. As the name implies, all of the shorts were made in color, with the first entry in the series, Poor Cinderella, being the first color cartoon produced by the Fleischer studio. There were 36 films produced in this series.
First Cut Ted Luce Original Song Panhandle Paradise DeputyDoug829 2011-11-13 | Live from Teds House...This is the first cut of the original song Panhandle Paradise by Ted Luce. :)
FLEISCHER STUDIOS Color Classic Little Dutch Mill (26 October 1934) DeputyDoug829 2011-11-11 | It's time to get out the ol' feather duster. Because if there's one thing I can't stand, it's a dusty chicken...in this the second in a series of 36 total Color Classics a miserly mill-keeper kidnaps two Dutch children, but their pet duck runs for help like Lassie. I really enjoy the animation from Fleischer Studios,along with Disney, Rankin/Bass, Hanna/Barbera. I think the Color Classics are great cartoons, with their 3D backgrounds that the Fleischer Studio is known for. Little Dutch Mill was the second cartoon in the Color Classics series which were animated short subjects produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1934 to 1941 as a competitor to Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies. As the name implies, all of the shorts were made in color, with the first entry in the series, Poor Cinderella, being the first color cartoon produced by the Fleischer studio. There were 36 films produced in this series. The first Color Classic "Poor Cinderella" was photographed in the two-color Cinecolor process. The rest of the 1934 and 1935 cartoons where shot in two-strip Technicolor, because the Disney studio had an exclusive agreement with Technicolor that prevented other studios from using the lucrative three-strip process. That exclusive contract expired at the end of 1935, and the 1936 Color Classic cartoon Somewhere in Dreamland became the first Fleischer cartoon produced in three-strip Technicolor.
FLEISCHER STUDIOS Color Classic Time For Love (6 September 1935) DeputyDoug829 2011-11-11 | Honk if you love Jesus...Text while driving if you want to meet him. The courtship of two swans is interrupted by a third swan, who demonstrates his prowess at catching fish. The pen falls for him and leaves her mate, but when the interloper begins treating her cruelly and chases her around the pond, her old flame intercedes and chases the evil swan away. The seventh in a series of 36 Color Classics. Color Classics were a series of animated short subjects produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1934 to 1941 as a competitor to Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies. As the name implies, all of the shorts were made in color, with the first entry in the series, Poor Cinderella, being the first color cartoon produced by the Fleischer studio. There were 36 films produced in this series.
Heart of Gold Cover DeputyDoug829 2011-11-10 | This song is the story of my life, so why wouldn't I be living this song still? :) I bought "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young on a 45 rpm record in 1972. This song and the music of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils are why I play the harmonica... This is my friend Ted and I goofing around, having a blast playing Heart of Gold Mr. Young style... :) "Heart Of Gold" I want to live, I want to give I've been a miner for a heart of gold. It's these expressions I never give That keep me searching for a heart of gold And I'm getting old. Keeps me searching for a heart of gold And I'm getting old. I've been to Hollywood I've been to Redwood I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line That keeps me searching for a heart of gold And I'm getting old. Keeps me searching for a heart of gold And I'm getting old. Keep me searching for a heart of gold You keep me searching for a heart of gold And I'm growing old. I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
Sonny Boy Williamson II Nine Below Zero Cover DeputyDoug829 2011-11-09 | Doesn't it just aggravate the heck out of you when a sentence doesn't end the way you think it octopus...I know it sure does me! :) This is a rough jam session of my friend Ted and I horsing/goofing around playing a Sonny Boy Williamson II classic...Nine Below Zero. We really did have a blast...Hope you enjoy!!! Yeah, ain't that a pity, people ain't that a cryin' shame Ain't that a pity, I declare it's a cryin' shame She wait till it got nine below zero, and put me down for another man I give her all my money, all of my lovin' and everything All of my money, all of my lovin' and everything It done got nine below zero and she done put me down for another man Nine below zero, the little girl she done put me down Nine below zero, the little girl she done put me down She know I don't have nowhere to stay, and I don't have not one dime...
FLEISCHER STUDIOS In My Merry Oldsmobile (1932) DeputyDoug829 2011-11-09 | A lady is rescued from a villain by a heroic young man, who then takes her for a spin in his fancy new Oldsmobile. Would you like to save $775 a year on car insurance? Walk... :) The only problem with this delightful little cartoon is that it's not more widely available. Betty Boop was still in embryonic form when this was made, but if she'd been the leading lady then this title would surely be included in the various Boop collections on the market; instead, it's in limbo along with dozens of the Fleischer Studios' other "Song Car-Tunes," the series that gave us that immortal Bouncing Ball to sing along with, and lots of infectious music. The plot? Well, a young lady is menaced by a bad guy, then rescued by a good guy who happens to own a goofy but convenient automobile. He is said to be Young Johnny Steele, if the song lyrics are anything to go by. As usual for this studio, the voice work contributes enormously to the film's impact. The one actor I can identify for sure is Gus Wickie, the guy whose distinctive basso is heard so memorably as the singing Bluto in Fleischer's terrific Technicolor Popeye specials of the late '30s. The leading man might be Jack Mercer, later Popeye, but the leading lady's voice was definitely not supplied by Mae Questel (i.e. Betty Boop/Olive Oyl); in fact, she sounds like a man unconvincingly faking a "girly" voice, which only enhances the bizarre atmosphere. "In My Merry Oldsmobile" was a popular song from 1905, with music by Gus Edwards and lyrics by Vincent P. Bryan. The song's chorus is one of the most enduring automobile-oriented songs. The verses, which are slightly suggestive (by 1905 standards) and contain quaint terms for lovemaking, are seldom heard today. The words, as sung by Billy Murray, are as follows: Verse 1 Young Johnny Steele has an Oldsmobile He loves his dear little girl She is the queen of his gas machine She has his heart in a whirl Now when they go for a spin, you know, She tries to learn the auto, so He lets her steer, while he gets her ear And whispers soft and low... Verse 2 They love to "spark" in the dark old park As they go flying along She says she knows why the motor goes The "sparker" is awfully strong Each day they "spoon" to the engine's tune Their honeymoon will happen soon He'll win Lucille with his Oldsmobile And then he'll fondly croon... Chorus Come away with me, Lucille In my merry Oldsmobile Down the road of life we'll fly Automobubbling, you and I To the church we'll swiftly steal Then our wedding bells will peal You can go as far as you like with me In my merry Oldsmobile. Oldsmobile Division of General Motors used the song, with altered lyrics, for several decades as a marketing jingle. "In My Merry Oldsmobile" was often used by Carl Stalling, long-time music director for Warner Bros. cartoons, especially when references to automobiles or driving were made. "In My Merry Oldsmobile" is one of the songs played on Main Street USA in Disneyland and the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom It was also sung in an episode of M*A*S*H by Hawkeye Pierce (played by Alan Alda) while driving a Jeep in Korea. "In My Merry Oldsmobile" is one of the songs sung by the Bonzi Buddy application. In the song "Lord, Mr. Ford" on the 1979 album "Matchbox" by British rockabilly band Matchbox, the line "Come away with me, Lucille" is repeated several times, with the addition, at the end of the song, of the line "In my smoking choking automobile."
Fleischer Films (News Sketches) 1944 - 1945 DeputyDoug829 2011-11-09 | Thought for the Day...69% of people can find something dirty in every sentence... Max Fleischer (July 19, 1883 -- September 11, 1972) was an American animator. He was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye, and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations. Fleischer devised a concept to simplify the process of animating movement by tracing frames of live action film. His patent for the Rotoscope was granted in 1915, although Max and his brother Dave Fleischer made their first cartoon using the system in 1914. Extensive use of this technique was made in Fleischer's Out of the Inkwell series for the first five years of the series, which started in 1919 and starred Koko the Clown and Fitz the dog. On May 24, 1941, Paramount initiated takeover of Fleischer's studio. Max remained nominally in charge, but the long-simmering personal feud with his brother Dave further complicated the situation. Shortly after the release of Mr. Bug, a disgusted Dave left for California to take over as head of Columbia's Screen Gems animation unit in April 1942 — just one month prior to the renewal of Fleischer's contract. The move put Dave in breach of contract, for taking a position with a competitor while still contracted to Paramount. This breach, along with the substantial debt to Paramount, gave the bigger studio the right to take control of the smaller, forcing Max out. Paramount installed new management, among them Max's son-in-law, Seymour Kneitel. On May 25, 1942, the studio was renamed Famous Studios, and it moved back to New York within eight months. Although the rift with his brother Dave was never resolved, Max eventually formed a friendship with his old rival Walt Disney, who welcomed Max to a reunion with former Fleischer animators who were by then employed by Disney. Fleischer, along with his wife Essie, moved to the Motion Picture Country House in 1967. He died from heart failure on September 11, 1972, after a period of poor health. On the day of his death, Max Fleischer was cited as a great pioneer who invented an industry, and was named by Time magazine as the "Dean of Animated Cartoons."
FLEISCHER STUDIOS Color Classic Dancing on the Moon (12 July 1935) DeputyDoug829 2011-11-09 | For one dollar per couple, newlyweds can celebrate their honeymoon on the actual crater-pocked surface of our silvery friend long before Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic. :) What a beautiful day it has been today! I skipped along singing Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah! That is, until the police came and kicked me out of the Mayors office. I was pretty perturbed to discover that tossing banana peels out of my car window in no way strengthens my chances of escaping a police chase... Color Classics were a series of animated short subjects produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1934 to 1941 as a competitor to Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies. As the name implies, all of the shorts were made in color, with the first entry in the series, Poor Cinderella, being the first color cartoon produced by the Fleischer studio. There were 36 films produced in this series.
FLEISCHER STUDIOS Color Classic Musical Memories (8 November 1935) DeputyDoug829 2011-11-08 | "Musical Memories" (1935) was included in the "Somewhere in Dreamland" DVD collection of Max Fleischer's Color Classic cartoon series (1934-40) as one of the "Lost Episodes," presumably because the only print they could find was substandard. The image is a little murky and the colors aren't as rich as they should be, but it's worth seeing. It was shot in 2-color Technicolor, just before Fleischer adopted the then-newly available 3-strip Technicolor process for his subsequent Color Classics. It also makes use of three-dimensional backgrounds, a technique Fleischer toyed with for a couple of years in which traditional cell animation was executed against mobile miniature model sets to give a "3-D" look to the cartoons, often to nice effect. In this cartoon, an old married couple reminisces about their years together while listening to a radio broadcast of American song favorites from earlier decades. As the songs play, the husband and wife use a once-popular stereopticon device to look at 3-D photos of themselves in younger years. This leads to flashbacks set to songs, including scenes of kids at play on the streets of New York as we hear the song, "Sidewalks of New York." One of the "kids" turns out to be a caricature of New York Governor Al Smith, complete with derby and cigar, who sings along in a gravelly voice. The couple is next seen in their courtship phase to the accompaniment of "Little Annie Rooney" and then on a canoe in a lake while "In the Good Old Summertime" is sung. They begin a family and ride on a "Bicycle Built for Two," while that song is heard. Additional scenes are played out to "After the Ball" and "Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet," until we're brought back to the old couple in the present. Each scene is animated against detailed 3-D backgrounds of rundown city streets, a sprawling dance hall, country roads, and spacious residential streets away from the city. There are occasional cartoon-style gags and action, such as a shot of the bicycle-built-for-two being followed by a bicycle for five carrying the couple's five kids. During the dance hall scene in the courtship phase, a misstep on the dance floor provokes a comical fight between our hero and a Bluto-like bruiser. Color Classics were a series of animated short subjects produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1934 to 1941 as a competitor to Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies. As the name implies, all of the shorts were made in color, with the first entry in the series, Poor Cinderella, being the first color cartoon produced by the Fleischer studio. There were 36 films produced in this series.
FLEISCHER STUDIOS Color Classic Play Safe (16 October 1936) DeputyDoug829 2011-11-08 | Play Safe concerns a boy who plays with toy trains who tries to get on a real one but is kept from doing that by a St. Bernard that watches him. Of course, that doesn't last for long! I'll stop there and just say if you're familiar with these Fleischer cartoons then you probably won't be surprised by a sequence that has real train models in the background during a dream sequence. And that there are some faces on inanimate objects that talk. All in all, this was quite an entertaining cartoon that should provide quite a lesson for children who don't always follow instructions. Oh, and the 3-strip Technicolor process is so awesome! Color Classics were a series of animated short subjects produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1934 to 1941 as a competitor to Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies. As the name implies, all of the shorts were made in color, with the first entry in the series, Poor Cinderella, being the first color cartoon produced by the Fleischer studio. There were 36 films produced in this series. In 1955, Paramount sold all rights to the Color Classics cartoons to television distributor U.M.&M. T.V. Corp. U.M.&M. altered the original opening credits sequences for some of the films, to remove all references to the names "Paramount Pictures" and "Technicolor", and to add their own copyright notices. Before the retitling could be finished, U.M.&M. was bought out by National Telefilm Associates (NTA). Instead of refilming the openings, NTA obscured the references to the Paramount and Technicolor names by placing black bars over the original title cards and copyright notices. Only a few Color Classics, among them, had their title cards redone by U.M.&M., among them Play Safe...
My Girlfriend Missy DeputyDoug829 2011-11-05 | Don't I wish that humans were this happy to see me! :) ...and it was all about the love. My Girlfriend Missy is an eight year old miniature long haired dachshund. here are two types of the Dachshund, or Doxie: standard size and miniature size, and there are three variations: short-haired, wire-haired and long-haired. Long-haired Doxies appear in both standard and miniature sizes. Long-haired Dachshunds of either size can be more difficult to find than the other coat types. Although their coats can get wavy and sometimes reach the ground, they are in fact only about an inch longer than those of a short-haired. History Dachshunds were originally bred in Germany during the 1500s to hunt badgers. The German name, Dachshund, translates to "badger-dog." In order to get into the badger burrows, the dog's legs needed to be short. By the 1800s, the dog was in more demand for a pet than for hunting. The original Doxie was smooth-haired. The long-haired version was developed in the 1700s, and last came the wire-haired, according to the American Kennel Club. Size Long-haired Dachshunds are not any larger or heavier than smooth-haired or wire-haired Dachshunds. The standard-size long-haired Dachshund averages 8 1/2 inches tall from the ground to the shoulder, while the miniature averages only 5 1/2 inches tall. The standard long-haired Doxie weighs anywhere from 12 to 32 pounds, while the miniature long-haired only tips the scales at 11 pounds or less, according to "The Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds." Grooming Long-haired Doxies need to be groomed and checked for fleas more often than the other Doxie coat types. The long hair can tangle to the point where dirty hair may infect the skin. Fleas may also hide in the tangles where they cannot be seen. Long-haired Dachshunds should be brushed every day after exercise to get out any dirt or grass, but a throughout combing is needed two or three times a week, according to "The Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds." Health Problems All Dachshunds, no matter what their size or coat length, are prone to deafness, knee problems due to their short legs, diabetes if they are allowed to get overweight and intervertebral disk disease (IVDD.) The short legs and short rib cage do not help support the long spine, so IVDD can set in and cause partial paralysis. Long-haireds in particular are prone to a blindness disorder called progressive renal atrophy. Temperament Long-haired Dachshunds have the reputation of being more timid and less prone to bark than the other types, according to "The Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds." However, each Doxie is different, and if encouraged to bark a lot, any Doxie can become a barker.
April Fools Day on the Howdy Doody Show (April 1, 1952) DeputyDoug829 2011-10-30 | Did You Know??? Clarabell the Clown never spoke on camera until the very last episode. While large amounts of money were offered by advertisers to have him say the sponsor's name or product, all offers were refused. After the closing credits of the very last episode, a drumroll was played, and Clarabell, holding back tears, softly said, "Goodbye, kids." The Howdy Doody Show was the first nationally televised children's television show and was also the first NBC show to air five days a week. In addition, it was the first show ever to air more than 1,000 continuous episodes. In addition to Howdy Doody, the cast of marionettes included: Flub-a-Dub, a creature made up of seven animals in one, whose favorite food was meatballs and spaghetti; Dilly Dally, a baseball-capped boy who could wiggle his ears; Mister Bluster, villainous mayor of Doodyville (the fictional location of the show); Inspector Fadoozle, forever peering through his magnifying glass, who billed himself as "America's number one private eye". On 11 August 2009 the US Postal Service issued a pane of twenty 44¢ commemorative postage stamps honoring early USA television programs. A booklet with 20 picture postal cards was also issued. The stamp honoring "The Howdy Doody Show" (which began as "Puppet Playhouse") has a picture of Howdy Doody's head.
Early 1950s Commercial for Wheaties DeputyDoug829 2011-10-27 | "The Breakfast of Champions" "You Better Eat Your Wheaties" What sparks a champion sparks you: Wheaties. "There's a whole kernel of wheat in every flake." Builds up your wheat power. Pittsburgh Pirates' left fielder Ralph Kiner demonstrates how to power up. Taken from a old episode of "The Trouble with Father" Wheaties began to be advertised on Minneapolis' WCCO radio station on December 24, 1926, with the first-ever commercial jingle. Its lyrics were sung to the tune of the then-popular "She's a Jazz Baby" Wheaties began its association with sports in 1927, through advertising on the southern wall of minor league baseball's Nicollet Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the contract, Wheaties sponsored the radio broadcasts of the minor league baseball team, Minneapolis Millers, on radio station WCCO and Wheaties was provided with a large billboard in the park to use to introduce new slogans. The first such slogan on the new signboard was penned by Knox Reeves, of a Minneapolis advertising agency. When asked what should be placed on the sign for Wheaties, Reeves sketched a Wheaties box on a pad of paper, thought for a moment, and wrote "Wheaties-The Breakfast of Champions". Throughout the 1930s, Wheaties increased in popularity with its sponsorship of baseball broadcasting, and by the end of the decade, nearly a hundred radio stations carried Wheaties sponsored events. During these events, athlete testimonials about Wheaties were used to demonstrate that Wheaties was indeed the breakfast of champions. Also in the early 1930s, athletes began to be depicted on the packaging of Wheaties, and the tradition is continued today. The heyday of Wheaties came in the 1930s and early 1940s, as testimonials peaked from nearly every sport imaginable. Among the many testimonials included were: baseball stars, managers, and trainers; broadcasters; football stars and coaches; circus stars and rodeo; livestock breeders; a railroad engineer; horsemen and jockeys; a big-game hunter; automobile racers; an aviator; a speedboat driver; an explorer; and parachutists. Wheaties maintained brand recognition through its definitive association with sports, and its distinctive orange boxes. It became so popular that in the 1939 All-Star Game, 46 of the 51 players endorsed the cereal. In the months following, Wheaties became a sponsor of the first televised commercial sports broadcast. On August 29, 1939, NBC presented the baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers to approximately 500 television set owners in New York City, while Red Barber was the inaugural play-by-play broadcaster. A measure of the product's familiarity is the reference in the 1941 baseball song Joltin' Joe DiMaggio, performed by Les Brown and his orchestra during DiMaggio's record hitting streak. In the song, Joe D. gets a clutch base hit, and the band awards him "a case of Wheaties".
