Sweet Soul Music

Legendary artists from Stax Records in Memphis perform during a Stax Volt Revue in Norway from 1967. Whooooooooohooooooooooo!

she's naughty

Saturday morning dose of The Beatles

Happy Thanksgiving!

Let's not forget what Thanksgiving is all about. Pass the turkey!

Lou Rawls

I needed to get in the mood for a fun Friday night out. Mmmkay?

Muriel's Wedding

An ABBA song got me thinking about 1995's Muriel's Wedding starring the astounding Toni Collette. If you love ABBA and you've never seen this film, you are in for a real treat. Loves ya Muriel.

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

Another show I remember from the cheesy 70s was this. It always confused me as to why daughter Alice came home from her date disheveled during the show's intro. Was she wasted? Date raped? WTF? The 70s were messed up. The show ran from 1972-1974.

Zoom tv show

A coworker recently mentioned that she's good friends with a former Zoomer. If you were a kid during its 1972-78 run, you watched Zoom every night at 6 on PBS. I haven't seen these show openings in 40 years yet I remember these kids so well. Send it to Zoom!

1967's Summer of Love

Far-out footage of San Francisco and Swinging London from 1967.

Saturday night dose of 1966

A crime-fighting rock group with matching boots. Groovy man.

exit, stage left

Who was Snagglepuss anyway? A big, pink, gay lion? Theme songs.

The Searchers

Beautiful color film of The Searchers circa 1963/64.

mods, rockers + beatniks

If I want to be a beatnik, does that mean I can't bathe anymore?

go away already

I recently returned from a trip to Amsterdam, Paris and Venice. I first went to Amsterdam and Paris on a school trip when I was 14. The trip cost $750 and I paid for it myself with my summer-job money. It was one of my best decisions and I'll never forget it. Is there a place you've always wanted to visit? Go there. There's nothing like traveling. It's the best gift you can give yourself and the memories will last forever.

 Here I am in Paris on the Eiffel Tower in 1980.

The Grand Canal in Venice viewed from the Rialto Bridge.



When in Amsterdam, hop on a bike and join the locals.

1964 Boston Marathon

I grew up in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, start of the Boston Marathon. Thousands of people flood this town on marathon day and a few hours later it's deserted. Here's great footage from 1964.
The Hopkinton High School Band performs at the start. Those kids playing in the band were just hit with a massive wave of Beatlemania.

Beatlemania

Terrific footage of teenagers being interviewed during Beatlemania.

wonderful weirdness

Raquel and the Bugmen spacin' out. What's your sign?

Labor Day Weekend dose of 1965

I don't even care about the "for reseach only" text. Marvelous!

tomorrow is a drag man...

...tomorrow is a big time bust. Here's a little culture for you.

Sunday morning 80s flashback

Shindig!

If you love Shindig! as much as I do, you'll want to see this.

how do you not love 1965?

Check out Susan Hart's outfit. She talks about starring in American International films like Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine. What's she hidin' under that hat? I'd like to know... Here's the opening sequence with a groovin' theme song by The Supremes.

surf city

Gnarlatious footage of the surf and skateboard culture from 1966.

Saturday afternoon dose of the 70s

Yowza! Dare to wear the multi-color mood ring, or shirt.

Beatles blow up dolls

How did the moans in the background make it by censors? 😆

Saturday night dose of Shindig!

twang time

The Everly Brothers perform in 1961 with The Crickets.

mambo baby, mambo!

This is a good song to play on the kazoo. But this one is better!

Sunday afternoon dose of 1965

The Shangri-Las give him a great big kiss on Shivaree.

Who was your first concert?

Mine was The B-52s in 1982 at the Ocean State Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island. The B-52s gave me hope as a teenager that there were other normal people out there. Whooooohooooo!

confessions of a disco child

Supposedly, the music that you listened to when you were 13 is music you always have a fondness for throughout your life. I turned 13 in 1978 when disco was still huge. The songs from Saturday Night Fever were played on the radio, A LOT. My junior high Saturday Night Fever-themed dance was cancelled due to the Blizzard of '78. I never missed Dance Fever – to giggle of course. This scene epitomizes that era for me. What music did you listen to when you were 13?

Juke Box Jury

How bizarro was this show from 1960? Cool jukebox though.

1964 Beatles interview

Here's a Scottish interview from 1964 if you're so inclined.

Sunday morning dose of 1965

Mothers hide your daughters. The Stones on Top of the Pops.

The Doors

The Doors actually lip-synched on American Bandstand in 1967.

cha cha cha

Kids doing the Cha Cha on American Bandstand from 1957.

The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons were named after a bowling alley in New Jersey.

James Brown's Boston Garden concert

Here's the entire 1968 concert shortly after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death. It was broadcast live on PBS to prevent riots in the city.

Easter morning dose of 1966

Norma Tanega sings her groovy hit Walkin' My Cat Named Dog.

Janis Ian's Society's Child

Society's Child is a hauntingly beautiful and poignant song about the taboo subject of interracial relationships. Janis Ian hit the charts with this song as a 16-year-old in 1967. Many radio stations banned it. Ugh.

Janis won a Grammy for At Seventeen in 1976 for her tearjerker of a song about teenage pain. Wasn't high school a blast?

Saturday morning dose of go-go-ness

The Castaways perform Liar, Liar circa 1965. Go cats go!

Trini Lopez

I love the exuberant audience and groovin' bassist. Watusi!

Sir Douglas Quintet

Get the party started on Playboy After Dark. On Hullabaloo.

Sunday morning dose of Motown

The Supremes sing Nothing But Heartaches on Hullabaloo.

drums and guitars

The Ventures perform Wipeout live. My arms hurt.

if you love The Beatles...

...then you'll dig this live, 1963 performance on Swedish tv.

Aretha Franklin on Merv Griffin

Spectacular performance by Aretha and her fab back-up singers.

Johnny and June

one pill makes you larger

The Jefferson Airplane appear on American Bandstand at the onset of 1967's "Summer of Love" in San Francisco, California.

20 Feet From Stardom

Nice to see this film win best documentary at the Oscars last night. Darlene Love belted out her thanks in song. See it here.

Early Dusty Springfield

The folk group The Springfields sing Island of Dreams, circa 1962. Dusty sings In the Middle of Nowhere with great backup singing.

Sex Machine

If you dig James Brown, this is a must-see from 1971.