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.

Friday morning dose of 1964

Here are the Dave Clark Five on Top of the Pops.

Bossa Nova Baby

This is from 1963's Fun In Acapulco starring Elvis. Groovy organ.

G-L-O-R-I-A

Don't watch this if you are prone to seizures. Heehaw.

Thursday afternoon dose of 1964

Here are The Supremes performing on Shindig! fifty years ago.

The perfect gift...

...for the naughty kid. Comes complete with a swingin' neck brace.

let it snow

James Brown sings I Got You in 1965's Ski Party. More AIP.

Night Train tv show

Night Train was an all-black rhythm and blues, vocal group harmony and soul music tv show out of Nashville. It ran from 1964-67. Tremendous performances and great backup singing. Check out Jimi Hendrix playing guitar in the opening act. Be good to ya neybaaah.

All hail the Queen of Soul

Aretha performs Rock Steady live on Soul Train from 1973.

Sunday afternoon dose of the 70s

Bring back the disco floor! Check out the same song on Soul Train.

Let me hear ya say yeah!

Dusty and Marvin sing Can I Get a Witness circa 1965.

1965 radio broadcast

Here's an original broadcast including commercials, station jingles
and pop music by WMCA in New York City from February 1965.

Part one


Part two

creepy clowns

If you hate clowns as much as I do, this should give you the krinkles.

Volare

Bobby Rydell sings Volare from 1960 on The Perry Como Show.

The Art Laboe Show

Teenagers jitterbugging to Rockin' Robin on local tv from 1958

Triumph the insult comic dog

Let out your inner insult comic dog next time you get a wiener.

Sunday morning dose of 1965

If you don't know how to do it, I'll show ya how to walk the dog.

totally gnarly 80s flashback

Here's a rate-a-record segment circa 1984 complete with scaredos and cheesebag commercials. I give it a 20. Whoooooooaaaaahhhhh!

driving around in the 50s

Check out the cool cars cruising around L.A. on a smoggy day.

attention all white kids...

Line dancing on American Bandstand during Beatlemania.

rate-a-record

The rate-a-record segment on American Bandstand circa 1964

Saturday morning dose of the 70s

Get out your lace-up hotpants and shake it some more, more, more.

Quando, Quando, Quando

Let's travel back to bizarre 1969 shall we? Just tell me quando.

The Hammond organ

A swell documentary for all you groovy cats and chicks.

Sunday morning dose of go-go-ness

The Move perform on French tv from 1967 complete with go-go girls.

Buddy Rich

Buddy Rich plays in a beatnik club with an alien Jerry Lewis.

Tico Tico

Grab some bongos and help out Ethel. This one is a must-see. Check out Carmen Miranda doing the same number.

The Temptations

Not one, not two, but three by the temptin' Temps. Woohooo!

Saturday morning dose of 1964

I'm amazed at how many of these movies were made. Oy vey.

Beatlemania

Here's a fun 1963 color film of pre-British Invasion Beatlemania.

having a bad day?

Then have a dose of camp to pick yourself up. You deserve it!

Sunday morning dose of the 70s

Zebra 3, Zebra 3. Whooooooooooooooooooaaaaaahhhhhh!

Welcome summer!

Dick Dale and the Del-tones swing it on Beach Party from 1963.

Friday morning dose of go-go-ness...

Sunday evening dose of Swingin' Time

Check out Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels circa 1966.

1960s Beatles-inspired commerical

It's a firecracker treat that's fun to eat. Wooooohooooooooo!

Monday evening dose of Motown

The Velvelettes singing Really Saying Something from 1964.

Get yourself a college girl...

Palm Springs, California

If you're a mid-century-modern nut like me, you'll love this city. The Kaufmann House from 1946, pictured above, was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann. He also commissioned Fallingwater in 1935.

I've never seen such a collection of 50s/60s homes. I smell meatloaf.

Palm Springs has a terrific modern art museum and oodles of mid-century furniture stores containing objects to drool over.

A gigantic sculpture of Marilyn Monroe overlooks the main drag.

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway takes you to the top of the San Jacinto Mountains for the most incredible view of the desert. Scroll through this scene for movie footage of the tram from 1967.

Sonny Bono was mayor of Palm Springs from 1988-92.

Palm Springs is a two-hour drive from Los Angeles and San Diego.