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via Bounce, PRNewswire: Bounce to Air, Brown Sugar to Stream Aretha Franklin’s Memorial Service Live this Friday 8/31
ATLANTA, Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Bounce television network and the Brown Sugar streaming service are teaming up to carry Aretha Franklin’s farewell memorial service live this Friday, Aug. 31. The funeral will take place at the Greater Grace Temple in Franklin’s beloved hometown of Detroit. Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan, Ronald Isley, Yolanda Adams, Shirley … Continue reading
Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 416 with guests David Arnoff and Chuck Harter is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 416 with guests David Arnoff and Chuck Harter Original Airdates: Aug. 24-27, 2018 First hour: Chuck Harter joins Ed for Part 2 of our look at the era of pop music TV shows from the mid to late … Continue reading
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Tagged August 1966, Blondie, Bob Crane, Boyce and Hart, British bands, Casey Kasem, Chuck Harter, David Arnoff, David Johansen, Davy Jones, Dodger Stadium, Elvis Costello, Gene Weed, Groovy, Harpo Marx, Hollywood a Go Go, Hullabaloo, Ian Dury, Ike and Tina Turner, Jayne/Wayne County, Jimmy O'Neill, Joan Jett, Johnny Thunders, Lloyd Thaxton, Lux Interior, Lydia Lunch, Michael Blodgett, Misfits, Motorhead, Nelson Riddle, Nick Cave, Ninth Street a Go Go, Ninth Street West, Patti Smith, Photo Monitor, Poison Ivy, punk rock, punk rockers, Robert Crane, Robert W. Morgan, rock music, Sam Cooke, Sam Riddle, Shebang, Shindig, Shivaree, Shot in the Dark, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Beatles, The Clash, The Collected Photography of David Arnoff, The Cramps, The Damned, The Dead Boys, The Heartbreakers, The Honeymooners, The Lloyd Thaxton Show, The Monkees, The Ramones, The Shangri-Las, The Turtles, The Untouchables, Tina Turner, underground music, Walter Lure, X
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Marc Cushman, author of Long Distance Voyagers: The Story of The Moody Blues, Vol. 1 (1965-1979), on the origins of the band, including how they got their name; how their use of the Mellotron gave the Moodies their unique symphonic sound; the band’s friendship with The Beatles, and how The Moodies’ understanding of what The Beatles went through helped shape their approach to their own music; how FM radio was a major factor in the band’s success in America; and how a bathroom played a key role in the development of Nights in White Satin. Vol. 1 of Long Distance Voyagers is available now in hardcover and as an eBook through Jacobs Brown Media Group
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Tagged Grahme Edge, John Lodge, Justin Hayward, Marc Cushman, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas, The Moody Blues
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David Arnoff, The Lloyd Thaxton Show, Shebang and More: Next on TVC
Rock music photographer David Arnoff and music and TV historian Chuck Harter will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 24-27 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 8/24 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading
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Tagged August 1966, Blondie, Bob Crane, Boyce and Hart, British bands, Casey Kasem, Chuck Harter, David Arnoff, David Johansen, Davy Jones, Dodger Stadium, Elvis Costello, Gene Weed, Groovy, Harpo Marx, Hollywood a Go Go, Hullabaloo, Ian Dury, Ike and Tina Turner, Jayne/Wayne County, Jimmy O'Neill, Joan Jett, Johnny Thunders, Lloyd Thaxton, Lux Interior, Lydia Lunch, Michael Blodgett, Misfits, Motorhead, Nelson Riddle, Nick Cave, Ninth Street a Go Go, Ninth Street West, Patti Smith, Photo Monitor, Poison Ivy, punk rock, punk rockers, Robert Crane, Robert W. Morgan, rock music, Sam Cooke, Sam Riddle, Shebang, Shindig, Shivaree, Shot in the Dark, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Beatles, The Clash, The Collected Photography of David Arnoff, The Cramps, The Damned, The Dead Boys, The Heartbreakers, The Honeymooners, The Lloyd Thaxton Show, The Monkees, The Ramones, The Shangri-Las, The Turtles, The Untouchables, Tina Turner, underground music, Walter Lure, X
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 415: Remembering Charlotte Rae and Ron Satlof is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 415: Remembering Charlotte Rae and Ron Satlof Original Airdate: Aug. 17-20, 2018 First hour: From October 2010: Television producer and director Ron Satlof (McCloud, Misconceptions, Perry Mason Returns) talks to Ed about working with Martin Scorsese early in … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
Tagged Amazing Spider-Man, Car 54 Where Are You, Charley Varrick, Charlotte Rae, Cory Cooper, David Ogden Stiers, Dean Hargrove, death of Elvis Presley, Diff'rent Strokes, Don Siegel, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Week, Frog Story, Kid Galahad, Larry Strauss, Martin Scorsese, McCloud, Mean Streets, Michael Dante, Misconceptions, Perry Mason, Perry Mason Returns, Raymond Burr, Ron Satlof, Sesame Street, Talking Sixties Drive-In Movies, Television Confidential, The Facts of Life, The Facts of My Life, Tom Lisanti, TV Confidential, Winterhawk
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via Michael Dante Way: Our friend Michael Dante with a report on his trip last week to Memphis to celebrate Elvis Week along with Darlene Love, Millie Perkins, Ginny Tiu and thousands of Elvis fans from all over the world
Actor and author Michael Dante (Winterhawk, Winterhawk’s Land, Kid Galahad), singer Darlene Love and actresses Millie Perkins and Ginny Tiu were among the special guests invited to join thousands of Elvis Presley fans in celebrating the life and legacy of … Continue reading
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Tagged 45 records, albums, awards, Candlelight Vigil, Change of Habit, Darlene Love, Elvis memorabilia, Elvis Presley, Elvis Week, Ginny Tiu, Girls Girls Girls, Gladys Presley, Graceland, Kid Galahad, Memphis, Michael Dante, Millie Perkins, one sheets, photographs, Sirius XM, The King, TV Series Elvis, vintage cars, wardrobe, Winterhawk, Winterhawk's Land
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via PBS: Airing tonight, Friday 8/17, on most PBS stations: Aretha! Queen of Soul, a half-hour remembrance special that celebrates the career of the legendary singer, with archival footage and interviews that will highlight the legacy of America’s beloved “Queen of Soul.” The program will also be available to stream on PBS.org and PBS apps immediately following broadcast
To mark the passing of Aretha Franklin at the age of 76, PBS and WNET will present a half-hour remembrance special, Aretha! Queen of Soul tonight, August 17 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT in the PBS primetime schedule (check local listings). The … Continue reading
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Tagged Aretha Franklin, Baby I Love You, Chain of Fools, Hari Sreenivasan, Motown, Natural Woman, PBS, PBS NewsHour Weekend, Queen of Soul, RESPECT, Think
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