Other Interesting Videos

When Worlds Collide

The Andrews Sisters meet The Supremes!

When Worlds Collide Part 2

Jimmy Durante meets Linda Ronstadt. Ha cha cha cha!

When Worlds Collide Part 3

Janis Joplin sings with Tom Jones on "The Tom Jones Show" in 1969.

When Worlds Collide Part 4

Bing Crosby meets The Temptations and joins them on "My Girl". Mel Brooks called Bing Crosby "the first hip white guy" and, if you listen to -- especially -- his early recordings, he had a great sense of jazz rhythm and could scat with the best if them. I recall an interview that he did around 1965 where he said that The Beatles were quite talented and should be taken seriously. Not many of his generation felt that way back then.

When Worlds Collide Part 5

1930s Big Band great Tommy Dorsey introduces Elvis Presley on Elvis' first, national television appearance January 28, 1956. Dorsey would die later that year.

50th Anniversary of the master FM antenna on Empire State

I wrote a story about this on the articles page. The anniversary was celebrated with a light show synced to Steely Dan's "FM" broadcast on WCBS-FM from the antenna. Drone shots were pretty amazing.

James Brown's Showstopping Performance on The T.A.M.I. Show

1964. Probably one of the greatest performances in the history of popular music.

18 Years Later, The Man Still Had It.

With David Letterman. 1982.

Beatles Live 1964

Never saw this one before. Paris 1965 (Thanks to Matt Slys for the identification). Amazing that they played so well with everyone screaming in an era before adequate stage monitors so you could hear yourself.

Paul McCartney Returns To Liverpool with James Corden 2018

Isn't This Great?

Old School, But Still Cool.

A recently discovered kinescope of a live, closed-circuit TV charity concert from St. Louis in 1965 featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, and Johnny Carson in his heavy drinking days. There must have been cases of booze backstage!

Past Oscar Winners in 1998 Part One

As a film fan, this was a sheer delight to see.

Past Oscar Winners in 1998 Part Two

Gregory Peck and Shirley Temple bring down the house.

Bjork doing "Earth Intruders" on the Jools Holland Show 2007

Her work always fascinated me. Nobody else like her.

Bjork sings Big Band

Here is Iceland's musical export performing the old Betty Hutton song "Oh, It's So Quiet" on the Tonight Show in 1995.

Sonny and Cher do "I Got You Babe" for the last time

Very sweet.

Shindig! Retrospective

When I was a teenager, the two big network rock and roll shows were Shindig! on ABC in black and white, and "Hullabaloo" on NBC in color. The thing that I liked about Shindig! is that, for the most part, the acts performed live, whereas on "Hullabaloo" only the singing was live.

The Byrds on Hullabaloo

From 1965. As mentioned, Hullabaloo was done in color, but very few color tapes exist. Most of the archive are the black and white kinescopes, but here is a rare, surviving color tape clip. One of the trademarks of the show was to have the musical guests perform a medley of some of the hits of the day. The Byrds did The Lovin' Spoonful song "Do You Believe In Magic". They don't look too thrilled about it.

Ike & Tina Turner on The Big T.N.T. Show 1965

Sequel to the legendary T.A.M.I. Show, shot in 1965 and released in 1966. Not quite as good or acclaimed as The T.A.M.I. Show, but had its moments. Here's a high spot: Ike & Tina Turner with a blazing set.