Sunday, November 27, 2011

Show Business .. and More

Robert Morse leads the pack in this infectious rendition of "The Brotherhood of Man," from the screen adaptation of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying:



Robert Morse in a delightful duo on "The Company Way," from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying:



Robert Morse as mystery guest on "What's My Line," several days after the movie adaptation of "How to Succeed" opened in New York:



Robert Preston, sings "Trouble Right Here In River City," from the screen version of the Music Man:




From "Ain't Misbehavin," it's the title song from the show:


From "Ain't Misbehavin," it's "Honeysuckle Rose":


From "Ain't Misbehavin," it's "A Handful of Keys":


From "Ain't Misbehavin," it's "How Ya Baby?":


From "Ain't Misbehavin," it's "The Ladies Who Sing with the Band":


From Ain't Misbehavin," it's "The Joint Is Jumpin'" and "Lounging at the Waldorf"


From "Ain't Misbehavin," it's "The Viper":


From "Ain't Misbehavin'" it's "Mean To Me":<

From "Ain't Misbehavin'," it's "Suffer Baby":


From "Ain't Misbehavin'," it's "Give Them What They Like":


From "Ain't Misbehavin'," it's "Black and Blue":


From "Ain't Misbehavin'," it's a Fats Waller medley, including: "I've Got My Fingers Crossed"; "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"; "It's A Sin to Tell A Lie"; Reprise of "Ain't Misbehavin'"


"Ain't Misbehavin'" cast performs "the Ladies Who Sing with the Band" at the Tony Awards:



A clear video (with both sides of the stereo) of "Taint Nobody's Bizness," from "Ain't Misbehavin'" TV special:

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

In A Buffalo State of Mind

Buffalo TV - my Toronto-era window onto the U.S. The open to WKBW-TV Channel 7 Buffalo's "Eyewitness News" with Irv Weinstein still resounds with me (and probably with all TV-watching Torontonians of a certain age). Dig this clip from the mid-1980s, to get a feeling of the style and content of a typical "Eyewitness News" broadcast. That theme music still rocks!