In The Wall Street Journal this week, I interviewed actor Stacy Keach for my "House Call" column in the Mansion section (go here). Stacy talked about his cleft lip in childhood and the step his mother took to make sure a bully never picked on him again. Stacy is currently in the CBS sitcom Man With a Plan. [Photo above of Stacy Keach courtesy of CBS]
Here's Fat City's (1972) final scene with Keach and Jeff Bridges...
And here's director John Huston being interviewed about the film...
SiriusXM. If you missed my appearance on Feedback with Nik Carter and Lori Majewski last week, here's the complete broadcast on the history of T. Rex's "Get It On"...
Spotify for 78s. Last week, Jim Eigo of Jazz Promo Services sent along a link to the Boston Public Library's 78rpm collection. Yep, search or browse, click and listen. It's that simple. Go here.
Barefoot in the Park. Here's an acoustic guitarist playing Neal Hefti's catchy theme for Barefoot in the Park...
Charlie Byrd also recorded a rendition of the song...
Pinky Winters. The one and only Pinky Winters will be singing live in San Diego on Tuesday, April 23, from 8 to 10 p.m. (PCT) You can listen from anywhere in the world for free on your phone or computer by signing up. Go here.
Ella Fitzgerald radio. WKCR-FM in New York is presenting a special broadcast to celebrate Ella Fitzgerald, playing her music on the radio for 24 hours next Thursday, April 25. You can listen from anywhere in the world on your phone or computer by going here.
What the heck. Here's Mary Wells in 1964 on Shindig singing My Guy, which had hit #1 that year on Billboard's pop chart...
Oddball album cover of the week.
The first thing I thought of when I saw the above cover was Brent Hinkley in the Seinfeld episode known as "The Sidler" (below)...
