The Library of Congress has announced this year’s selection of 25 “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” pieces of recorded music to archive into the National Recording Registry, led by albums from Green Day, The Notorious B.I.G., and Blondie.
In addition to Green Day’s seminal Dookie, The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic debut Ready to Die, and Blondie’s commercial breakthrough Parallel Lines, other albums preserved among “the defining sounds of history” include Abba’s Arrival and The Chicks’ Wide Open Spaces. Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow and The Cars’ self-titled debut also made the list.
Songs include Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick’s “LA-di-Da-Di,” Perry Como’s “Catch a Falling Star,” Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” and Gene Autry’s “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” See the full list below and take a look at the Library of Congress’ full registry here.
In addition to Green Day’s seminal Dookie, The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic debut Ready to Die, and Blondie’s commercial breakthrough Parallel Lines, other albums preserved among “the defining sounds of history” include Abba’s Arrival and The Chicks’ Wide Open Spaces. Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow and The Cars’ self-titled debut also made the list.
Songs include Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick’s “LA-di-Da-Di,” Perry Como’s “Catch a Falling Star,” Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” and Gene Autry’s “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” See the full list below and take a look at the Library of Congress’ full registry here.
- 4/16/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Works from Perry Como to The Cars were added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, which designates recordings worthy of preservation “based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.”
Among the 25 selected this year are Abba’s “Dancing Queen,” Blondie’s “Parallel Lines,” The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready to Die,” Green Day’s “Dookie” and The Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces.” Also on the list are Lily Tomlin’s comedy recordings, and much older titles like Gene Autry’s “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” Johnny Mathis’ “Chances Are” and Como’s “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments.” The Cars’ debut album is on the list as well as Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Some of the titles added date to 1919, with the entry of the all-Black 369th U.S. Infantry Band led by James Reese Europe.
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Among the 25 selected this year are Abba’s “Dancing Queen,” Blondie’s “Parallel Lines,” The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready to Die,” Green Day’s “Dookie” and The Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces.” Also on the list are Lily Tomlin’s comedy recordings, and much older titles like Gene Autry’s “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” Johnny Mathis’ “Chances Are” and Como’s “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments.” The Cars’ debut album is on the list as well as Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Some of the titles added date to 1919, with the entry of the all-Black 369th U.S. Infantry Band led by James Reese Europe.
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- 4/16/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Other than making records, what do Green Day, the Notorious B.I.G., classic crooners Perry Como and Johnny Mathis, Latin music giant Héctor Lavoe, and the late Bill Withers have in common? Not much, until today: Works by all those musicians, and over a dozen more, were announced as the latest additions to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry.
Signed off on by then-president Bill Clinton in 2000, the Registry has aimed to collect recordings —musical performances, speeches, and other audio — deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically important.” The first...
Signed off on by then-president Bill Clinton in 2000, the Registry has aimed to collect recordings —musical performances, speeches, and other audio — deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically important.” The first...
- 4/16/2024
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Pop singer Lola Dee, who recorded for the Columbia and Mercury labels in the 1950s and toured around the world with the likes of Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante and Johnnie Ray, has died. She was 95.
Dee died Thursday of natural causes at a nursing facility in Hinsdale, Illinois, her publicist and CD producer, Alan Eichler, announced.
After signing a five-year contract with Chicago-based Mercury Records, a recently formed company that had Frankie Laine, Vic Damone and Patti Page on its roster, the singer, then billed as Lola Ameche, teamed with the Al Trace Orchestra for 1951’s “Pretty Eyed Baby,” which reached No. 21 on the Billboard charts.
She and Trace followed that year with another hit, “Hitsity Hotsity,” and she recorded more than two dozen songs over the next three years, including swinging versions of “Dance Me Loose,” “Old Man Mose,” “Down Yonder,” “Take Two to Tango” and “Don’t Let...
Dee died Thursday of natural causes at a nursing facility in Hinsdale, Illinois, her publicist and CD producer, Alan Eichler, announced.
After signing a five-year contract with Chicago-based Mercury Records, a recently formed company that had Frankie Laine, Vic Damone and Patti Page on its roster, the singer, then billed as Lola Ameche, teamed with the Al Trace Orchestra for 1951’s “Pretty Eyed Baby,” which reached No. 21 on the Billboard charts.
She and Trace followed that year with another hit, “Hitsity Hotsity,” and she recorded more than two dozen songs over the next three years, including swinging versions of “Dance Me Loose,” “Old Man Mose,” “Down Yonder,” “Take Two to Tango” and “Don’t Let...
- 12/9/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Grandaddy has announced a new studio album Blu Wav set for release on February 16th, 2024 via Dangerbird. As a preview, bandleader Jason Lytle has shared the lead single “Watercooler.”
Lytle got the idea for Blu Wav — a mash-up of “bluegrass” and “new wave” — while he was driving through the Nevada desert listening to the classic country radio station. Patti Page’s “Tennessee Waltz” came on, and Lytle found himself mesmerized, thinking about what a classic bluegrass waltz would sound like with a new wave spin. It marks the first time Grandaddy have fully embraced a true country sound, while still staying true to their lo-fi roots.
Complete with a healthy dose of pedal steel (a Grandaddy first), “Watercooler” has the same sort of sublime melody you might hear on a classic country radio station, though it’s doused in some more contemporary, dreamy production. Its lyrics poke fun at Lytle’s dating history,...
Lytle got the idea for Blu Wav — a mash-up of “bluegrass” and “new wave” — while he was driving through the Nevada desert listening to the classic country radio station. Patti Page’s “Tennessee Waltz” came on, and Lytle found himself mesmerized, thinking about what a classic bluegrass waltz would sound like with a new wave spin. It marks the first time Grandaddy have fully embraced a true country sound, while still staying true to their lo-fi roots.
Complete with a healthy dose of pedal steel (a Grandaddy first), “Watercooler” has the same sort of sublime melody you might hear on a classic country radio station, though it’s doused in some more contemporary, dreamy production. Its lyrics poke fun at Lytle’s dating history,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Grandaddy return from an over half-decade recording hiatus with “Watercooler,” the first single from the indie rockers’ upcoming album Blu Wav.
The album gets its name from combining the genres “bluegrass” and “new wave,” with those two sounds clashing somehow seamlessly on the introductory track, which was accompanied by a typically (for the band) lo-fi and strange karaoke video:
“Most of my relationships have involved girls who worked in office settings,” frontman Jason Lytle said of “Watercooler” in a statement. “This song is about the end of one, or perhaps a few,...
The album gets its name from combining the genres “bluegrass” and “new wave,” with those two sounds clashing somehow seamlessly on the introductory track, which was accompanied by a typically (for the band) lo-fi and strange karaoke video:
“Most of my relationships have involved girls who worked in office settings,” frontman Jason Lytle said of “Watercooler” in a statement. “This song is about the end of one, or perhaps a few,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Believe it or not, Diana Ross has never won a Grammy. The legendary diva who charted 12 #1 singles with The Supremes and six as a solo artist has been shut out by the Recording Academy despite 12 nominations between 1965 and 1983. She was, however, bestowed their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. Now, at the age of 78, Ross looks poised to win her first competitive Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Album (“Thank You”), but it’s no sure bet.
While Ross leads our combined Grammy odds, this category has rarely been won by a female artist. In fact, since being introduced in 1992, only three women have taken home the prize for solo efforts. The very first honor went to Natalie Cole for 1992’s “Unforgettable,” which went on to win Album of the Year. The other two ladies to be honored were Patti Page in 1999 for “Live at Carnegie Hall: The 50th Anniversary Concert” and Joni Mitchell...
While Ross leads our combined Grammy odds, this category has rarely been won by a female artist. In fact, since being introduced in 1992, only three women have taken home the prize for solo efforts. The very first honor went to Natalie Cole for 1992’s “Unforgettable,” which went on to win Album of the Year. The other two ladies to be honored were Patti Page in 1999 for “Live at Carnegie Hall: The 50th Anniversary Concert” and Joni Mitchell...
- 12/27/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Kacey Musgraves has recorded a version of the 1961 Elvis Presley classic “Can’t Help Falling in Love” for the upcoming soundtrack to director Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” biopic, the singer has revealed.
The country-pop star noted that she had covered the song Monday while walking the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala. Musgraves was there with Luhrmann, Priscilla Presley and members of the film’s cast.
Details on the soundtrack have been hard to come by before now, with little publicly revealed beyond the fact that the first single from the album, Doja Cat’s “Vegas,” which includes an interpolation of the Presley hit “Hound Dog.” will be out this Friday. Doja Cat premiered a partial version of the song live at her two April Coachella appearances.
Beyond that, all that has been officially said about the soundtrack is that it will be on RCA,...
The country-pop star noted that she had covered the song Monday while walking the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala. Musgraves was there with Luhrmann, Priscilla Presley and members of the film’s cast.
Details on the soundtrack have been hard to come by before now, with little publicly revealed beyond the fact that the first single from the album, Doja Cat’s “Vegas,” which includes an interpolation of the Presley hit “Hound Dog.” will be out this Friday. Doja Cat premiered a partial version of the song live at her two April Coachella appearances.
Beyond that, all that has been officially said about the soundtrack is that it will be on RCA,...
- 5/2/2022
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
It was a big day for Joe Biden's German shepherd Major—and a huge one for Josh Groban as well! On Jan. 17, the singer appeared at Major's virtual "Indoguration Ceremony" to perform a remix of "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" by Patti Page. The ceremony, a play on the President Elect's upcoming Inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, was held by the Delaware Humane Association and Pumpkin Pet Insurance as a charity event. Josh expressed his excitement over the honor in an Jan. 17 Instagram post. "It Came True!! I am so happy," the Harmony artist wrote. "The world is a mess, but we can all agree dogs rule. Let's celebrate...
- 1/17/2021
- E! Online
Dale Sheets, a television pioneer and a manager for some of the top names in music, died on Monday in Los Angeles of heart failure at age 91. His death was confirmed by longtime family friend and former business associate Rob Wilcox.
Sheets held many key entertainment industry roles during his 70-year career. An executive with McA Universal Chairman Lew Wasserman, Sheets became the personal manager of such musical artists as Mel Tormé, Vic Damone, Patti Page, Jack Jones, the Four Freshmen and George Shearing.
Sheets’ first client was Tormé, who he engaged with a handshake on a flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles.
Sheets focused on promoting Tormé’s gifts as a jazz artist, and booked him to perform for jazz venues, including the iconic Newport Jazz Festival and the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. After “The Velvet Fog” signed a deal with Concord Jazz Records, he made...
Sheets held many key entertainment industry roles during his 70-year career. An executive with McA Universal Chairman Lew Wasserman, Sheets became the personal manager of such musical artists as Mel Tormé, Vic Damone, Patti Page, Jack Jones, the Four Freshmen and George Shearing.
Sheets’ first client was Tormé, who he engaged with a handshake on a flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles.
Sheets focused on promoting Tormé’s gifts as a jazz artist, and booked him to perform for jazz venues, including the iconic Newport Jazz Festival and the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. After “The Velvet Fog” signed a deal with Concord Jazz Records, he made...
- 12/10/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Dale Sheets, the onetime right-hand man for Lew Wasserman at McA and Universal who went on to serve as the personal manager for such singers as Mel Tormé, Vic Damone and Patti Page, has died. He was 91.
Sheets died Monday in Los Angeles of heart failure, his longtime family friend and former business associate Rob Wilcox announced.
In 1954, Sheets was working at United Television Programs when the company was acquired by McA, and Wasserman became his boss. A year later, at age 25, he was the youngest vice president in McA history.
“It didn’t take me ...
Sheets died Monday in Los Angeles of heart failure, his longtime family friend and former business associate Rob Wilcox announced.
In 1954, Sheets was working at United Television Programs when the company was acquired by McA, and Wasserman became his boss. A year later, at age 25, he was the youngest vice president in McA history.
“It didn’t take me ...
- 12/9/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Dale Sheets, the onetime right-hand man for Lew Wasserman at McA and Universal who went on to serve as the personal manager for such singers as Mel Tormé, Vic Damone and Patti Page, has died. He was 91.
Sheets died Monday in Los Angeles of heart failure, his longtime family friend and former business associate Rob Wilcox announced.
In 1954, Sheets was working at United Television Programs when the company was acquired by McA, and Wasserman became his boss. A year later, at age 25, he was the youngest vice president in McA history.
“It didn’t take me ...
Sheets died Monday in Los Angeles of heart failure, his longtime family friend and former business associate Rob Wilcox announced.
In 1954, Sheets was working at United Television Programs when the company was acquired by McA, and Wasserman became his boss. A year later, at age 25, he was the youngest vice president in McA history.
“It didn’t take me ...
- 12/9/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Don’t do it Vittorio! The Italian master’s last neorealist project was done ‘in collaboration’ with American producer David O. Selznick, who proceeded to crowbar his way into every directorial decision. The resulting ‘creative differences’ spoiled Signor De Sica’s Italian version, but that wasn’t enough. Selznick put it through a sausage machine for the American release, which is almost half an hour shorter. Jennifer Jones and Montgomery Clift are excellent in both versions, but De Sica’s is far superior — and studying the differences tells why the first demand of powerful directors is to retain final cut. The presentation offers both full films, plus the short subject Selznick added to bring his version up to minimal feature length.
Terminal Station & Indiscretion of an American Wife
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1953 / B&w / 1:37 flat Academy / 89 + 72 min. / Street Date March 31, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift,...
Terminal Station & Indiscretion of an American Wife
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1953 / B&w / 1:37 flat Academy / 89 + 72 min. / Street Date March 31, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift,...
- 4/7/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Tony Sokol Feb 8, 2020
Robert Conrad took stunt gigs with lines to pick up two checks, and was a singer who hit billboard.
Robert Conrad, best known for his roles in the television series Hawaiian Eye, The Wild Wild West and Baa Baa Black Sheep, died of heart failure in Malibu, Calif., on Feb. 8, according to Variety. He was 84.
“He lived a wonderfully long life and while the family is saddened by his passing, he will live forever in their hearts,” family spokesperson Jeff Ballard said in a statement. The family will hold a small private service on March 1, which would have been Conrad's 85th birthday.
Conrad Robert Falk was born on March 1, 1935, in Chicago, Al Capone's old stomping grounds. According to a 2008 interview with Tony Medley, One on One with Robert Conrad, Conrad said his "best friend. Best." was Michael Spilotro, the character Joe Pesci played in Martin Scorsese's gangster film Casino.
Robert Conrad took stunt gigs with lines to pick up two checks, and was a singer who hit billboard.
Robert Conrad, best known for his roles in the television series Hawaiian Eye, The Wild Wild West and Baa Baa Black Sheep, died of heart failure in Malibu, Calif., on Feb. 8, according to Variety. He was 84.
“He lived a wonderfully long life and while the family is saddened by his passing, he will live forever in their hearts,” family spokesperson Jeff Ballard said in a statement. The family will hold a small private service on March 1, which would have been Conrad's 85th birthday.
Conrad Robert Falk was born on March 1, 1935, in Chicago, Al Capone's old stomping grounds. According to a 2008 interview with Tony Medley, One on One with Robert Conrad, Conrad said his "best friend. Best." was Michael Spilotro, the character Joe Pesci played in Martin Scorsese's gangster film Casino.
- 2/9/2020
- Den of Geek
This article marks Part 9 of the Gold Derby series analyzing 84 years of Best Original Song at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at the timeless tunes recognized in this category, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the Academy Awards winners.
The 1964 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“Dear Heart” from “Dear Heart”
“Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte” from “Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte”
“Chim Chim Cher-ee” from “Mary Poppins”
“My Kind of Town” from “Robin and the 7 Hoods”
“Where Love Has Gone” from “Where Love Has Gone”
Won: “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from “Mary Poppins”
Should’ve won: “Dear Heart” from “Dear Heart”
1964 is one of the more aggravating years at the Oscars, that time “My Fair Lady” crushed the brilliant likes of “Becket” and “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” across the board. Rex Harrison defeated Richard Burton,...
The 1964 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“Dear Heart” from “Dear Heart”
“Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte” from “Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte”
“Chim Chim Cher-ee” from “Mary Poppins”
“My Kind of Town” from “Robin and the 7 Hoods”
“Where Love Has Gone” from “Where Love Has Gone”
Won: “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from “Mary Poppins”
Should’ve won: “Dear Heart” from “Dear Heart”
1964 is one of the more aggravating years at the Oscars, that time “My Fair Lady” crushed the brilliant likes of “Becket” and “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” across the board. Rex Harrison defeated Richard Burton,...
- 10/1/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
"The Furniture" is our weekly series on Production Design. You can click on the images to see them in much more magnified detail. Here's Daniel Walber...
“Hush hush, sweet Charlotte,” Patti Page softly croons, “He’ll love you till he dies.” The title song of Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte may not be as catchy as “Chim Chim Chiree,” which took the Oscar, but it has a much creepier sort of staying power. Here’s the final verse:
“And every night after he shall die
Yes every night when he’s gone
The wind will sing you this lullaby
Sweet Charlotte was loved by John.”
The music haunts Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis), along with everything else: her house, her family and her memories.
This Southern Gothic vibe is what separates the film from What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Well, that and the fact that Joan Crawford walked off the set.
“Hush hush, sweet Charlotte,” Patti Page softly croons, “He’ll love you till he dies.” The title song of Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte may not be as catchy as “Chim Chim Chiree,” which took the Oscar, but it has a much creepier sort of staying power. Here’s the final verse:
“And every night after he shall die
Yes every night when he’s gone
The wind will sing you this lullaby
Sweet Charlotte was loved by John.”
The music haunts Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis), along with everything else: her house, her family and her memories.
This Southern Gothic vibe is what separates the film from What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Well, that and the fact that Joan Crawford walked off the set.
- 4/10/2017
- by Daniel Walber
- FilmExperience
Our pick for the best score/soundtrack of last year, Carter Burwell‘s Carol composition is a magnificent piece of work, perfectly intertwined with the characters and their emotional trajectories in Todd Haynes‘ drama. Thanks to Varèse Sarabande, it’ll now get a double vinyl release this June (pre-order here), complete with three additional tracks: Patti Page‘s “Don’t You Believe Me,” Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys‘ “Slow Poke,” and The Four Aces‘ “A Garden in The Rain.” The collection is split between the score and songs.
Check out the details below, along with the bonus tracks embedded, and a 30-minute talk with Haynes, who will begin production on his ambitious new feature Wonderstruck next week.
Double 10″ album in gatefold jacket includes 3 songs that were not released on other formats of the soundtrack. One album features songs from the film, including Billie Holiday, Les Paul and other artists from the 1950’s.
Check out the details below, along with the bonus tracks embedded, and a 30-minute talk with Haynes, who will begin production on his ambitious new feature Wonderstruck next week.
Double 10″ album in gatefold jacket includes 3 songs that were not released on other formats of the soundtrack. One album features songs from the film, including Billie Holiday, Les Paul and other artists from the 1950’s.
- 4/28/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Luigi Creatore, who with his cousin Hugo Peretti wrote and produced iconic hits for such stars as Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Perry Como, Sarah Vaughan, Della Reese, Jimmie Rodgers, Patti Page and many others, including the Tokens' Lion Sleeps Tonight, Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love and Wild in the Country, and Cook's Another Saturday Night and Twistin' the Night Away, died of pneumonia at a Boca Raton hospice on Sunday, Dec. 13.He was 93.
- 12/16/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
By Lee Pfeiffer
Released in 1962, Boys' Night Out was considered to be a rather racy comedy that touched upon sexual infidelity in the era when June and Ward Cleaver represented the average American household. The story centers on four businessmen- James Garner, Tony Randall, Howard Duff and Howard Morris- who indulge in a weekly night out that consists of nothing more daring than having some drinks and discussing sex. In a moment of deviancy, they decide to chip in and rent a plush Manhattan apartment, with Garner- the only bachelor of the group- acting as the beard and putting the lease in his name. They then intend to hire a hot blonde to service them on different nights of the week. The plan seems to work swimmingly. The apartment is rented and the requisite blonde (Kim Novak) appears ready, willing and able to indulge. What they don't know is...
Released in 1962, Boys' Night Out was considered to be a rather racy comedy that touched upon sexual infidelity in the era when June and Ward Cleaver represented the average American household. The story centers on four businessmen- James Garner, Tony Randall, Howard Duff and Howard Morris- who indulge in a weekly night out that consists of nothing more daring than having some drinks and discussing sex. In a moment of deviancy, they decide to chip in and rent a plush Manhattan apartment, with Garner- the only bachelor of the group- acting as the beard and putting the lease in his name. They then intend to hire a hot blonde to service them on different nights of the week. The plan seems to work swimmingly. The apartment is rented and the requisite blonde (Kim Novak) appears ready, willing and able to indulge. What they don't know is...
- 3/31/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
How do you solve a problem like Maria? For the producers of The Sound of Music, which hit theaters fifty years ago this week, the solution turned out to be Julie Andrews. Other actresses were considered for the part of the free-spirited nanny whose effervescence overcomes not only the grumpiness of Captain von Trapp but also the tyranny of the Nazis. Among those rumored to have been in the running for the role were Grace Kelly, Doris Day, Audrey Hepburn and Anne Bancroft. But in the end, even the producers who wanted a bigger, more marquee-friendly name agreed that Maria should be played by Andrews.
- 3/6/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
American Horror Story, Season 4, Episode 1: “Monsters Among Us”
Directed by Ryan Murphy
Written by Ryan Murphy
Airs Wednesdays at 10:00 Pm on FX
The fourth season of American Horror Story starts off with a stunning cold open amidst a quaint farmhouse. After stumbling upon a gruesome crime scene, a milkman makes an even more shocking discovery in a rural home. It’s difficult to remember an episode of Ahs in which the camera work is so effective as it is here. “Monsters Among Us,” directed by show creator Ryan Murphy, prefers to keep things hidden off-screen. Rather than show the audience what it is, we instead get a series of gasps, some startling sound effects and a series of shots that are framed to enhance the suspense. “Monsters Among Us” keeps viewers guessing until after the spectacular opening credits (complete with the stop-motion animation and altered music), before it...
Directed by Ryan Murphy
Written by Ryan Murphy
Airs Wednesdays at 10:00 Pm on FX
The fourth season of American Horror Story starts off with a stunning cold open amidst a quaint farmhouse. After stumbling upon a gruesome crime scene, a milkman makes an even more shocking discovery in a rural home. It’s difficult to remember an episode of Ahs in which the camera work is so effective as it is here. “Monsters Among Us,” directed by show creator Ryan Murphy, prefers to keep things hidden off-screen. Rather than show the audience what it is, we instead get a series of gasps, some startling sound effects and a series of shots that are framed to enhance the suspense. “Monsters Among Us” keeps viewers guessing until after the spectacular opening credits (complete with the stop-motion animation and altered music), before it...
- 10/10/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The veteran publicist whose clients included Anthony Hopkins, Dick Van Dyke and Faye Dunaway, died September 15 at his Pacific Palisades home after a brief illness. Bob Palmer was 85. Through his Bob Palmer Public Relations, he also repped actors including Peter Strauss, David Soul, Sada Thompson and Michele Lee.
The Alaska-born, L.A.-raised Palmer became Director of Publicity and Advertising for United Paramount at age 22 and helped create campaigns for the Bay Area premieres of films such as Sunset Boulevard, Shane and The Greatest Show On Earth and promoted stage shows starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Patti Page, and many others. After serving in the Korean War, Palmer moved to ABC Television as a Senior Publicist, working on such TV shows as Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip. He left ABC in 1960 to produce a syndicated series and then joined Gene Autry’s Golden West Broadcasters...
The Alaska-born, L.A.-raised Palmer became Director of Publicity and Advertising for United Paramount at age 22 and helped create campaigns for the Bay Area premieres of films such as Sunset Boulevard, Shane and The Greatest Show On Earth and promoted stage shows starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Patti Page, and many others. After serving in the Korean War, Palmer moved to ABC Television as a Senior Publicist, working on such TV shows as Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip. He left ABC in 1960 to produce a syndicated series and then joined Gene Autry’s Golden West Broadcasters...
- 9/18/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
As told to Rebecca Milzoff I’d been on the road, playing for acts. Vic Damone was the first, then the Ames Brothers. I’d hear some of these songs that were being submitted to the Ames Brothers, and I thought they were so absurdly simple, and maybe very easy to write. So I left to come back to New York to write songs. There was a man named Jack Wolf, and he was the first person I wrote with. He introduced me to the Brill Building. We wrote one song together, probably in my apartment, called “Keep Me in Mind,” for Patti Page. It was not an overnight thing—you had to write a song, get a publisher, make a demo—but that was my introduction.I met a few people in the Brill Building and there was an office I could use, and I started to just work with different people.
- 3/25/2014
- Vulture
Shirley Jones Movies: Innocent virgins and sex workers galore (photo: Shirley Jones and Burt Lancaster in ‘Elmer Gantry’) (See previous post: “Shirley Jones: From Book to Movies.”) I haven’t watched The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), a comedy Western directed by Gene Kelly, and starring 62-year-old James Stewart as a cowpoke who inherits an establishment that turns out to be a popular house of prostitution. Henry Fonda plays Stewart’s partner. And I’m sure Shirley Jones, as one of the sex workers, looks lovely in the film. Hopefully, director Kelly gave this likable, talented actress the chance to do more than just stand around looking pretty. But then again … For all purposes, The Cheyenne Social Club ended Shirley Jones’ film stardom; that same year she turned to TV and The Partridge Family. Jones would return to films only nine years later, as one of several stars (among them Michael Caine,...
- 8/28/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Nick Lowe has been grise for a few decades now, but over the last dozen years he’s gotten the éminence thing down, transforming from an ironic Brit-pop also-ran into a wry, ruminative old-fashioned troubadour, with songs and a voice worthy of that impressive head of hair. Lowe has now recorded a Christmas album, Quality Street, which makes some sense. There’s a bit of Father Christmas, a.k.a. Bing Crosby, in Lowe’s mellow croon, and his songs inhabit a kind of spiritual 1959, sitting snugly between Tin Pan Alley pop and country and early R&B and fifties rock and roll. (You can imagine Lowe’s recent songs being sung by Der Bingle or Nat King Cole or Patti Page or, for that matter, Gene Autry or Jackie Wilson or Buddy Holly.) Quality Street’s official release date is October 29, but it’s streaming, for one day only,...
- 7/25/2013
- by Jody Rosen
- Vulture
Norah Jones accepted a Grammy award at the 55th annual Grammys on Sunday evening, but it was not in her name.
Jones attended the pre-Grammy ceremony to accept a Lifetime Achievement Grammy for her late father, Ravi Shankar. Shankar was a famed sitar player who is credited with influencing the Beatles.
"I was very excited to hear about the lifetime achievement award a week before my dad passed away, one day before he went into surgery," Jones said in an email to the AP. "He knew about it and was very happy, and also that he and my sister, Anoushka, were both nominated in the same category for a Grammy (this year) was a special thing as well. We all miss him and are very proud of him. I will forever be discovering and re-discovering his music from all walks of his long and amazing life."
When accepting the award,...
Jones attended the pre-Grammy ceremony to accept a Lifetime Achievement Grammy for her late father, Ravi Shankar. Shankar was a famed sitar player who is credited with influencing the Beatles.
"I was very excited to hear about the lifetime achievement award a week before my dad passed away, one day before he went into surgery," Jones said in an email to the AP. "He knew about it and was very happy, and also that he and my sister, Anoushka, were both nominated in the same category for a Grammy (this year) was a special thing as well. We all miss him and are very proud of him. I will forever be discovering and re-discovering his music from all walks of his long and amazing life."
When accepting the award,...
- 2/11/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Justin Timberlake performs the Grammys
(All photos Getty)
There's no sense complaining about this year's Grammys, because the 2013 ceremony delivered everything you want in a mind-numbing awards brouhaha: unexpected winners (Adele in Pop Vocal Performance for a live recording -- gasp!), a couple of stellar performances (specifically The Black Keys and Kelly Clarkson covering standards by Patti Page and our girl Carole King), a pint of top-shelf gayness (Elton John, Nph, and Frank Ocean in a performance that was both immediately emotional and oddly static) and a nice smattering of idiocy (Host LL Cool J is addicted to Twitter lingo! Hashtag Kangol!). The only thing I found distinctly lacking were the acceptance speeches, which were neither spontaneous nor scripted enough throughout Music's Biggest And Most Pompous Night. Only Kelly Clarkson delivered on that front, as she shouted out to fellow performer Miguel, "I don't know who the hell you are,...
(All photos Getty)
There's no sense complaining about this year's Grammys, because the 2013 ceremony delivered everything you want in a mind-numbing awards brouhaha: unexpected winners (Adele in Pop Vocal Performance for a live recording -- gasp!), a couple of stellar performances (specifically The Black Keys and Kelly Clarkson covering standards by Patti Page and our girl Carole King), a pint of top-shelf gayness (Elton John, Nph, and Frank Ocean in a performance that was both immediately emotional and oddly static) and a nice smattering of idiocy (Host LL Cool J is addicted to Twitter lingo! Hashtag Kangol!). The only thing I found distinctly lacking were the acceptance speeches, which were neither spontaneous nor scripted enough throughout Music's Biggest And Most Pompous Night. Only Kelly Clarkson delivered on that front, as she shouted out to fellow performer Miguel, "I don't know who the hell you are,...
- 2/11/2013
- by virtel
- The Backlot
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Sunday night, where artists from all over the globe united in the spirit of music to honor their own. As expected, there were scores of live performances and when all was said and done, the 3 1/2 hour live ceremony provided a well-balanced representation of all musical genres. Opening the show was superstar Taylor Swift, who plucked a scene straight out of Alice in Wonderland for the song "We Are Never Ever Getting Back together." Following Swift's performance, host LL Cool J welcomed everyone to "music's biggest night" and took a moment to explain why hosting the show meant so much to him. "We each experienced a Grammy moment when we were inspired," he said. Inspired moments are indeed what make up the Grammy's, so we've made a list of our own. Adele nabs Best Pop Vocal Performance:...
- 2/11/2013
- by jmaurer@corp.popstar.com (Jennifer Maurer)
- PopStar
var brightcovevideoid = '2156071361001'; It's the only awards show that's as much a concert as it is a parade of stars. So, who brought the goods Sunday night at the Grammys? There were plenty of memorable moments, both solo performances and the duets and collaborations for which the Grammys are so famous. Justin Timberlake made his much-anticipated - and, it turned out, sepia-toned - return to the Grammys, with help from Jay-z, singing "Suit & Tie" and "Pusher Love Girl." That came soon after Taylor Swift opened the show with a flamboyant Alice in Wonderland take on her hit "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.
- 2/11/2013
- by Tim Nudd
- PEOPLE.com
She’s dominated the music industry for over a decade, and earlier tonight (February 10) Kelly Clarkson proved she’s still very much a heavy hitter.
The “Since You’ve Been Gone” songstress took the stage at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards to perform a tribute to Patti Page and pay respects to Carole King.
Before taking to the mic, Kelly took home the award Best Pop Vocal Album for Stronger.
"Miguel, I don't know who the hell you are but we need to sing together, that was the sexiest thing I've ever seen," she said during her acceptance speech of R&B singer and fellow Grammy award winner.
As for the show, also acts scheduled to perform at the Staples Center include Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, and Maroon 5.
The “Since You’ve Been Gone” songstress took the stage at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards to perform a tribute to Patti Page and pay respects to Carole King.
Before taking to the mic, Kelly took home the award Best Pop Vocal Album for Stronger.
"Miguel, I don't know who the hell you are but we need to sing together, that was the sexiest thing I've ever seen," she said during her acceptance speech of R&B singer and fellow Grammy award winner.
As for the show, also acts scheduled to perform at the Staples Center include Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, and Maroon 5.
- 2/11/2013
- GossipCenter
Mumford & Sons, Gotye & Kimbra, Kelly Clarkson, Zac Brown Band and Fun. were just a few of the big winners at the 55th annual Grammy Awards telecast, hosted by LL Cool J and broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Read on for the recap...
For the Complete List of Winners Click Here.
The Winners
Album of the Year went to Babel by Mumford & Sons; Record of the Year went to Gotye & Kimbra's Somebody That I Used To Know; Fun. won Best New Artist, and their We Are Young (featuring Janelle Monae) was named Song of the Year; Kelly Clarkson's Stronger was named Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Country Album was awarded to Zac Brown Band's Uncaged.
Other big accolades handed out during Sunday night's telecast went to Carrie Underwood (Best Country Solo Performance: Blown Away); Frank Ocean was the Best Urban Contemporary Album Winner for Channel Orange; The Black Keys earned Best Rock...
For the Complete List of Winners Click Here.
The Winners
Album of the Year went to Babel by Mumford & Sons; Record of the Year went to Gotye & Kimbra's Somebody That I Used To Know; Fun. won Best New Artist, and their We Are Young (featuring Janelle Monae) was named Song of the Year; Kelly Clarkson's Stronger was named Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Country Album was awarded to Zac Brown Band's Uncaged.
Other big accolades handed out during Sunday night's telecast went to Carrie Underwood (Best Country Solo Performance: Blown Away); Frank Ocean was the Best Urban Contemporary Album Winner for Channel Orange; The Black Keys earned Best Rock...
- 2/11/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
Kelly Clarkson made us all nostalgic for "American Idol" when she performed a musical tribute to two lifetime achievement nominees, Carole King and Patti Page, at the 55th annual Grammy Awards.
Clarkson performed King's "Natural Woman" and Page's "Tennessee Waltz," which brought back memories of her performing "Natural Woman" on "Idol" -- it was the first time we were really like, "Hey, this Kelly Clarkson girl is going places."
We'll post video from the Grammys as soon as we have it (because that "Tennesse Waltz" rendition was gorgeous), but for now, just relive Kelly's "Idol" performance below.
Clarkson performed King's "Natural Woman" and Page's "Tennessee Waltz," which brought back memories of her performing "Natural Woman" on "Idol" -- it was the first time we were really like, "Hey, this Kelly Clarkson girl is going places."
We'll post video from the Grammys as soon as we have it (because that "Tennesse Waltz" rendition was gorgeous), but for now, just relive Kelly's "Idol" performance below.
- 2/11/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Los Angeles -- Ravi Shankar passed away in December before he could attend The Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards celebration where he was to receive a lifetime achievement award. But the 91-year-old sitar master, Indian music promoter and friend to The Beatles got the call a few days before he passed away, and that meant everything to his family.
"I was very excited to hear about the lifetime achievement award a week before my dad passed away, one day before he went into surgery," Shankar's daughter, Norah Jones, said in an email to the Associated Press a few hours before the ceremony. "He knew about it and was very happy, and also that he and my sister, Anoushka, were both nominated in the same category for a Grammy (this year) was a special thing as well. We all miss him and are very proud of him. I will forever...
"I was very excited to hear about the lifetime achievement award a week before my dad passed away, one day before he went into surgery," Shankar's daughter, Norah Jones, said in an email to the Associated Press a few hours before the ceremony. "He knew about it and was very happy, and also that he and my sister, Anoushka, were both nominated in the same category for a Grammy (this year) was a special thing as well. We all miss him and are very proud of him. I will forever...
- 2/10/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Of all the performers called up during the first two marathon days of Grammy rehearsals, none arrived on stage as visibly nervous as Kelly Clarkson who made no secret that she worried about a one-woman train wreck at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. The 30-year-old isn’t fretting about her singing voice (which sounded amazing at Friday rehearsals) or her three Grammy nominations (which include record of the year, perhaps the most coveted trophy in all of music). So what had the American Idol alumnus moaning weakly into the microphone?
“I can’t believe you’re making me say all of this,...
“I can’t believe you’re making me say all of this,...
- 2/9/2013
- by Geoff Boucher
- EW.com - PopWatch
Today we are talking to the proud Pope Of Trash himself - the iconic writerdirector of such seminal cinematic entries as cult classics Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Desperate Living, Hairspray, Cry Baby, Serial Mom, Cecil B. Demented, A Dirty Shame and many more - the one and only John Waters. Packing a characteristically caustic conversation into a relatively brief time slot was no trouble for Waters, for he and I cover a wide range of topics, from his favorite 2012 films to his all-time favorite movie musicals and much more. Most importantly, Waters discusses his process in adapting the hit Tony Award-winning stage property Hairspray into concert form and what we can expect from his newly-penned narration and role as narrator in the live Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presentation of Hairspray In Concert on January 24. Additionally, Waters expounds on his experiences creating the original Hairspray film and how it compares to both its musical sister,...
- 1/19/2013
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
The actor-turned-director tragically died on Jan. 7, his manager confirmed. His body was found in a South Africa hotel — so sad.
David R. Ellis, the actor-turned-stuntman-turned-director, died in Johannesburg, South Africa on Jan. 7. He was 60 years old.
His manager, David Gardner, confirmed the tragic news the day of his death. His body was found in a hotel room, although no other details surrounding his death were available.
David was in Johannesburg to film the 1998 remake of the movie Kite, a Japanese anime film that was to have starred actor Samuel L. Jackson.
“So sad to hear of David R. Ellis passing!” the actor tweeted on Jan. 7. “So talented, so kind, such a good friend. He’ll be missed. Gone too soon!”
David was best known for directing the thriller films Snakes on a Plane and Final Destination 2. He also directed Shark Night 3D and Cellular. David worked on the major films Misery,...
David R. Ellis, the actor-turned-stuntman-turned-director, died in Johannesburg, South Africa on Jan. 7. He was 60 years old.
His manager, David Gardner, confirmed the tragic news the day of his death. His body was found in a hotel room, although no other details surrounding his death were available.
David was in Johannesburg to film the 1998 remake of the movie Kite, a Japanese anime film that was to have starred actor Samuel L. Jackson.
“So sad to hear of David R. Ellis passing!” the actor tweeted on Jan. 7. “So talented, so kind, such a good friend. He’ll be missed. Gone too soon!”
David was best known for directing the thriller films Snakes on a Plane and Final Destination 2. He also directed Shark Night 3D and Cellular. David worked on the major films Misery,...
- 1/8/2013
- by Christina Stiehl
- HollywoodLife
The beloved California public TV host died on Jan. 6 in his Los Angeles home. He retired in November after 25 influential years on the Southern California TV station Kcet.
Huell Howser, the California TV icon who was best known as the host of California Gold on the public TV station Kcet, died in his home on Jan. 6, his station announced. “Huell elevated the simple joys and undiscovered nuggets of living in our great state,” Kcet said in a statement. “… Most importantly, he reminded us to find the magic and wonderment in our lives every day.”
Huell grew up in Tennessee, and graduated from the University of Tennessee, according to the biography posted on the website for Huell Howser Productions, his company. After college, he worked on a U.S. senator’s staff and served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He began his TV career at Wsm-tv in Nashville, and later...
Huell Howser, the California TV icon who was best known as the host of California Gold on the public TV station Kcet, died in his home on Jan. 6, his station announced. “Huell elevated the simple joys and undiscovered nuggets of living in our great state,” Kcet said in a statement. “… Most importantly, he reminded us to find the magic and wonderment in our lives every day.”
Huell grew up in Tennessee, and graduated from the University of Tennessee, according to the biography posted on the website for Huell Howser Productions, his company. After college, he worked on a U.S. senator’s staff and served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He began his TV career at Wsm-tv in Nashville, and later...
- 1/8/2013
- by Christina Stiehl
- HollywoodLife
One of the best selling artists of all time died in Encinitas, Cali. on Jan. 1. She was 85 years old — so sad.
Singer Patti Page, best known for her song “Tennessee Waltz,” died on Tuesday, Jan. 1 7 at her home at the Seacrest Village Retirement Communities in Encinitas, Cali.
Patti emerged just after World War II and was critiqued as being “bland” and “plastic,” but her fans disagreed, and helped her sell over 100 million records.
In 1950, Patti sold 10 million copies of her most famous song “Tennessee Waltz.” The song was a hit for all genres — topping the pop, country and R&B charts.
In 1952, Patti released her song “Doggie In The Window,” but it did not have the same commercial success.
Although the Grammy Awards were not introduced until 1959, Patti won a Grammy nearly 50 years into her career — in 1999 — for Live at Carnegie Hall.
Patti also had a Broadway musical based on her life called,...
Singer Patti Page, best known for her song “Tennessee Waltz,” died on Tuesday, Jan. 1 7 at her home at the Seacrest Village Retirement Communities in Encinitas, Cali.
Patti emerged just after World War II and was critiqued as being “bland” and “plastic,” but her fans disagreed, and helped her sell over 100 million records.
In 1950, Patti sold 10 million copies of her most famous song “Tennessee Waltz.” The song was a hit for all genres — topping the pop, country and R&B charts.
In 1952, Patti released her song “Doggie In The Window,” but it did not have the same commercial success.
Although the Grammy Awards were not introduced until 1959, Patti won a Grammy nearly 50 years into her career — in 1999 — for Live at Carnegie Hall.
Patti also had a Broadway musical based on her life called,...
- 1/3/2013
- by Dory Larrabee
- HollywoodLife
Patti Page has died at the age of 85. The singer - famed for hits such as 'Tennessee Waltz' and '(How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window' - passed away on New Year's Day in Encinitas, California. The news was confirmed by Seacrest Village Retirement Communities, where Page lived, according to the New York Times. Page, who had sung with Benny Goodman, won a Grammy in 1999 for Live At Carnegie Hall - a recording of a 1997 concert held to celebrate her 50th anniversary of being a performer. She saw huge success with some of her records, with 'Tennessee Waltz' selling (more)...
- 1/3/2013
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Washington, Jan 3: American singer Patti Page, whose 1950 hit 'Tennessee Waltz' topped the Us charts for months, has died after suffering a congestive heart failure in a nursing home in Southern California on Tuesday. She was 85.
Nicknamed 'The Singing' Rage', she sold more than 100 million albums in her 67-year career, which also included 1950s chart toppers (How Much Is That) 'Doggie in the Window,' 'I Went to Your Wedding,' and 'All My Love' (Bolero).
Her manager Michael Glynn said that she had been having some health issues for the past couple of years, ABC News reported.
Page won a Grammy for her 1998 album 'Live.
Nicknamed 'The Singing' Rage', she sold more than 100 million albums in her 67-year career, which also included 1950s chart toppers (How Much Is That) 'Doggie in the Window,' 'I Went to Your Wedding,' and 'All My Love' (Bolero).
Her manager Michael Glynn said that she had been having some health issues for the past couple of years, ABC News reported.
Page won a Grammy for her 1998 album 'Live.
- 1/3/2013
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
Patti Page movies: Elmer Gantry, Dondi, Boys’ Night Out Patti Page, whose rendition of “Tennessee Waltz” reportedly sold 10 million copies in 1951, died at Seacrest Village Retirement Communities in Encinitas, Calif., on New Year’s Day. Page was 85. (Photo: Patti Page.) Though best known as a recording artist, Patti Page made a handful of movie appearances in the early ’60s. In 1960, the 33-year-old Page was seen in a supporting role as an Evangelist in Richard Brooks’ movie adaptation of (part of) Sinclair Lewis’ [...]...
- 1/2/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Patti Page, one of the most successful pop stars of the '50s - famed for hits such as "Tennessee Waltz" and "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" - died on Tuesday in Encinitas, Calif., the New York Times reports. She was 85. Seacrest VIllage Retirement Communities, where she lived, confirmed her death to the Times on Wednesday. Page's songs sold millions - "Tennessee Waltz" spent months atop the pop, country and R&B charts and sold a total of 10 million copies - but her singing style and sentimental hits, though favored by the public, did not always receive critical praise.
- 1/2/2013
- PEOPLE.com
Numerous sources are reporting the death of Patti Page, a genre-blurring singer who epitomized the pre-Elvis innocence of popular music, creating a string of sentimental hits that made her the best-selling female artist of the 1950s and an international star for decades. Page was 85. Born Clara Ann Fowler, Page adopted her stage name from the Tulsa radio show—sponsored by Page Milk—where she first broke out as a singer. From there, she became one of the most in-demand voices of the post-World War II era—a soothing voice that spoke of sweeter things and simpler times, with some ...
- 1/2/2013
- avclub.com
Patti Page, best known for such hits as "Tennessee Waltz" and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window," passed away on New Year's Day. She was 85. The legendary songstress, dubbed "The Singing Rage," was the top-selling female artist of the 1950s and sold more than 100 million records during her illustrious career. Page also had 24 top 10 songs, including four that reached No.1 on the charts. Born Clara Ann Fowler in 1927, Page also found success on TV with various programs, including The Patti Page Show. Page not only won a Grammy Award in 1999 for traditional pop vocal performance for Live at Carnegie Hall: The 50th Anniversary Concert, but she was slated to receive a...
- 1/2/2013
- E! Online
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) — Unforgettable songs like "Tennessee Waltz" and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window" made Patti Page the best-selling female singer of the 1950s and a star who would spend much of the rest of her life traveling the world. When unspecified health problems finally stopped her decades of touring, though, Page wrote a sad-but-resolute letter to her fans late last year about the change. "Although I feel I still have the voice God gave me, physical impairments are preventing me from using that voice as I had for so many years," Page wrote. "It...
- 1/2/2013
- by Chris Talbott (AP Staff)
- Hitfix
Patti Page, the singer who rose to fame in the 1950s with such fare as "Tennessee Waltz" and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window," died Tuesday at age 85, the New York Times reports. Also read: Hollywood Says Goodbye: Notable Celebrity Deaths of 2012 According to the Times, Page died in Encinitas, Calif. Born Clara Ann Fowler in Claremore, Okla., in 1927, the singer adopted her stage name after she was enlisted to host a country-music show called "Meet Patti Page," which was sponsored by Page Milk. Signing to Mercury Records, the...
- 1/2/2013
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Patti Page, a singer and actress best known for her hugely successful recording of "Tennessee Waltz," has died at the age of 85. According to her publicist, Page died on Tuesday (Jan. 1).
While she was the top-selling female singer of the 1950s, Page's full career spanned seven decades of music. Her first big song, "Confess," was released in 1947, Page won a Grammy award (for traditional pop vocal performance at the "Live at Carnegie Hall -- The 50th Anniversary Concert"), and she was due to receive a lifetime achievement award from The Recording Academy in Feb. 2013.
Neil Portnow of the Recording Academy released a statement following Page's death in which he stated: "Our industry has lost a remarkable talent and a true gift."
Page's biggest hits were also among the highest-selling records of the 1950s. "Tennessee Waltz" was first released by Patti Page in 1950, as a B-side to a Christmas record. The...
While she was the top-selling female singer of the 1950s, Page's full career spanned seven decades of music. Her first big song, "Confess," was released in 1947, Page won a Grammy award (for traditional pop vocal performance at the "Live at Carnegie Hall -- The 50th Anniversary Concert"), and she was due to receive a lifetime achievement award from The Recording Academy in Feb. 2013.
Neil Portnow of the Recording Academy released a statement following Page's death in which he stated: "Our industry has lost a remarkable talent and a true gift."
Page's biggest hits were also among the highest-selling records of the 1950s. "Tennessee Waltz" was first released by Patti Page in 1950, as a B-side to a Christmas record. The...
- 1/2/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Patti Page, the legendary pop singer whose musical success spawned several television series of her own in the 1950s, has died. Page passed away on New Year’s Day in Encinitas, CA, at age 85. She had more than 100 chart hits during her decades-long career, including such pop classics as “(How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window”, “Old Cape Cod” and “Tennessee Waltz”. She was a regular on several music and variety shows during television’s Golden Age, including The Ed Sullivan Show and The Steve Allen Show. Those led to a Patti Page special on ABC, and later to consecutive series of her own on all three major networks; she was nominated for an Emmy in 1959 for ABC’s Patti Page Show. She also starred in Scott Music Hall Presents Patti Page, a summer replacement series on NBC that gave birth to the twice-weekly syndicated Oldsmobile Presents — Patti Page.
- 1/2/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Patti Page, who made "Tennessee Waltz" one of the best-selling recordings ever, has died. She was 85.
Page died on New Year's Day in Encinitas, Calif., according to her manager.
She was one of the top-selling female singers in history with more than 100 million record sales and created a distinctive sound for the music industry in 1947 by overdubbing her own voice when she didn't have enough money to hire backup singers for the single, "Confess."
She had 24 records in the top 10, including four that reached No. 1. She was also the first singer to have television programs on all three major networks, including "The Patti Page Show" on ABC.
Page died on New Year's Day in Encinitas, Calif., according to her manager.
She was one of the top-selling female singers in history with more than 100 million record sales and created a distinctive sound for the music industry in 1947 by overdubbing her own voice when she didn't have enough money to hire backup singers for the single, "Confess."
She had 24 records in the top 10, including four that reached No. 1. She was also the first singer to have television programs on all three major networks, including "The Patti Page Show" on ABC.
- 1/2/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Patti Page, a legendary pop star of the 1950s, died on New Year's Day in Encinitas, Calif. She was 85. The singer's death was confirmed to The New York Times on Wednesday by Seacrest Village Retirement Communities, where Page lived. Famous for hits like "Tennessee Waltz," "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window" and "Old Cape Cod," Page was one of the top-selling pop singers of the 1950s. Her 1951 hit "Tennesse Waltz" sold 10 million copies, and she won her only Grammy Award in 1999 for [...]...
- 1/2/2013
- Us Weekly
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