Posts Tagged ‘Lesley Gore’
Lesley Gore dies aged 68
Written by admin on February 17, 2015 – 6:37 am -American singer, Lesley Gore, died on Monday (Feb 16th) aged 68. Her partner, Lois Sasson, confirmed that Gore died at New York University Langone Medical Center in Manhattan after a long battle with lung cancer.
Tags: It's My Party, Lesley Gore, Lesley Gore death, Lesley Gore obituary, You Don't Own Me
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St. Jude’s Greatest Hits – The Great Lost Causes of Rock ‘N’ Soul
Written by admin on June 17, 2011 – 11:20 pm -| Harley Payette attempts to redress the balance for singers, songs and career choices that have been greeted with critical indifference or dismissal – “the great lost causes of rock ‘n’ soul.” |
Tags: Bobby Darin, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Vee, Elvis movie songs, Elvis Presley, Everly Brothers, Harley Payette, Jackie DeShannon, Jesse Belvin, Lesley Gore, Nancy Sinatra, The Belmonts, The Fleetwoods
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Hollywood screening of Beatles’ first American concert
Written by admin on January 13, 2011 – 10:48 pm -On February 11, Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater will screen the complete American concert debut of The Beatles, with special guests The Beach Boys and Lesley Gore.
This is the first time the film has been seen in its entirety since the four nationwide closed-circuit screenings which took place over two weekends in March 1964.
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Ten forgotten originals
Written by admin on June 19, 2010 – 4:23 pm -Sometimes a cover version of a song becomes so well known that the original is largely forgotten and it is the cover that is widely assumed to be the original. In fact, some of the most popular recordings of all time were actually covers. We’ll be looking at some great examples, including two of the most popular rock ‘n’ roll tracks of the 1950s, a doo-wop classic, a memorable 1960s instrumental, and a song that kick-started the biggest dance craze of the 1960s.
Tags: Bill Haley and His Comets, Chubby Checker, Helen Shapiro, Isley Brothers, jerry lee lewis, Lesley Gore, Mack Rice, The Beatles, The Ventures, Wilson Pickett
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T.A.M.I. Show DVD – review
Written by admin on April 23, 2010 – 9:33 pm -| Harley Payette reviews the long awaited T.A.M.I. Show DVD, which is one of the “must have” music DVDs of 2010. |
| When I bought Shout Factory’s first ever issue of the legendary lost concert film The TAMI Show, my night was shot. I spent two hours watching the movie. Then there were another two plus hours soaking up the special features and replaying favorite moments. Then there was the trip to my CD collection to revisit the original recordings of all the great hits I had heard in the show. |
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