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Reading the chapter in Friedwald's book about the early 50s when he became a solo, mostly ballad singer.

I remember watching that! Aretha singing a little of "Love you Madly" was fun.

What a wonderful actor he was! I read where he licensed AI to reproduce his voice, so I guess Darth Vader will indeed live more or less forever.

A friend tried showing that one to students in a class, and they were bored to death. I guess it just moves too slowly for people raised in a video culture of quick cuts.

Sounds ok to me, I mean, for that 60s pop kind of style.

Scott Wenzel's lovely epitaph for Dan Morganstern in which he discusses the latter's notes for this set caused me to get it out and give it a listen.

Like so many, I encountered him in his wonderful, wonderful liner notes to numerous issues and reissues. His work at the Institute has probably done more to preserve the music than practically anyone else. Some of his best writing is in this fine book. What a great life!

I love that show! I have a t-shirt with Amos on it that says "I am that guy"

Listening through this one as I read Friedwald's biography Disc 7 right now

Ok, I like superhero movies (I still have a Marvel silver age collection), so I went to see "Deadpool and Wolverine." All the Deadpool movies break the fourth wall, but this one just obliterates it! Way too many fights, but the cameos are fun.

Broadcast from the late period Old Testament band. Ok sound.

Discs 1 and 2 of this one, accompanying a reading of Friedwald's musical bio.

Nice find! Both singers at the top of their respective games.

Just got this one. HOW on earth did I not have it already?! It is absolutely beautiful!

I'm listening to disc 3, liking better than disc 2.

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Just saw "Fly Me to the Moon." Clever and enjoyable rom-com. But it is a rom-com.

As I watched that vid of the James band with Buddy Rich, it struck me once again what a great trumpeter Harry James was. He had such great power and range. A box set of all of James's recordings with Rich (for Capitol and Verve, I think) would make for a great listen.

That's a GREAT movie!!

I'm coming to this discussion late (been on vacation). I think it's great news. The V-Discs have been reissued all over the place for years, and the Vanguard material deserves to be reissued in an organized way. There are at least two cds worth of Vanguard things by Jimmy Rushing alone. I assume those will be part of these new sets?

Continuing to explore this wonderful singer

No sign of mine in Oregon.

Elements of that one were incorporated into the execrable "Queen of the Damned." We'll hope Season 3 is *far* better than that mess!