#and how much she loves the kinks and motown! AND THE ANIMALS!!!!!!

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Was standing in line at the IKEA food court line and adjusting some of the magazines/45s I brought with me to measure for display and this older lady and her husband behind me saw the Alan Price sheet music I had in my bag and RECOGNIZED HIM. I was making small talk with them about the meatballs always being out and she was like, "What other singles do you have? I saw you have Alan Price in there!" and I was 🤯🤯🤯

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER MEETING SOMEONE IRL IN THE UNITED STATES WHO KNEW ALAN BY NAME. WAHHHHHHHHHHHH yes I infodumped to her for 45 minutes while we ate and showed her my magazines 🙏

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VHS #309

Walk on By The Story of Popular Song 1-6 (see #308 for 7 & 8), 

aka Popular Song: Soundtrack of the Century Bravo/BBC Bristol Lyle Lovett narrator all with commercials

See many of them here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF28B389D0C529FBE or here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1WC0PL2DeIXvOIkYXmUx33dNXOQiiRy1 or here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL373AB5A84AD41FC9

Lots of great performance footage and b-roll and some good stories.

1) From Russia with Love

pt 1 https://youtu.be/a37EUHmT88s pt 2 https://youtu.be/FUp2ilRQN_0 pt 3 https://youtu.be/_SKeEfNbFSc pt 4 https://youtu.be/1s09k1ovS3k

Russian jews praying, Russian Lullaby - Ella Fitzgerald (https://youtu.be/e_1nagBrG54) this music, immigrants heard other cultures in NYC, all in ghettos of their own, cakewalk ftg, Yiddish theater, Irving Berlin’s ragtime vs Scott Joplin’s, Ian Whitcomb, Harry Von Tilzer (https://youtu.be/vJJbzaX78Z8) This clip but without the same quote, coon songs, Al Jolson - Swanee (Gershwin) (https://youtu.be/bPmBPvHzF2c) this clip, Michael Feinstein, Stanley Crouch, Jolson stares in mirror in blackface and sees Jewish ceremony, Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake (https://youtu.be/QEdb-mYpt1A) This clip, Cole Porter, radio, Louis Armstrong, riverboats, negroes in tuxedos - Crouch, Showboat, Bobby Short, sound films, Hollywood called, Hart & Rogers ftg, Porgy & Bess (https://youtu.be/G6TpVAMVuKY) this clip.

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2) Stardust - The Jazz Age

Bing Crosby, speakeasy’s, Chicago, Wynton Marsalis, Stanley Crouch, Louis Armstrong, Paul Whiteman, Gary Giddens, Rudy Vallee, King of Jazz, Happy Feet (https://youtu.be/1W1V_nsBaX8) This clip, Kay Starr, going from acoustic to electronic recording, scat singing, Anita O’Day at Newport, Hoagy Carmichael Jr, Stardust - a combination of several jazz songs, Billie Holiday, Fine and Mellow (https://youtu.be/SThGnrorGW8) this clip, Ella Fitzgerald, Milt Gabler produced Strange Fruit in 2 takes, Tony Bennett, White Christmas, Sinatra, Saturday Night (https://youtu.be/sTEKrosSZhM) this clip

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3) The Road to Rock n Roll

Elvis - Shake Rattle and Roll, Pat Boone, Jerry Wexler, Loretta Lynn, Son House - Death Letter Blues (https://youtu.be/NdgrQoZHnNY) this clip, WC Handy hears the blues, writes Memphis Blues, St Louis Blues, Bessie Smith, Downhearted Blues written by Alberta Hunter, That Black Snake Moan, Keith Richards, Ray Charles, Leadbelly, Van Morrison, Jimmie Rodgers, Blue Yodel #1 (https://youtu.be/qEIBmGZxAhg) This clip, Grand Ole Opry, Roy Acuff, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Chicago blues, Louis Jordan, radio,    Rufus Thomas, Big joe Turner.

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4) Producer Pop (missed a little of the intro, got the main title.)

How Much Is That Doggie In The Window (https://youtu.be/2AkLE4X-bbU) this clip, Mitch Miller, Ian Whitcomb, easy listening, original echo chamber was a bathroom, Tony Bennet sings Cold Cold Heart, Don Kirshner, Neil Sedaka, Carole King, Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Darlene Love, Gene Pitney, Hal David, Righteous Brothers.

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5) Atlantic Crossing

Neil Sedaka - Calendar Girl, Ray Charles, Bob Crewe, Beatles, Pat Boone sold Beatles pictures, Roger McGuinn, The Kinks, The Animals, covers of Nina Simone tracks - she was not amused, Eric Burden, demo of We Gotta Get Out of This Place, Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, Satisfaction started out as a slow blues, Berry Gordy, Motown, Beach Boys, Elvis Costello, Lou Adler, Four Seasons, Bob Crewe behind them, Brill Building, Bacharach/David, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, added Beatles and Bach to Mr Tamborine Man, John Sebastian.

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6) After the Goldrush

Eagles - Take It Easy, the Viet Nam war, drugs, the Hell’s Angels at Altamont, The Band, Robbie Robertson, Big Pink, Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo, Earl Scruggs playing with them by a pool (https://youtu.be/64bkRgItar0) this clip, Ben Fong Torres, David Crosby on his boat, CSN - Guinnevere (https://youtu.be/LPvOTVVbMko) this clip, Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter, started to write songs, Ripple written in London, America (the band), Paul Simon 1975 interview, Joni Mitchell, her early songs are too twee!, Bill Withers, Flying Burrito Brothers, 1st album cover shooting session, Eagles, The Band.