It’s Friday! Arnold George Dorsey was born in 1936 in what was then British India. His family moved to Leicester, England ten years later. It wasn’t until twenty years later, after several failed...
It’s Friday! This week we return to the groovy world of Scopitones to sample the work of Danyel Gérard. Born in Paris to an Armenian father and an Italian mother, Gérard grew up mainly in Rio de...
It’s Friday! There’s nothing particularly groovy about Judy Garland, unless perhaps you were to watch “The Wizard of Oz” on LSD. Not that I’ve done that. I’m just guessing. This week I...
It’s Friday! Twice before we’ve dipped into the Malaysian film “A-Go-Go ‘67” for a Groovy Friday clip, first with this: And later with this: Both times, I wrote precious little about what I...
Last week we had “Land of 1000 Dances”. This week, it’s land of one dance. “The Clyde.” Of course you’ve heard of it. In 1964, on dance floors, table tops and car hoods across the...
It’s Friday! We have a lot of disparate information to go over this week, so let’s get right to it. There have been many well-known brother-sister acts in entertainment history: Fred and Adele...
It’s Friday! It’s been a while since we dipped into the deep Bollywood well for something refreshingly groovy. This week, I’m pulling up three delightful clips to send you off on your...
It’s Friday! We all know the career trajectory of Olivia Newton John, right? If you don’t, just pretend you do. Born in Australia, she came to fame as a light country singer and scored...
It's Friday. Every week I try to bring you a groovy video clip to kick off your weekend. I feel I’ve done that this week. This clip, while lo-res, is definitely groovy. I also try to delve into...
It’s Friday! By now you all know about the passing last weekend of rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry. Much has been written about him since then and there’s nothing new I can add here. ...
