Groovy Friday – Ye-Ye
It’s Friday! Sylvie Vartan is possibly the biggest star you’ve never heard of. Born in Hungary in 1944, she went on to become a French and European singing icon. She was known as “The...
Author: André Dupuy
Andre Dupuy is the youngest of five children, a fourth-generation Californian and he knows how to drive a Model-T Ford.
Groovy Friday – What Goes Up
It’s Friday! When you hear the name Barbara Eden, is this the first thing you think of? Of course it is. Unless she pulls off some kind of late career resurgence culminating in an Oscar or Tony,...
Groovy Friday – Another One-Named Singer
It’s Friday! Let me introduce you to Greek singing sensation Marinella. That’s not her real name. She was born in 1938 as Kyriaki Papadopoulou, but that name is tough to fit on a marquee, so she...
Groovy Friday – In Mod We Trust
It’s Friday! Here’s a groovy clip from the 1965 film, Pop Gear, an offshoot of the British television series Top of the Pops. This musical anthology film featured such well-known acts as The...
Groovy Friday – Take What You Want.
It’s Friday! Here’s a rockin’ little tune from Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers to kick off your weekend. The band formed in 1957 and recorded prolifically, but it wasn’t until Brian...
Groovy Friday – A Tribute to Bobby Freeman.
It’s Friday! “Groovy Friday” alumnus Bobby Freeman died this week at the too young age of 76. He leaves behind a legacy of two memorable pop hits, “Do You Wanna Dance” and “Do the...
Groovy Friday – Meet the Japanese Arabs
It’s Friday! Meet the Japanese Arabs. We’ve visited this film before and we’ll visit it again. “Go-Go ‘67’ I want one of those polka-dot shirts. Have a groovy weekend!
Groovy Friday – Anything Goes and Everything Grows
It’s Friday! This week we’re focusing on several clips taken from the 1965 film Village of the Giants. My experience with this film started as a kid, when I would watch it on local television...
Groovy Friday – Le Twist
It’s Friday! Here’s a little something different for Groovy Friday. No girls in go-go boots this week, but groovy just the same. It’s film and recording legend Maurice Chevalier doing The...
Groovy Friday – Fly Aeroflot, Comrades
It’s Friday! Here’s a delightful way to start the new year. It’s a 1970 advertisement for Aeroflot, the national airline of the former Soviet Union and, at the time, the largest airline in...