Groovy Friday – Simply the Best
It’s Friday! Anna Mae Bullock was born on November 26, 1939 in Nutbush, Tennessee and grew up to be Tina Turner. There’s really not much else to say. Singer, song-writer, actress, dancer,...
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Groovy Friday – I’m Bobby
It’s Friday! Several months ago Annette Funicello was featured here. At the end of that post, I promised a groovy clip from her fellow Mouseketeer, Bobby Burgess. I knew I had the clip filed away...
Groovy Friday – The End is Near
It’s Friday! Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400), known as the father of English literature, wrote in his epic poem Troilus and Crisedye: “But at the laste, as every thing hath ende, She took hir...
Groovy Friday – More and More Kapoor
It’s Friday! It’s time to dive once again into the deep pool of grooviness that is Bollywood. In previous plunges, we’ve come across the great Shammi Kapoor many times. Not surprising as he...
Groovy Friday – Rooftop-A-Go-Go Redux
It’s Friday! This clip was posted here over two years ago during the early days of Groovy Friday. Back then I didn’t write much about the clips. In fact, I wrote nothing. Allow me to correct that...
Groovy Friday – A Very Brady Friday
It’s Friday! Liz Brady was a Brit Ye-Ye girl, a Carnaby Street groove chick with deep Anglo roots. But she wasn't She wasn’t British. She was born Raymonde Fleurat in Heliopolisin, a suburb of...
Groovy Friday – In Line With Katty Line
It’s Friday! Looking back, I realize that we’ve been focusing solely on women artists here for the past few weeks. That’s not going to change. Several months ago we featured Sylvie Vartan....
Groovy Friday – Petulapalooza
It’s Friday! Petula Clark was known as the First Lady of the British invasion. Her name is so familiar that it seems perfectly normal until you ask yourself “How many Petulas have I met?” She...
Groovy Friday – Nous Aime Audrey
It’s Friday! Summer is still going, technically, so let’s have one last summer re-run. This clip was originally posted in the early weeks of Groovy Friday, roughly two years ago, a time when I...
Groovy Friday – Do You Know Jackie DeShannon?
It’s Friday! Let’s be frank. I had heard the name of Jackie DeShannon before I saw this clip, but I had only a vague idea of who that was. A sixties artist, I knew, but I wasn't even sure if...