In 1963, music impresario Richie Barrett was looking for the next “big thing.” He was responsible for discovering and promoting such popular and, more importantly, top-selling musical acts like Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers and Little Anthony & The Imperials. Barrett assembled a trio of Philadelphia teenagers and dubbed his new group The Three Degrees. …
I saw Lilies of the Field when I was a kid. I watched it with my mom, who ignited my love of movies. She was also a big fan of Sidney Poitier’s. I remember loving the film and being just riveted — captivated — every moment that Sidney Poitier was on the screen. He was …
This is how I choose to remember Meat Loaf. It’s 1978 and he’s pointing an accusatory finger at an overly-cosmeticed Karla DeVito. His ruffled tuxedo shirt is untucked and sweaty and he’s praying for the end of time. No politics. No pandemics. Just paradise… and a light from the dashboard.
Just after her graduation from high school, a talent scout from Warner Brothers signed Lynn Baggett to a contract. The studio made up a backstory for Lynn, claiming wins in a number of beauty pageants. The fiery redhead was cast in a number of uncredited roles in films, including The Adventures of Mark Twain, Mildred …
There’s this phenomena called “Jewish Geography.” I don’t know how far it reaches or if it is known by other names in other parts of the country, but in the great I-95 Corridor that runs from New York City to roughly just north of Baltimore (including a big geographical leap to the many tribesman transplants …
She was a singer, an icon, a pioneer, an inspiration and a fighter. Ronnie Spector passed away in January 2022. A fighter to the end.
