Category Archives: Music

A Note on Music for Silent Films

Posted on May 28, 2013 by

A Blackhawk film in all its low-tech glory is for sale on EBay with bids starting at $9.99. Note the lack of a ZIP Code in the address, which would peg the film as dating from the 1950s or early … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Organist C. Sharp Minor, Major Talent

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Music was an integral part of silent films, giving emotional texture or humorous voice to the films’ precious images. Different types of music and musicians accompanied them: orchestras, bands, photoplayers, pianists and organists. Leading the pack as one of Los … Continue reading →

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Musicland Mystery Photo (Updated ++++)

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Look what I found! Remember it from here?

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Punk Rock Riot on Sunset Boulevard!

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

  How about this retro artwork on the ad for “Nicholas Nickleby?” Sort of Peter Max via “Yellow Submarine.” Jan. 10, 1983: A riot breaks out among an estimated 2,000 punk rockers during a concert at Studio Instrument Rentals at … Continue reading →

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Millennial Moment: Soviets at Stalemate in Afghanistan, U.S. Economy Worst in Four Decades

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

Licorice Pizza! Michael Jackson’s “Thriller!” Men at Work! Kenny Loggins! Stray Cats! J. Geils Band! Foreigner! Dec. 19, 1982:  In the lead story, Times reporter Tyler Marshall says: “Despite three years of increasingly intense military operations and deepening political involvement, … Continue reading →

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On Eve of Pearl Harbor Anniversary, Roosevelt Halts Enlistments

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

Dec. 6, 1942: As the nation nears the first anniversary of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt halts all enlistments in the armed forces, shifting the military entirely to the draft. The services also stopped taking men older than 38 and opened … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead – James Reese Europe

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

A piece of sheet music featuring James Reese “Jim” Europe has been listed on EBay with bids starting at $3,999.99. James Reese Europe   I think my favorite period is 1900-15. Not that I’d want to live back then, I’m … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywood Boosts Itself With a Song

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

  Hollywood Boulevard came into existence in 1910, when Prospect Avenue saw its name changed to Hollywood Boulevard. This was Hollywood’s main street, full of stores, churches and theaters. As the town grew, and especially when movie studios moved to … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead: Ada Jones

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

Ada  Jones 1873 – 1922   You youngsters can have your Ladies Gaga and Pinks and Katy Perrys. Give me the great Ada Jones. Ada was the first—and for ten years, the only—female superstar of the early record industry.

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead: Valaida Snow

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

Valaida Snow 1904 – 1956 I am a huge Bix Beiderbecke fan; I prefer him to Louis Armstrong, and as far as I’m concerned, jazz died with Bix in 1931. But a close second to Bix in my heart is … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Photo: A 1972 Cadillac hearse has been listed on EBay at Buy It Now for $4,200. (Note: it has a 472 engine in case you are in a hurry). Queen of the Dead – dateline August 27, 2012 •   Phyllis … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

A folk art carving of a hearse has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $64.99. Queen of the Dead – dateline August 13, 2012 •  I hate it when someone fascinating dies and I first hear about them through … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywood Bowl

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

Attending a concert at the Hollywood Bowl during the summer is a long Los Angeles tradition. This treasured local jewel located at 2301 N. Highland Avenue gained fame for its natural and wonderful acoustics in the late 1910s, with the … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory/Hollywood Heights — Sheet Music and the Movies: Sex Sells

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

For centuries, music was the main form of entertainment for families. To help facilitate the learning of songs, printing of sheet music began in the early 1800s. The business was disorganized and haphazard, with no great ballyhooing system to spread … Continue reading →

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‘Casablanca’ Cast Honors Michael Curtiz’s 15 Years in U.S.

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

July 7, 1942:Twin brothers Walter and Sol Brundo, jazz musicians, join a military band stationed at Camp Haan in Riverside County.   I can’t find any trace of Sol and Walter. I wonder what became of them. “The Magnificent Ambersons”opens at … Continue reading →

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Judge Cites ‘Right of Battle’ in Sentencing Conscientious Objector

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

June 16, 1942:  Robert Lee Allen is sentenced to five years in federal prison for refusing to enlist in the Army. Judge Jeremiah Neter, 80, noted that Allen had not used the available provisions to file for conscientious objector status … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

Photo: A stereo picture of the hearse carrying the body of President McKinley has been listed on EBay at  $18.95. Queen of the Dead – dateline June 4, 2012 Just back from Paris, my dears, and what you’ve heard is … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Photo: A 2003 Cadillac hearse listed on EBay, with bids starting at $18,900. Queen of the Dead – dateline May 21, 2012 •   Restaurateur (The Forge and The Glen in Tulsa), racecar driver, military historian and coffee heir (McLaughlin’s Coffee … Continue reading →

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Pilot Lands P-38 Between Venice, Ocean Park Piers

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

May 17, 1942: Lt. William K. Long lands his P-38, with smoke pouring from one of the engines, between the Venice and Ocean Park piers. “Then, swimming a short distance through deep water, he waded ashore,” The Times said. Philip … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – On Viewing ‘Napoleon’

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Photo: Albert Dieudonné in “Napoleon.” Credit: San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Oakland and the East Bay area were the places to be the weekend of Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1.  The silent film JOAN OF ARC played in … Continue reading →

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