Category Archives: Music

Found on EBay — Earl Carroll’s

Posted on May 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

At left, a page from an Earl Carroll's nightclub menu that has been listed on EBay. I'll leave it to others to compare these measurements with today's women. Bidding starts at $14.99.

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Crash Kills Drag Racer at Dead Man’s Curve, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dead Man's Curve: Sunset Boulevard west of Groverton Place

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State Athletic Commission Investigates Boxing, Cartoon Death Match, May 20, 1959

Posted on May 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Isn't the Ambassador Hotel great? Oh wait, we let L.A. Unified tear it down. View this page Gangster Squad Officer J.J. "Jack" O'Mara calls on Joe Sica with a subpoena. Unfortunately, the runover of the story didn't get microfilmed. But … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Southern Dining

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 15, 1948

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Travis Edmonson, 1932 – 2009

Posted on May 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Feb. 15, 1984: Edmonson gave this performance after nearly dying from an aneurysm in 1982. Oct. 19, 1958: Bud and Travis sing about the Valley! By Valerie J. Nelson May 12, 2009 Travis Edmonson, a singer-songwriter who as part of … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Voices and Songs of Old Los Angeles

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photographs courtesy of the Southwest Museum Rosendo Uruchurtu (he was Basque, in case you're wondering) demonstrates recording an Edison cylinder, June 5, 1904. The forgotten voices and neglected songs of old California live at the Southwest Museum in several hundred … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Prepares for Opening of Union Station, April 30, 1939

Posted on April 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

The city made a special effort to examine and celebrate its past during the opening of Union Station. Officials mounted a much more elaborate "parade of progress" than I suspect we would see today. Primitive semi-humans called the Lingoo in … Continue reading →

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Masked Mob Seizes Black Rape Suspect From Mississippi Jail, April 26, 1959

Posted on April 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times takes a look at the 1910 Aviation Week at Dominguez Hills. Here's a post from last year about J.S. Zerbe. Gunmen wearing masks and gloves raided the jail in Poplarville, Miss., and seized Mack Charles Parker, 23, … Continue reading →

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Irish Firebrand Takes Seat in Parliament, Lakers Showdown With the Celtics, April 23, 1969

Posted on April 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 23, 1969: In case you don't recognize this building, it is the former Earl Carroll theater, now the Nickelodeon building, on Sunset Boulevard. The concrete slabs with movie stars' signatures were removed to make room for this huge mural, … Continue reading →

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Police Raid Venice ‘Love-In’; Lakers Win Western Division, April 21, 1969

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 21, 1969: A "love-in" on Venice Beach turns into brawl when the crowd of 7,000 starts throwing rocks and bottles after police arrest several people. Assemblyman John Burton is elected head of the California Democratic Council, which backs student … Continue reading →

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Oklahoman Builds Flying Saucer! Dodgers Beat Giants, April 21, 1959

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times failed to follow up on testing of what was evidently a home-made device. Update: Talk about stereotyping! The caption says nothing about the gender of the flying saucer's inventor. I merely leaped to the conclusion that it was … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Williams and Walker.

Posted on April 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

A copy of "Abyssinia," by Williams and Walker, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $2.95.

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Voices — Maurice Jarre, 1924-2009

Posted on March 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Q & A MAURICE JARRE Ode to David Lean August 8, 1993 By SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a special salute to his frequent collaborator, the late director David Lean, … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — 1905 Performance of ‘Parsifal’

Posted on March 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Listed on EBay: An usher’s ribbon from the 1905 performances of "Parsifal" in Los Angeles. Bidding starts at $9.99. The 1905 performance of "Parsifal" was such a significant event that The Times published the names of what appears to be … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Elvis Presley

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

This isn’t just any Elvis pin. According to the EBay vendor, this was purchased during Elvis Presley’s appearances at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium. Although the dealer gives the concert date of 1958 (when Presley was actually inducted into the Army) the … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, March 25, 1959

Posted on March 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Quiet Costs Merely $14 for 15 Minutes RIPLEY, Tenn, (AP) — A businessman who doesn’t like rock ‘n’ roll music bought 15 minutes of radio time yesterday and devoted almost all of it to silence. James W. Porter … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions — Charles Mingus

Posted on March 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

On April 28, Zocalo and the city’s Department of Cultural Affaris will host a panel on Charles Mingus. The forum will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre. Make reservations here >>>

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The Rosey Grier Show, March 16, 1969

Posted on March 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo The Fearsome Foursome: Merlin Olsen, David "Deacon" Jones, Lamar Lundy and Rosey Grier make their singing debut on "Shindig," 1965. Rosey Grier is no one-dimensional ex-football player. He’s well known as a singer, needlepoint enthusiast … Continue reading →

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Baghdad Welcomes Leader; Senate OKs Hawaiian Statehood, March 12, 1959

Posted on March 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Iraqi Premier Abdel Karim Kassem waves to a crowd in Baghdad after putting down a rebellion. He was overthrown and executed in February 1963 after surviving an assassination attempt by a team that included Saddam Hussein. "Throwback" Thursby threw me … Continue reading →

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Red Hot Chili Pepper!

Posted on March 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Daily Mirror reader Todd Mecklem sends this Aug. 2, 1909, clipping from the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Unfortunately, The Times didn’t find this item newsworthy.

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