Thanks to the blog 'Today In Judy Garland's Life and Career' !
Thanks to the blog 'Today In Judy Garland's Life and Career' !
By that time, Judy’s health was seriously failing but she could still always draw a crowd. The Supremes were riding high with “I Hear A Symphony,” which was, to all intents and purposes, their first “adult contemporary” single. They had also wowed ‘em at the Copa by that time and internal problems had not escalated as they did in time, so it was propitious for them, and probably for Judy as well. To have seen both acts, one at the beginning of a stupendous career and one at the end, could only have been an intense experience.
Can you imagine paying only $7.50 for the best seats in the house? How times have changed.
That’s 55.31 with inflation. Lol. Still a super deal.
What did Judy Garland do besides the Wizard of oz? Serious question- I have no answer
About 10 movies with Mickey Rooney, Meet Me in St. Louis, For Me and My Gal with Astaire, A Star is Born. She was one of the top grossing movie stars of the 1940s at MGM. Her own TV show. Historically important concerts at the Palladium, Palace, Carnegie Hall, and on-and-on-and-on. 95 weeks on the Billboard charts for Judy at Carnegie Hall. Judy still is an American cultural icon.
she appeared in 34 films - Wizard of Oz, Broadway melody of 1938, a whole slew of Mickey Rooney films, Meet me in st louis, Easter Parade, Ziegfeld Follies, A Star is Born, Judgement at Nuremberg plus many more
was a successful vaudeville performer with her sisters appearing in many productions in big theaters and some movie shorts
made over 1,100 stage appearances in top theaters around the world including London Palladium, The Talk of the Town, Carnegie Hall, the Met, Hollywood Bowl
Earned multiple emmy's for her tv work
tons of records sold with Decca and Capital labels
Opening paragraph from Wikipedia:
Judy Garland [[born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and vaudevillian. During a career that spanned 45 years, she attained international stardom as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage.[1][2] Respected for her versatility, she received a juvenile Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Special Tony Award. Garland was the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her live recording Judy at Carnegie Hall [[1961).
Read more [[you might need about a week or so):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Garland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...y_Judy_Garland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...d_performances
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...y_Judy_Garland
So, technically, The Supremes were the first entertainers to perform at the Houston Astrodome, since they opened the show for Garland!
^good point!
What was Arrested Development then?!!
One of the funniest and most underrated American sitcoms ever created. Genius writing, perfect casting, crazy and hysterical plot lines. The show was on the Fox network for three seasons. Critically acclaimed, but didn't catch on with audiences and was canceled. It's developed a devout following [[which includes me) and Netflix brought the show back years later for a fourth and now a fifth season.
A basic synopsis:
The show revolves around the members of the Bluth family, a formerly wealthy real estate family who continue to lead extravagant lifestyles despite their changed circumstances when the family patriarch runs into trouble with the law. The family then find themselves drawn into crazy and outlandish situations where they dig themselves deeper into a hole.
Basically it's a show about the Trumps years before the Trump family got themselves into their mess. Actually, they were talking about "the wall" before Trump even announced his presidency.
Many many years ago, WCBS FM NYC had a trivia contest trying to stump the dj. I called in and asked what pop group opened for Garland at the Astromdom. The dj did not know so I "won" a t-shirt. Ten minutes later the dj announced on air that the caller, me, lied about the question and answer, and thus I would not receive their lousy t-shirt.
This thread vindicated me, but I am sure the WCBS bastards are not reading this thread.
I wonder what percentage of the audience came to see Judy versus the Supremes? Whomever put this package together was brilliant; perhaps filling the seats with a "younger" crowd that might not be familiar with Garland's catalog.
I'm Canadian and I am a big Judy Garland fan. I think most of the general public who don't have a bigger interest in show tunes, classic films and the theatrical world, don't really know much about her other than the Wizard of Oz, her daughter and her troubled life.
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