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Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. ( November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. Although he was widely known as a leading man in the 1950s and 1960s, often starring in romantic...
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459 Framed in Red Audio Introduction
Click here for an audio intro to… 459 Framed in Red… Download: 459-brief-clip.mp3
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June Christy Sings!
Here are a series of videos featuring the incomparable June Christy, one of the most overlooked vocalists of her generation. This first one was shot at the Playboy Mansion, in 1959… Here’s a younger...
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Jess Waid’s Mike Montego Series Audio Intro
Simply click the “play” arrow below for an audio intro to the Mike Montego Series... Download: mike-montego-series-email-intro.mp3
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Cry Me a River…
Julie London “Cry Me a River” is a popular American torch song, written by Arthur Hamilton, first published in 1953, and made famous in the version by Julie London in 1955. A jazzy blues ballad, “Cry...
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What is Jazz?
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Groucho runs away with “What’s My Line”!
Groucho Marx steals the show in this episode of the popular ’50′s quiz show.
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Lester Young
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What’s My Line? Nat King Cole
The great Nat King Cole whistles his way into the hearts of American television viewers on this episode of What’s My Line?
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Duke Ellington
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52 Years Ago…
What happened fifty two years ago in May, 1962… May 1st… The Dayton Hudson Corporation opened the first of its TARGET discount stores in the St. Paul suburb of Roseville, Minnesota. … The National...
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John Garfield
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Peggy Lee
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Carl Perkins
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Natalie Wood
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Anthony Quinn
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Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and film/television actress. She began her film career in the 1932 and her work in...
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