Thursday, December 22, 2016

Birth of The Blues: St. Louis 1965 The Rat Pack + Johnny Carson with Quincy Jones & the Count Basie Band

Via Jean


 This show is at Kiel Opera House in St Louis in June, 1965 when Johnny Carson hosted the Tonight Show. The Rat Pack were playing Vegas, but visited Carson for this wonderfully entertaining performance. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Johnny Carson, and to top it off Quincy Jones was conducting the Count Basie band, and he is visible in the background.

8 comments:

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    A very cool video.

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  2. Back in the day...I remember the day.
    Thanks!

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  3. Brought back great memories. Nothing like the crap they call music nowadays.

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  4. "a different world"... yes, it was so much better back then, before all the liberal BS took over! (IMHO)

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