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"JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL SPECIAL" (8 April 1956)

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  • First time on TH-cam in one continuous video! "JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL SPECIAL" was a special installment of TV's "General Electric Theater" (8 April 1956). Hosted by Ronald Reagan. Announcer: Bill Goodwin. Pianist: Joe Bushkin. Choreography by Peter Gennaro; musicians are George 'Red' Callender, Dick Cathcart and Jack Costanzo. Produced by Sid Luft; directed by Ralph Nelson. Songs include "I Feel a Song Comin' On", "Maybe I'll Come Back", "Last Night When We Were Young", "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries", "Dirty Hands, Dirty Face", "Come Rain or Come Shine", and "April Showers".

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  • @LIZZIE-lizzie
    @LIZZIE-lizzie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    There has been NONE, after JUDY GARLAND.
    No one belt out a tune and the number and variety of tunes - like JUDY GARLAND did,
    as JUDY GARLAND did.
    There will never be another to compare, excluding her daughter, LIZA MINELLI.

    • @ShogunHull
      @ShogunHull 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TOTALLY Agreed on Both counts

    • @SilverGram
      @SilverGram 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agree 100%. Something very special about both Judy and Liza.

  • @walterscott2286
    @walterscott2286 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Kinda like how we've never seen another Leonardo Da Vinci on the planet, I believe this massively talented Judy will never ever be matched in this world.

  • @keithnieto2882
    @keithnieto2882 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    thank you social media...now everyone is a critic lol I may be queer for Judy but any reason or opportunity to see/hear Judy is a good one especially when she is in wonderful voice and looking so beautiful...this special in my humble opinion is just delightful...

    • @srobindittrich6599
      @srobindittrich6599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Keith, I agree with you. Judy looks and sounds beautiful. But I think the naysayers of this special musicals featuring Judy also featured her as a great comedienne, especially when she sang Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries. I thought her deadpan face with her "almost" over acting singing was well just FUN!!! Judy was having a blast not taking herself too seriously. And her song sung to her son little Joey was just precious. I love love LOVE as she arches one eyebrow higher than the other. Loving Mother singing her emotions to her little devil angel of joy. Very touching and heart warming. Tell me. How many women could be a sexy as all get out comedienne toying around with her male dancers and musicians...then in another moment wear her heart so openly about her love for her son Joey? Only Judy.

  • @elainelosee7974
    @elainelosee7974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Judy Garland, that's my
    Judy. Singing her heart out
    As only Judy can.
    Happy on stage, she did it all.
    She had a natural talent, greatest story teller, dancer, I've never seen another one that loved to
    Entertain like Judy.
    Love her still, thank you
    Judy. Forever🤩❤🤍😘

  • @matthewdarnell3535
    @matthewdarnell3535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Judy looked so fabulous in this special! Beautiful face and the voice was so rich!

  • @sheldoncooper1134
    @sheldoncooper1134 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love this. You can see what made her a superstar legend. Great voice and charisma and fun personality!! 👏 👏 👏 👏 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆

  • @WitoldBanasik
    @WitoldBanasik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Well, thank you so much for the archival Judy rarity never watched by me before.
    She was in full bloom in mid 1950's and was about to start her Las Vegas tour... she brought down the whole casinos-riddled city in late 1950's becoming the grandest and most acclaimed and cheered artist in Vegas history... before Elvis came of course.
    Typical set up and choreography for 1950's TV... no frills as they say ha ha ha. Just Judy and her genius. The vaudevillian kind of performance so so beloved those days since 1920's, the days of The Gumm Sisters performances, I believe.
    "Dirty hands dirty face" derived from 1927 movie was later on sung by Judy during her CBS The Judy Garland Show, episode 23, 1964 performance- utterly different from this one, equally brilliant though...
    p.s Sid Luft the producer of the show- then Judy's husband and her manager exploited Judy to the brim of extinction as we now know-- Sidney was a gambler... the horse race gambler to be precise... the rest is history.
    Aloha !!!

    • @EagleRockers
      @EagleRockers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aloha to you and thank you so much for your comments; I mean Mahalo!

    • @ShogunHull
      @ShogunHull 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whata LOUSE he was to her. He locked her in the poor house..ttuh. IMAGINE. Gambler? he was a crud.

  • @SilverGram
    @SilverGram 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    She looked so great here.

    • @gregsonvaux4492
      @gregsonvaux4492 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really? I think that she looks terrible. She seems unwell.

  • @hankaustin7091
    @hankaustin7091 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    absolutely none better.. ever!! What a fantastic performer!!!!!

  • @edwarddoyle1522
    @edwarddoyle1522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The rain or Come Shine segment is a great example of the 50's 'hip' Beatnik period , also exemplified by 'Steam Heat' but with the emotional punch Pajama Game lacked. And the way Judy 'toys' with the male players speaks volumes as to why she became such an icon. Priceless.

  • @rr7firefly
    @rr7firefly 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Joey Luft was born on March 29, 1955, so he was all of a year old when this special aired on "General Electric Theater." (11:26) Judy Garland was 33 years old in this video.

    • @fatjackjack5416
      @fatjackjack5416 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Noe Berengena she look freaking amazing I can't be leave I'm watching it. My age and look what she had acheived

  • @ShogunHull
    @ShogunHull 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I Love JUDY'S BOUNDLESS, HYSTERICAL WIT... beyond the beyond!!

  • @ton4347
    @ton4347 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This lady aways deserves at least a million views!

  • @emomarcelor
    @emomarcelor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A hidden gem, unearthed. Thank you.

  • @RS-km4rm
    @RS-km4rm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The way she sings for Joey is so beautiful

  • @vincentmarchese8202
    @vincentmarchese8202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Judy!!Wow So Much Talent & you see so much of Liza in her ❤️

  • @kimbuck6680
    @kimbuck6680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great seeing this. She’s having fun here

  • @jamieparks6989
    @jamieparks6989 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Thank you thank you for posting this !!! Judy singing when we were young last night was breath taking !! You really see her in her craft that she meticulously mastered !! Just amazing

    • @blonjon
      @blonjon ปีที่แล้ว

      It is beyond profound.

  • @seventiesmemories5116
    @seventiesmemories5116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's great to find this to see what she did between A Star Is Born and Carnegie Hall. She looks happy and excited. Great to hear "I Feel A Song Comin' On" in her full 1950's voice, rather than the Judy Garland Show 1960's voice, raw from amphetamines drying out her throat, just to keep her weight down.

    • @johnc.2683
      @johnc.2683 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wished she had this same confidence during her ASIB period and verve with the voice of the 60's to be frank.

  • @519forestmonk9
    @519forestmonk9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The words she said about Joe were sincere and heartfelt. Made me tear up.

    • @Michelle-rb2mz
      @Michelle-rb2mz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes She makes you feel, what a gift to humanity

  • @Michelle-rb2mz
    @Michelle-rb2mz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful!!!

  • @gaydarON
    @gaydarON 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This came on three days after I'm born! Wonder who was holding me??

    • @January.
      @January. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      *after I was.....

  • @edwarddoyle1522
    @edwarddoyle1522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Come Rain OrCome Shine...she tosses those boys aside like yesterday's news near the end. Bravo.

  • @ShogunHull
    @ShogunHull 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've *ALWAYS, ALWAYS LOVED JUDY.*
    And *I ALWAYS WILL!!*

  • @jrbaskind
    @jrbaskind ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a lovely mini-concert! And it was wonderful to see Peter Gennaro again!

  • @nudnikjeff
    @nudnikjeff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you so much for posting this!

  • @ceasarandrepont5331
    @ceasarandrepont5331 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    nostalgic commercials, thanks!

  • @scotnick59
    @scotnick59 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "The Wizard of Oz" made it's yearly TV debut in 1956 as well

    • @Ma_Ba
      @Ma_Ba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CBS bought it - I think I read that on Wikipedia page for The Wizard of Oz.

    • @fromthesidelines
      @fromthesidelines 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They bought the rights to schedule the film for many years, throiugh 1967.

  • @stevedasher6635
    @stevedasher6635 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    how many singer's can belt a song while. sitting down none I tell none

    • @panam747
      @panam747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And after a carton of cigarettes!

    • @reydee1028
      @reydee1028 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/37OzrGfZZaw/w-d-xo.html

    • @romzoundsserenitymoods8576
      @romzoundsserenitymoods8576 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is! It's Regine Velasquez from the Philippines. Try watch her singing "Shine" you'll be astonished on how great she is at 50's. A total world class talent too.😊

  • @SilverGram
    @SilverGram 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    At about 20 minute mark, "come rain or come shine" is my cousin Jack Costanzo. He's the guy playing the bongos.

    • @danielemoura1983
      @danielemoura1983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow!

    • @Telboy555
      @Telboy555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow

    • @seventiesmemories5116
      @seventiesmemories5116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      WOW - he was on the Francis Faye albums, she always mentioned him.

    • @ShogunHull
      @ShogunHull 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh..niice!

    • @ShogunHull
      @ShogunHull 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@seventiesmemories5116 Francis Faye used my chariot carved brass bed in the movie with Brooke Sheilds>> "Pretty Baby".
      *I love Francis Faye. Always will.*
      She lived next door and her Long Time *Manager, Teri Shepherd, is a Doll!!*

  • @michelinelalonde2217
    @michelinelalonde2217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Riské ;)

  • @mariagalante821
    @mariagalante821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sem comentários... amo Judy Garland. “Imortal”

  • @wildsmiley
    @wildsmiley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Her singing on ‘Last Night When Were Young’...damn. 😳

  • @VILA1963
    @VILA1963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She is truly amazing. Thank you

  • @drac47
    @drac47 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good or bad, as long as Judy's in it then I'm good with it. I don't care what anybody else thinks. It's history now.
    Loved seeing Ronnie. One of the greatest president's ever.

  • @jimrick6632
    @jimrick6632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    SHE LOOKS MUCH BETTER THEN ON THE FORD SHOW THE PREVIOUS YEAR...LOST WEIGHT AND SEEMED AT EASE...

  • @RebeccaLynnMusic
    @RebeccaLynnMusic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes! The drama 🎭!!

  • @laraeejohnson7880
    @laraeejohnson7880 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    her voice is fine especially with the emotion she had with her tons about her son Joe/ gray segment.

  • @Telboy555
    @Telboy555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow

  • @dianabeurman364
    @dianabeurman364 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    SHE LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL ! SOUNDED GREAT!

  • @christiancostanza9952
    @christiancostanza9952 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely lovely

  • @fatjackjack5416
    @fatjackjack5416 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    OMG 😄❤️❤️😋

  • @gregman1715
    @gregman1715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love Love Judy ❤️

  • @dfwjac
    @dfwjac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You'd never know what Sid Luft went though to get her up and performing after nerves got the best of her and she took downers to help calm her and they, knocked her out but good. Ooops!

    • @CharlieChilders-wm9gb
      @CharlieChilders-wm9gb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was her first TV special in 1955 that was live and broadcasting color that she had all the trouble with. She had never done television and this was live and couldn't be filmed. Being very insecure and terrified of this format this is where she took pills and sid luft describes how hard it was. Hours before the show sid couldn't wake her up and he sent for a doctor who came and told Sid to feed her rice to help absorb the medicine from her body and drink lots of tea to flush it out. This happened in her first TV special a year earlier- not on this show. I don't remember reading that about this show but I may mistaken. 🤔

    • @January.
      @January. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CharlieChilders-wm9gb *may be mistaken

    • @jl3322
      @jl3322 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tons of chinese food and multiple amphetamines got her back on track as they had numerous times until they worked against her. RIP

    • @Michelle-rb2mz
      @Michelle-rb2mz ปีที่แล้ว

      A lot of guys here or real jelly probably because she could get more gay guys then they ever can

  • @mariagalante821
    @mariagalante821 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Minha cantora preferida... única no show Biz na “Era de Ouro de Hollywood “ cantora.atriz.dançarina

  • @dale19532
    @dale19532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting that Reagan comes on with ad for GE right after follow spot flub.

  • @mariagalante821
    @mariagalante821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Judy Garland... “Deusa das Deusas “

    • @Jasper7182009
      @Jasper7182009 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      …. Love your comment!!! Love Judy !! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @lutgardschoepen1192
    @lutgardschoepen1192 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    zeker weten.......ik kom

  • @ilovejudytoo
    @ilovejudytoo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Those legs lol

  • @laraeejohnson7880
    @laraeejohnson7880 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    why cant someone ask joel bushkin k familiy members did he ever make a commentdid he ever say anything about the piano routine where she hits the piano. was it planned.

  • @localeni
    @localeni 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love Judy!
    Thank you for sharing..
    Why she is referring to her son with that song? 11:28
    What had happened?
    Anyone knows? Thank you
    Greetings from Greece

    • @hudsony777
      @hudsony777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think she just loved him. She often sang about her children.

  • @avifalco
    @avifalco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I read that the censors were not happy with the costumes and her flirtatious dancing so they didn't give her another TV special. As well the ratings on this show wasn't as high as her first TV special the year before

    • @January.
      @January. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      *the ratings (of the show) weren't....

    • @elizabethdacosta5601
      @elizabethdacosta5601 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was really astounded at her second costume, and some of the very suggestive dancing, and couldn’t believe they allowed that in 1956! If she was so extremely terrified about this appearance, I wonder if that wasn’t the reason. Whoever made the decision to push the envelope like that would have been wise to give her something she would have been more comfortable with-it wouldn’t have taken much. If it was her idea, I would bow to her decision no matter what it was. You don’t tell almost supernatural talent what they can or cannot do.

  • @Montavanni1
    @Montavanni1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    . . . very good voice here but there's something odd about the whole thing from the costume on down. Her talent is unquestionable but from here on she's a bit of a challenge to sit through comfortably and as for her 63/64 series, often it's a war of nerves (with a few exceptional moments it was not Judy at her best). She is, and remains, however, one of the greatest talents of the 20th Century. Mentioned here with ALL due respect.

    • @kennetpon
      @kennetpon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shes amazing, you're both nuts

    • @Jasper7182009
      @Jasper7182009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      … Greatest talent of all time!! Miss Garland has no limits!

    • @elizabethdacosta5601
      @elizabethdacosta5601 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Carmine: I adore Judy Garland and can never get enough of her singing, but I agree with you about this particular show. It seems strange to me. However, her 1963/64 show I think she was always wonderful!! Her voice, her acting, dancing, interaction with guests, all of it just seemed spectacular to me. I probably don’t have your ear for music in general though.

    • @Michelle-rb2mz
      @Michelle-rb2mz ปีที่แล้ว

      Just No pleasing some people, probably why Jesus had such a hard time on earth too🌍

  • @byronallen9599
    @byronallen9599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Im surprised that her outfit which by today standards is sexy was ok with the censors but who could tell judy what to wear and do no one!!!

  • @laraeejohnson7880
    @laraeejohnson7880 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ok either this is a a well planned routine or she nervous love the voice, last count a year ago does anyone know. She could not perform if shows messed up but the outfit is risky ft the1950's

    • @dfwjac
      @dfwjac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She was terrified to the point of taking a bunch of downers the night before. Sid Luft went thorough hell trying to get her in shape to do the show. But he did.

  • @duranddavis7710
    @duranddavis7710 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @billinindiana1
    @billinindiana1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't think she felt very inspired and may not have felt too well either. Judy isn't the only one. I know Mahalia Jackson was felled by terrible illness in the mid-sixties, and she felt like crap a lot of the time.

  • @puzzled4497
    @puzzled4497 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🩷LEGEND🩷

  • @nocilantro_gack
    @nocilantro_gack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Greatest entertainer of all time..Maybe...I dunno its a toss-up..Judy or Prince were the greatest of all time...Elvis, Janis, Tina...oh and Frank I guess....

    • @hudsony777
      @hudsony777 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Prince? Prince Charles maybe?

    • @Jasper7182009
      @Jasper7182009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Judy …. And no other!

    • @robertr8386
      @robertr8386 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      James aka kimo,theres only one answer.his name is sammy davis jr. Sammy was in a different league.

    • @victoriawittelsbach5808
      @victoriawittelsbach5808 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But dint leave out Frankie Laine --- such a powerhouse -And Rel a x i n g simultaneously. Like sitting at your fireplace where you can be comfortable & even organize your thoughts. Yay Frankie!!!

    • @victoriawittelsbach5808
      @victoriawittelsbach5808 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't leave him out.

  • @dale19532
    @dale19532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Live better electrically, unless you live in Texas!

  • @donatord
    @donatord 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a weirdly unflattering show. The costumes? Huh? And who was the guy wearing the wedgie?

    • @srobindittrich6599
      @srobindittrich6599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But Richard, can't you tell by Judy's facial expressions that she bordered on dead pan comedy? Even her voice, with that emotional vibrato of hers, was still controlled with a tinge of irony. As far as the dress of the day, that was considered beatnik hip and very risqué for the 50s. I still think Judy is down right sexy in her costume, especially with her sense of humor. That "wedgie" you referred to on the male dancer was even too tightly arranged and accentuated with the pants held up tighter around his waist. Yeah lol you could see the man's underpants line through his trousers. Back then that was VERY risqué and sexy. To us now, the guy's trousers were campy. But hey, I kind of like the artsy fartsy way they showed all the musicians steam rolled over by Judy's theatrics, ending with them rolled out on the floor in front of her pushing them away with her high heeled feet. I've seen other people comment about the dress Judy wore here calling it unflattering or hideous. Oh come ON! How can anyone call Judy's legs hideous? Judy is just having fun being outrageously flirty. And really, just to add to the fun, in case you don't quite get Judy's humor yet, well she adds a fan to blow that black see through skirt dramatically around. Of course, pounding on the piano and saucily tossing her head singing Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries should make the joke easier to get. Well that's my humble opinion.

    • @January.
      @January. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@srobindittrich6599 *deadpan*downright

    • @elizabethdacosta5601
      @elizabethdacosta5601 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@srobindittrich6599 : I think you are probably right, but it didn’t quite work for a lot of people. I adore Judy, but I think she got some bad advice on the costumes. The first one was very unflattering, and the second one would have been great if the jacket had been a couple inches longer. Yes, she has nice legs, but having the jacket so short that her entire crotch showed ruined the costume.
      She loved the sort of farcical behavior exhibited here, but again it didn’t quite work for some reason. Still, she was a breath-taking talent, and that was obvious regardless of any mistakes made in production or costuming.

  • @markmaguet960
    @markmaguet960 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm a life long fan of judy garland, i've seen all her movies, every single one and read a good dozen biographies, but generally speaking I can't bear to look or listen to her after 1950...this special is a previously unknown exception...its nice not to hear her struggling to find words or hear her voice stagger and crack and stumble like basically everything she's done in the 60's. She still has fine muscle control in this special, her voice is clear, her wits sharp, she's got a lovely glow and she seems very healthy..I hate the 60's ...everybody on tv is hideous..all bald and yellow and sallow and sickly and fat and grey...a lifetime of horrible diets , no exercise, alcohol and tobacco certainly take their tolls...judy is still young enough to be stronger than all that here...I know many love judys performances and interviews in the 60's..i've seen them all, but I always feel mostly sad when I think that here is a woman who died 5 years younger than sandra bullock is today. The socially accepted level of self abuse back then was incredible.

    • @cliff9685
      @cliff9685 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mark Maguet did you watch The Judy Garland Show? Some of her best recorded performances EVER! Old Man River and Battlehymn of the Republic are staggering jaw dropping examples of her talent. And Judy looked so great on her series, slim and beautiful. Some of her guests however were awful. A hillbilly singing group and Leo Durocher does not a good episode make lol but really watch her on those episodes!

    • @cliff9685
      @cliff9685 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mark Maguet th-cam.com/video/5g4wnWILwSI/w-d-xo.html this is everything!

    • @markwachter3141
      @markwachter3141 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      do you think she is lip singing? I've always noticed she had teeth that were crooked and for her t v. or movie appearances she has a mouth piece in? and her mouth moves differently when she is lip singing...not spread out and lips sticking out? idk just thought I would get ur opinion?

    • @loliwebb7267
      @loliwebb7267 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      cliff9685 This IS everything!! ❤️

    • @CharlieChilders-wm9gb
      @CharlieChilders-wm9gb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markwachter3141 this was performed live mostly.. she did lip sync on a few of the songs on the show in 1955.

  • @michaelimmaculate7433
    @michaelimmaculate7433 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that dancer from the “Come Rain or Come Shine” number is really insufferable.

  • @jimp765
    @jimp765 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    She is not in good voice here. Vibrato slower than her usual. Sid Lift said it was because of pills, according to his posthumously published memoir of his life with Judy.

  • @BCNbananas
    @BCNbananas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love judy but this is super boring and not good. It barely showcases her talents...sorry.

  • @michaelmcbride5012
    @michaelmcbride5012 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm just up to the point where the piano player's been introduced, but so far the whole thing seems kind of half baked. An opening number that's not particularly inspired, and then cut to a commercial? And a bland intoduction by the announcer? Yes, I know who it is. Where's the excitement? C'mon, it's Judy Garland! Then back with a mediocre song with mediocre choreography. Not off to a good start. Back to watching...

    • @garyb3397
      @garyb3397 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Michael McBride I agree, and I doubt you felt that it got better. Both of Garland's 1950s' TV specials are fairly awful. She went through hell before the first one (Ford Star Jubilee, 1955) and barely went on (it was live). What's strange, though, is how pretty she looks in this special. Her hair and eye makeup are very MGM-retro (think "In the Good Old Summertime"). THIS is how she should've been made up for "A Star is Born!" At least we have her 1963-64 TV series, which contains some of the greatest work of her career. Judy was a genius, but, yes, in the end, these''50s specials just don't flatter her.