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A truly historic classical music performance: In 1958, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union hosted an international Tchaikovsky compeition for pianists. It was supposed to showcase the superiority of Soviet culture. To the surprise of the hosts, a 23-year-old Texan named Van Cliburn emerged as the superstar of the event. Cliburn mesmerized the crowds, the television audience, and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra with his technical and artistic brilliance. Here is the last four minutes of Cliburn's final performance of the event--Rachmaninoff's 3rd Concerto. Look at the reaction from the audience and the orchestra members. The applause lasted for about eight minutes. Everyone knew who the outstanding pianist of the competition was! This created quite a dilemma for the organizers: a Soviet citizen was expected to win--not an American. Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev was hastily telephoned to make the final decision. To his credit Khruschev settled the matter quickly and fairly: "Was he the best? Yes? Then give him the prize!" Cliburn became a beloved figure in Russia until his death in 2013.
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Cliburn
pianist
1958
Tchaikovsky
competition
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Added: 21st January 2014
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
 
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The first appearance of John Fogarty and CCR on American Bandstand in 1969 and 18 years later, still giving a great performance!
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creedence
clearwater
revival
john
fogarty
music
Added: 15th August 2007
Views: 34137
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Posted By: Naomi |
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From a 1965 episode - the panel has to identify the REAL Berry Gordy Jr (the founder of Motown). The game is bookended by performances from The Supremes
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tell
truth
game
show
supremes
motown
Berry
Gordy
Jr
Added: 11th February 2009
Views: 4149
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Posted By: mia_bambina |
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Dylan's 1966 performance in Great Britain. Rolling Stone mag claimed that this was the best song ever recorded. I don't know if I agree with that, but I sure remember riding down the highway with this song blasting out of the radio!
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bob
dylan
like
a
rolling
stone
music
Added: 23rd August 2007
Views: 2199
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Posted By: Naomi |
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Kim Novak was born Marilyn Pauline Novak in Chicago, Illinois. She is perhaps best known for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). Her films include The French Line (1954)
Pushover (1954)
Phffft! (1954)
Son of Sinbad (1955)
5 Against the House (1955)
Picnic (1955)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Pal Joey (1957)
Vertigo (1958)
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
Middle of the Night (1959)
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
Pepe (1960) (Cameo)
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
Boys' Night Out (1962)
Showman (1963) (documentary)
Of Human Bondage (1964)
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
The White Buffalo (1977)
Just a Gigolo (1979)
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
I Have Been Very Pleased (1987) (short subject)
The Children (1990)
Liebestraum (1991)
She has always been one of my favorite actresses and I think she's one of the most underrated and overlooked actresses of her generation. Kim Novak was a unique phenomenon. As the last of the "manufactured" screen goddesses and Columbia's answer to Marilyn Monroe, Kim had a more refined sex appeal than the other blond goddesses of the 1950's. She radiated a kind of mystery that harked back to the days of Garbo and Dietrich. Onscreen Kim Novak seems distant, enigmatic, thoughtful and somehow sad. She has been referred to as the reluctant goddess, the melancholy blonde and the lavender blonde. The studio created the idea that lavender was Kim Novak's favorite color as part of her movie star image. However, I think the term Lavender Blonde fits Kim Novak - it sets her apart from the sunny Doris Day or the gilded Marilyn Monroe. Lavender is closer to blue - makes you think of Madeleine in Vertigo, lost in thought by the seashore.
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kim
novak
actresses
vertigo
Added: 27th September 2007
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performance on UK's Top of the Pops by one of my favourite New England performers, Jonathan Richman from Natick, MA
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England
Added: 28th September 2007
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Posted By: chrissmith |
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Not every act on the Gong Show was pathetic. Watch comic juggler Hillary Carlip's winning act. You'll applaud her creative performance.
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Gong
Show
Hillary
Carlip
Added: 29th September 2007
Views: 2122
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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