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Hullaballoo

December 7th, 2009 by David Gross 5

Hullabaloo was originally a one-hour music variety show, airing from 8:30-9:30 on Tuesday nights. In June 1965, it shifted to the 10 PM slot, but three months later, the network cut the show to thirty minutes and moved it to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, where it remained to the end of its run, whereupon it [...]

Books, CD’s Etc. That I Recommend

December 7th, 2009 by David Gross 0

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1960′s Television Pt 3

November 30th, 2009 by David Gross 3

Here is my last installment about music and television in the 1960′s Where we left off was Shindig and I wanted to let you know that I have devoted next weeks blog to Hullaballoo! I have some interesting stories so stay tuned! We still didn’t get through all of the variety shows that were featuring [...]

1960′s Television Part 2

November 23rd, 2009 by David Gross 14

I grew up on West 68th St in what at the time was a brand new building called the Dorchester Towers. Since it was centrally located, a number of entertainment folk lived there. Jackie Wilson, Terry Knight (manager of Grand Funk Railroad) Sidney Poitier, newscaster Gabe Pressman and drummer Don Lamond. Don was a well [...]

1960′s Television Part 1

November 16th, 2009 by David Gross 1

Since this website/blog is a work in progress, I thought that a segment or two on television in the 60’s, and in particular, television that included musical acts should be included. Does this look familiar to you? Or how about this? The Seal of Good Practice If you woke up very early, I mean before [...]

Murray The K

November 9th, 2009 by David Gross 9

The Concert Program ahbey Wed. March 28, 1967 I was on Easter vacation and my drummer Lenny (we all had high school bands) and I went to the RKO Keith theater on 58th and 3rd Ave to see the Who the first time they ever played the USA. It was the Murray the K, a [...]

Colony Records

October 28th, 2009 by David Gross 8

Growing up in NYC in the 1960’s had many advantages for someone hooked on music and the Colony Record Shop was one of them! Located at 1619 Broadway at the corner of 49th St., this store had everything! 45’s, LP’s, sheet music, posters, you name it! When you walked in the store, it had a [...]

Why I Am Doing This

October 25th, 2009 by David Gross 26

We are a generation that has shared a time in history like no other! Most of us were born into a post World War II utopia. As we made our way through life, we questioned authority, tried to make the world a better place, spoke out against injustices, and all of the music we listened [...]