Sunday, January 9, 2011

Diana, Florence, Mary, Patty, Maxene and LaVerne



March, 1966, Sammy Davis Jr. welcomed the older generation and the new kids on the block. The Andrew Sisters and The Supremes took the stage together.




These photos were snapped during the rehearsal.



This show originated from the NBC Studios in Brooklyn.












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10 comments:

  1. Philip MershonJanuary 10, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    This is damn near as amazing at the Garland/Streisand appearance!

    Great find Norma.

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  2. The Cool CookieJanuary 10, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Thank you for finding those color images. Sometimes its hard for us old timers to remiember that the world was full of color before your parents went out and bought a color TV set for your home.

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  3. mrpeeneeJanuary 10, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    It's pretty astonishing. I think the Supremes did much better than the old broads.

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  4. normadesmondJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    kudos much appreciated! and yes, i think the black girls did the white girl's stuff far better than vice versa.

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  5. designing wallyJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    Thank You so much NORMADESMOND!
    Thank You...
    Would you mind awfully if I should borrow?

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  6. normadesmondJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    snatch away wally......keep that snatch away.

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  7. jasonJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Wow...the Supremes really knocked that one out of the park.

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  8. marksparkyJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    Fabulous! I never knew about this. What a great amassing of vocal power on one stage.

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  9. TJBJanuary 11, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    Wow, what a fabulous find!!! I've loved the Andrews/Supremes medley for a long time, but these color candids are treasures.

    I, too, think that Diana, Mary and Flo totally won this particular round: even though I'm not one for revisionist history and claiming that Flo was some sort of misunderstood vocal genius, she was a big part of making the Supremes' harmonies sound so fantastic here. Patty, Maxene and Laverne make the mistake of denigrating the "current" material, and camping/cutesing it up way too much.

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  10. kabuki zeroJanuary 12, 2011 at 1:41 AM

    sammy had the poise to put this together. his star was never brighter

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