Once again, greetings and salutations. Hard to believe that this is the end of July and the summer will soon be winding down. Fortunately, Labor Day is late this year, so we'll have an extra week for fun in the sun and partying on the weekends at Memories in Margate. And this Friday, July 24, after our live at 5 broadcast from Chickie's & Pete's on Cruisin' 92.1, I'll be doing a show for Gov. Rendell and the National Conference of State Legislators on the steps of the Philly Art Museum, introducing Patti Labelle, Chubby Checker, the Soul Survivors -- and then I'll be heading on down to join you for our live broadcast at Memories on KOOL 98.3 FM. See you there. Now, let's get to your questions.
A few weeks ago one of our readers inquired about upcoming film biographies. We already told you about Martin Scorsese's Sinatra, but Scorsese also is working on The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Coming out this year: Amelia, with Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart; Creation, about Charles Darwin; and Invictus, with Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. Currently in development: Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland, starring Anne Hathaway; Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? starring Eddie Murphy; and What a Wonderful World, with Forrest Whitaker directing and starring as Louis Armstrong. Unfortunately Sean Penn just dropped out of playing Larry in The Three Stooges, but Benicio Del Toro and Jim Carrey are set to play Moe and Curly. And we also may see Don Cheadle as Miles Davis, Wesley Snipes as James Brown, and Nicole Kidman as Dusty Springfield. We'll keep you posted.
You played a very cool version of "A Tisket A Tasket" that I never heard before. I am familiar with the Ella Fitzgerald and Mildred Bailey versions, which are very similar, but this one sounded like a group. Who was it? -- Bobby Lipton
That was the Manhattan Transfer, who do such a great job reinventing the old standards, from their album Swing.
And here's a great trivia question for you: Can you name the movie in which Ella sang "A-Tisket A-Tasket"? Hint: It was a comedy, and it took place on a ranch. Answer at the end of the column.
Do any of your CDs include live broadcasts from Memories?
-- Vince & Christine LaTerra
Not any of the existing ones. It's still only a hard-to-get LP. But I do intend to eventually transfer the live from Memories albums to CD. Stay tuned, and we'll announce it right here in the AC Weekly when it happens.
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1. bill stinson said... on Jul 24, 2009 at 04:37AM
“Yo, About the movie "THE IN CROWD" it was a dissapointment it was a msinterpretation of the Geators passion for the music, his Yon-Teens and his wanting to get just everything right! even if it was just a dance, tv or radio show it was never about him! they should have asked at least one of the thousands of teens that were there and they could have got the real story about Jerry and his yon teens. I know I was there! he was the only jock/entertaner that was always there for the teen that had a problem, and treated us the same way he treated the celeb's. Hell allot of times he didn't even get paid ,but they never print that stuff. But hey I don't have to stroke the Geat he knows where are hearts are. later Bill Stinson”