#Mahalia Carter

[cartermagazine]

Today In History

Mahalia Jackson, known as the Queen of Gospel, is revered as one of the greatest musical figures in U.S. history., was born in New Orleans, LA, on this date October 26, 1911.

Mahalia Jackson started singing as a child at Mount Moriah Baptist Church and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in the United States. Her recording of “Move On Up a Little Higher” was a major hit and she subsequently became an international figure for music lovers from a variety of backgrounds. She worked with artists like Duke Ellington and Thomas A. Dorsey and also sang at the 1963 March on Washington at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

One of my fondest memories of Mahalia Jackson is when I watched her performance in the film Imitation of Life.

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[billboard-hotties-tourney]

Okay, folks, the mini-tourney is inching closer to the finals, so I'm going to give a list of the competitors in the Miss Billboard Tourney in order to give everyone a chance to submit more propaganda. The nominees are:

Lale Andersen

Marian Anderson

Signe Toly Anderson

Julie Andrews

LaVerne Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Patty Andrews

Ann-Margret

Joan Armatrading

Dorothy Ashby

Joan Baez

Pearl Bailey

Belle Baker

Josephine Baker

LaVern Baker

Florence Ballard

Brigitte Bardot

Eileen Barton

Fontella Bass

Shirley Bassey

Maggie Bell

Lola Beltran

Ivy Benson

Gladys Bentley

Jane Birkin

Cilla Black

Ronee Blakley

Teresa Brewer

Anne Briggs

Ruth Brown

Joyce Bryant

Vashti Bunyan

Kate Bush

Montserrat Caballe

Maria Callas

Blanche Calloway

Wendy Carlos

Cathy Carr

Raffaella Carra

Diahann Carroll

Karen Carpenter

June Carter Cash

Charo

Cher

Meg Christian

Gigliola Cinquetti

Petula Clark

Merry Clayton

Patsy Cline

Rosemary Clooney

Natalie Cole

Judy Collins

Alice Coltrane

Betty Comden

Barbara Cook

Rita Coolidge

Gal Costa

Ida Cox

Karen Dalton

Marie-Louise Damien

Betty Davis

Jinx Dawson

Doris Day

Blossom Dearie

Kiki Dee

Lucienne Delyle

Sandy Denny

Jackie DeShannon

Gwen Dickey

Marlene Dietrich

Marie-France Dufour

Julie Driscoll

Yvonne Elliman

Cass Elliot

Maureen Evans

Agnetha Faeltskog

Marianne Faithfull

Mimi Farina

Max Feldman

Gracie Fields

Ella Fitzgerald

Roberta Flack

Lita Ford

Connie Francis

Aretha Franklin

France Gall

Judy Garland

Crystal Gayle

Gloria Gaynor

Bobbie Gentry

Astrud Gilberto

Donna Jean Godchaux

Lesley Gore

Eydie Gorme

Margo Guryan

Sheila Guyse

Nina Hagen

Francoise Hardy

Emmylou Harris

Debbie Harry

Annie Haslam

Billie Holiday

Mary Hopkin

Lena Horne

Helen Humes

Betty Hutton

Janis Ian

Mahalia Jackson

Wanda Jackson

Etta James

Joan Jett

Bessie Jones

Etta Jones

Gloria Jones

Grace Jones

Shirley Jones

Tamiko Jones

Janis Joplin

Barbara Keith

Carole King

Eartha Kitt

Chaka Khan

Hildegard Knef

Gladys Knight

Sonja Kristina

Patti Labelle

Cleo Laine

Nicolette Larson

Daliah Lavi

Vicky Leandros

Peggy Lee

Rita Lee

Alis Lesley

Barbara Lewis

Abbey Lincoln

Melba Liston

Julie London

Darlene Love

Lulu

Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Barbara Lynn

Loretta Lynn

Vera Lynn

Siw Malmkvist

Lata Mangeshkar

Linda McCartney

Kate McGarrigle

Christie McVie

Bette Midler

Jean Millington

June Millington

Liza Minnelli

Carmen Miranda

Joni Mitchell

Liz Mitchell

Marion Montgomery

Lee Morse

Nana Mouskouri

Anne Murray

Wenche Myhre

Holly Near

Olivia Newton-John

Stevie Nicks

Nico

Laura Nyro

Virginia O’Brien

Odetta

Yoko Ono

Shirley Owens

Patti Page

Dolly Parton

Freda Payne

Michelle Phillips

Edith Piaf

Ruth Pointer

Leontyne Price

Suzi Quatro

Gertrude Rainey

Bonnie Raitt

Carline Ray

Helen Reddy

Della Reese

Martha Reeves

June Richmond

Jeannie C. Riley

Minnie Riperton

Jean Ritchie

Chita Rivera

Clara Rockmore

Linda Ronstadt

Marianne Rosenberg

Diana Ross

Anna Russell

Melanie Safka

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Samantha Sang

Pattie Santos

Hazel Scott

Doreen Shaffer

Jackie Shane

Marlena Shaw

Sandie Shaw

Dinah Shore

Judee Sill

Carly Simon

Nina Simone

Nancy Sinatra

Siouxsie Sioux

Grace Slick

Bessie Smith

Mamie Smith

Patti Smith

Ethel Smyth

Mercedes Sosa

Ronnie Spector

Dusty Springfield

Mavis Staples

Candi Staton

Barbra Streisand

Poly Styrene

Maxine Sullivan

Donna Summer

Pat Suzuki

Norma Tanega

Tammi Terrell

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Big Mama Thornton

Mary Travers

Moe Tucker

Tina Turner

Twiggy

Bonnie Tyler

Sylvia Tyson

Sarah Vaughan

Sylvie Vartan

Mariska Veres

Akiko Wada

Claire Waldoff

Jennifer Warnes

Dee Dee Warwick

Dionne Warwick

Dinah Washington

Ethel Waters

Elisabeth Welch

Kitty Wells

Mary Wells

Juliane Werding

Tina Weymouth

Cris Williamson

Ann Wilson

Mary Wilson

Nancy Wilson

Anna Mae Winburn

Syreeta Wright

Tammy Wynette

Nan Wynn

Those in italics have five or more pieces of usable visual, written, or audio propaganda already. If you have any visuals like photos or videos, or if you have something to say in words, submit it to this blog before round one begins on June 25th!

If you don't see a name you submitted here, it's because most or all of their career was as a child/they were too young for the cutoff, their career was almost entirely after 1979, or music was something they only dabbled in and are hardly known for. There are quite a few ladies on the list whose primary career wasn't "recording artist" or "live musician," but released several albums or were in musical theater, so they've been accepted.

[awardseason]

2023 NAACP Image Awards — Film Winners

Entertainer of the Year Angela Bassett — WINNER Mary J. Blige Quinta Brunson Viola Davis Zendaya

Outstanding Motion Picture “A Jazzman’s Blues” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — WINNER “Emancipation” “The Woman King“ “Till”

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Joshua Boone, “A Jazzman’s Blues” Jonathan Majors, “Devotion” Will Smith, “Emancipation” — WINNER Sterling K. Brown, “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul“ Daniel Kaluuya, “Nope”

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Danielle Deadwyler, “Till” Keke Palmer, “Alice” Letitia Wright, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Regina Hall, “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul“ Viola Davis, “The Woman King” — WINNER

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Aldis Hodge, “Black Adam” Cliff “Method Man” Smith, “On the Come Up” Jalyn Hall, “Till” John Boyega, “The Woman King“ Tenoch Huerta Mejía, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — WINNER

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — WINNER Danai Gurira, ”Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Janelle Monáe, ”Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Lashana Lynch, “The Woman King“ Lupita Nyong’o, ”Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture “A Jazzman’s Blues” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — WINNER “Emancipation” “The Woman King” “Till”

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture Jalyn Hall, “Till” — WINNER Joshua Boone, “A Jazzman’s Blues” Ledisi, “Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story” Y’lan Noel, “A Lot of Nothing“ Yola, “Elvis”

Outstanding Character Voice Performance in a Motion Picture Angela Bassett, “Wendell & Wild” Keke Palmer, “Lightyear” — WINNER Kevin Hart, “DC League of Super-Pets” Lyric Ross, “Wendell & Wild” Taraji P. Henson, “Minions: The Rise of Gru”

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture “DC League of Super-Pets” “Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio” “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” “Turning Red” “Wendell & Wild” — WINNER

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture “Breaking” “Causeway” “Mr. Malcolm’s List” “Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story“ “The Inspection” — WINNER

Outstanding International Motion Picture “Athena” “Bantú Mama” — WINNER “Broker” “Learn to Swim“ “The Silent Twins”

Outstanding Documentary (Film) “Civil” — WINNER “Descendant” “Is That Black Enough For You?!?” “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” “Sidney”

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Antoine Fuqua, “Emancipation” Chinonye Chukwu, “Till” Gina Prince-Bythewood, “The Woman King” — WINNER Kasi Lemmons, “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” Ryan Coogler, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Film or Television) Nadia Hallgren, “Civil” Reginald Hudlin, “Sidney” — WINNER Sacha Jenkins, “Everything's Gonna Be All White” Sacha Jenkins, “Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues” W. Kamau Bell, “We Need to Talk About Cosby”

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Charles Murray, “The Devil You Know” Dana Stevens, Maria Bello, “The Woman King” Jordan Peele, “Nope” Krystin Ver Linden, “Alice” Ryan Coogler, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — WINNER

Outstanding Costume Design (Film or Television) Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, “Emancipation” Gersha Phillips, Carly Nicodemo, Heather Constable, Christina Cattle, Sheryl Willock, Becky MacKinnon, “Star Trek: Discovery” Gersha Phillips, Carly Nicodemo, Lieze Van Tonder, Lynn Paulsen, Tova Harrison, “The Woman King” Ruth E. Carter, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — WINNER Trayce Gigi Field, “A League of Their Own”

Outstanding Hairstyling (Film or Television) Camille Friend, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — WINNER Curtis Foreman, Ryan Randall, “RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars” Louisa V. Anthony, Deaundra Metzger, Maurice Beaman, “Till” Mary Daniels, Kalin Spooner, Darrin Lyons, Eric Gonzalez, “All American” Tracey Moss, Jerome Allen, Tamika Dixon, Lawrence ‘Jigga’ Simmons, Jason Simmons, “Fantasy Football”

Outstanding Make-Up (Film or Television) Debi Young, Sandra Linn, Ngozi Olandu Young, Gina Bateman, “We Own This City” — WINNER Angie Wells, “Cheaper by the Dozen” Michele Lewis, “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” Ren Rohling, Teresa Vest, Megan Areford, “Emergency” Zabrina Matiru, “Surface”

Outstanding Short Form (Live-Action) “Dear Mama…” — WINNER “Fannie” “Fathead” “Incomplete” “Pens & Pencils”

Outstanding Short Form (Animated) “I Knew Superman” “More Than I Want To Remember” — WINNER “Supercilious” “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” “We Are Here”

[berylian]

American Musical History

Seeing the absolute fuckshit going on about people hating rap, jazz, ska, etc makes me want to educate on just. The sheer amount of American music history that is founded on the work of slaves and Black Americans. That said here is all the material from my AMH course. The "playlists" have both songs and informational videos in them.

W1 - What is American Music

Slides

Playlist

Article "defining" American Music

W2 - Sacred Music in the Colonies

Slides

Playlist

W3 - Roots of African American Sacred Music

Slides

Playlist

Article on African American Spirituals

Sections on Spirituals and Gospel, Blackface Minstrelsy, the Blues, Country, R&B and Soul, Folk Music, and Rap below the cut

W4 - Spirituals and Gospel

Slides

Playlist

Biography of Mahalia Jackson

Article on African American Gospel

W5 - Blackface Minstrelsy

Slides

Playlist

Video on the Jim Crow Museum

Video. Blackface: A cultural history of a racist art form

W6 - The Blues

Slides

Playlist

Textbook on Music: Its Language, History, and Culture

Article: How ‘Race Records’ Turned Black Music Into Big Business

Article: "Shoot Myself a Cop": Mamie Smith's "Crazy Blues" as Social Text

Video: Leon Redbone - Crazy Blues

Video: Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues

W8 - Blues and Country

Slides

Playlist 1: Blues

Playlist 2: Country

Video: The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane Fiddlin John Carson

Article on Lesley Riddle, the man behind the Carter Family's Success

Textbook Chapter: Early Country Music

W9 - R&B and Soul

Slides

Playlist

Academic article: Rock! It's Still Rhythm and Blues

Textbook Chapter: Urban Contemporary: Soul, Funk, and Global

Article on James Brown redefining Black Pride

W10 - Folk Music

Textbook Chapter: American Indian Music, Folk Songs, Spirituals, and Their Collectors

Playlist

W12 - Rap

Slides

Playlist

[jefferyryanlong]

Infinite Pau Hana - August 23, 2023

"please hurry back to me"

Hour 1

I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free) - Nina Simone Midsummer New York - Yoko Ono All Mirrors - Angel Olsen Shut Up Kiss Me - Angel Olsen Tit for Tat - Ruby Andrews Linda - Hinds Are You With Me Now? - Cate le Bon Illusion - Norma Tanega Time Has Told Me - Joan Shelley Cycle - Joan Shelley When I Fall In Love - Betty Carter Guess Who I Saw Today - Nancy Wilson Send in the Clowns (live) - Cleo Laine

Hour 2

I Will Move on Up a Little Higher - Mahalia Jackson I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers Ramblin' - Aretha Franklin I Say a Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin Love Vibrations - Dee Dee Bridgewater Stoney End - Laura Nyro Time Is on My Side - Irma Thomas Ruler of My Heart - Irma Thomas Sally Go Round the Roses - The Jaynetts South Street - The Orlons Gravy (for My Mashed Potatoes) - Dee Dee Sharp How Did the Feeling Feel to You - Karen Dalton Halah - Mazzy Star Galileo - Indigo Girls

Hour 3

Panis et Circenses - Os Mutantes India - Gal Costa Child of the Moon - Radon Daughters Don't Touch that Thing - Sylvia Hall

KTUH - 90.1 FM Honolulu, 91.1 FM North Shore, ktuh.org

[orchidsangel]

it’s funny you brought up love songs, I been thinking ab one directions love song compiled with titles of famous love songs and one of the last songs of the chorus is irreplaceable by beyonce…. like, you got the spirit but you’re so soo wrong

(my top love songs include so into you- tamia (the original), differences- ginuwine, stickwitu- pussycat dolls, icu- coco, until the end of time- justin timberlake and beyonce, november- mahalia, second to none- daley, evergreen- yebba, i’ve got a question- naked brothers band, turning page- sleeping at last in case that gives you any insight to what I personally would constitute for love songs, typically about how life changing this love has been, or how they’ve been completely rewired by this love that they’ve received, hope this helps!)- 💌

i think the only one i heard in this list is stickwitu because i had a pcd phase a couple years back and was so in love with nicole scherzinger so i listened to all of their hits and that was one of them. i will listen to the rest of the songs tho!

never had a 1D phase (i always feel like i missed out) so i have not heard that 1D song but i HAVE heard irreplaceable by ms carter many many times. i grew up thinking it was by alicia keys for some reason and i remember finding out it was by beyoncé and being like :o bc i SWORE up and down it was by alicia keys 😭😭

[lboogie1906]

Canzetta Maria “Candi” Staton (born March 13, 1940) is a singer-songwriter, known for her 1970 remake of “Stand by Your Man” and “Young Hearts Run Free”. In Europe, her biggest-selling record is the anthemic “You Got the Love”. She was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame and is a four-time Grammy Award nominee.

Born in Hanceville, Alabama, and raised in Nashville. As teenagers, her group toured the traditional gospel circuit during the 1950s with the Soul Stirrers, C. L. Franklin and Mahalia Jackson. They recorded several sides for Nashbro, Apollo, and Savoy Records.

She was introduced to Rick Hall by Clarence Carter and launched her solo career as a Southern soul stylist, garnering 16 R&B hits and gaining the title of “First Lady of Southern Soul” for her Grammy-nominated R&B renditions of the songs “Stand by Your Man” and “In the Ghetto”. She appeared on Soul Train.

She began collaborating with producer David Crawford on disco songs such as “Young Hearts Run Free”, which reached #1 on the US R&B charts, #2 on the UK Singles Chart, and went Top 20 on the Pop Hot 100. It was remixed and re-released. The follow-up song “Destiny” hit the Top 50 in the UK and her version of “Nights on Broadway” hit the UK Top 10. She scored another Top 50 hit in the UK with “Honest I Do Love You”. She released the single “When You Wake Up Tomorrow” and the title song “Chance”, a top 20 R&B chart record. Other dance club chart hits included “When You Wake Up Tomorrow” and “Victim”.

She has since recorded twelve gospel albums, two of which received Grammy Award nominations. She appears on the United Nations Register of Entertainers, Actors, And Others Who Have Performed in Apartheid South Africa.

She married Pentecostal minister Joe Williams (1960-1968), and together they have four children. She married singer Clarence Carter (1970–1973) and they had one child. She married Jimmy James (1974-1977). She married Drummer John Sussewell (1980-1998). She married former baseball player Otis Nixon (2010-2012). She married Henry Hooper (2017). #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #womenshistorymonth

[misssolitudesmusicblog]

My Music for February 2023

Dear Tumblr,

Roses are red, vinyl records are black and did Lana Del Rey just say fuck Valentine’s day and fuck all these men, this is the experience of being an American Whore on her new track? I’m loving it and here for it. Anyways, here is Miss Solitude hoping your February was divine. With February being the shortest month of the year I didn’t think I would have so many songs to cover with my audience here nevertheless the music that dropped was just incredible. I’m looking forward to seeing some of these artists this year perform at concerts and festivals I will be attending this year.  I’m really looking forward to Kali Uchis and Lana Del Rey’s new album coming out this March. I have already pre-order Lana’s new album on vinyl record and look forward to that being the 1st record of 2023 added to the collection unless I ever get The Movements “Feel Something” album that I ordered back in November of 2022 from Merch Bar…so annoying that I have not received my vinyl record yet. But anyways here is the link for February’s music on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2q8wAM8gL5qp4cG34nih69?si=c52131c7e8a24ed4

Without further adieu coming in at … 

61. Sculpting With Fire by Atmosphere

60. I Swear That I’ll Change by FIGHT THOSE DEMONS, JAVARIS X, OG REG X

59. Silhouette by Thrice

58. Under A Killing Moon by Thrice, Sam Carter

57. Cold Cash And Colder Hearts by Thrice

56. High Hopes by Sweet Pill

55. Cut by Sweet Pill

54. Fool by Aislinn Davis

53. Head Case by Island of Love

52. 3am by Skrillex, Prentiss, Anthony Green

51. Tormenta by Gorillaz, Bad Bunny

50. Gato de Noche by Nengo Flow, Bad Bunny

49. Otro Atardecer by Bad Bunny, The Marias

48. Get Together by Louis The Child, Duckwrth

47. What The World Needs Now by Cat Power

46. Sabor A Mi by El Chicano

45. New Song by Alice Phoebe Lou

44. Good Looking by Suki Waterhouse

43. Who I Am Without You by Aislinn Davis

42. Voicemail by Aimee Vant

41. Ring by Cardi B, Kehlani

40. What You Did  by Mahalia, Ella Mai

39. Mala Excusa by Nina Cobham

38. Ghosting by Biig Piig

37. Solita by Kali Uchis

36. Same Ol’ Mistakes by Rihanna

35. Moonlight Kali Uchis

34. More Than A Woman by Aaliyah 

33. Cupid by Alexandra Savior

32. Distance by Israel's Arcade

31. SPIT IN MY FACE! By ThxSoMch

30. Ball w/o you by 21 Savage

29. Neva by Megan Thee Stallion

28. TQG by KAROL G, Skakira

27. my.life by J.Cole, 21 Savage, Morray

26. Some things Cosmic by Angel Olsen

25. Tears of Change by Turnover

24. Dizzy On The Comedown by Turnover

23. About You by The 1975

22. This Body of Mine by Franci

21. Truth Faith by Lotte Kestner

20. It’s Not My Fault by Princess Nokia

19. My Flowers by Tkay Maidza

18. Special by Lizzo, SZA

17. Gods & Monsters by Lana Del Rey

16. Babygirl by Anthony Green

15. Strange Froot by TOKiMONSTA, Ambre

14. Capital Karma by Manchester Orchestra

13. Breathe (In the Air) by Pink Floyd

12. Talk to Her by The Marias

11. Kill Bill by SZA

10. I’m a Firefighter by Cigarettes After Sex

9. Tulsa Jesus Freak by Lana Del Rey

8. Flowers by Miley Cyrus

7. The Archer by Alexandria Savior

6. MTT 420 RR by IDLES

5. Bones by greek

4. Naked by Louis Culture

3. Space Ghost by BOYO

2. Lucky Girl by Carlina

1. A&W by Lana Del Rey

Thank you to my reader and listener out there for stopping by on my music blog. I hope that the music that comes across your daily life brings a smile to your face and makes life that much richer. Like Lana Del Rey’s new song says; “It’s not about having someone to love me anymore This is the experience of being an American whore”

Yours Truly,

Miss Solitude

[cartermagazine]

Today In History Mahalia Jackson, known as the Queen of Gospel, is revered as one of the greatest musical figures in U.S. history., was born in New Orleans, LA, on this date October 26, 1911. Mahalia Jackson started singing as a child at Mount Moriah Baptist Church and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in the United States. Her recording of “Move On Up a Little Higher” was a major hit and she subsequently became an international figure for music lovers from a variety of backgrounds. She worked with artists like Duke Ellington and Thomas A. Dorsey and also sang at the 1963 March on Washington at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. One of my fondest memories of Mahalia Jackson is when I watched her performance in the film Imitation of Life. CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #mahaliajackson #gospel #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLJ9qnLzHN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[garudabluffs]

A lecture by Timothy Snyder at the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook, October 19, 2022.

Sir Run Run Shaw lecture by New York Times Bestselling writer, Timothy Snyder, Yale University -- "The War in Ukraine and the Future of Democracy". At Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.

For a generation we have been instructed that democracy is a function of larger, impersonal factors, yet both the assault on democracy in the US and the Russian invasion of Ukraine indicate that some of these forces may push in the opposite direction. More interestingly, the defense of democracy seems to involve an unavoidable ethical commitment. This suggests that the way we think and talk about democracy, and our willingness to take risks for it, are essential for its future. 

213 Comments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TURs7rk2Jc

"According to Snyder, what is important to break through and to strengthen our Democracy is to demand of others that they describe themselves as who they are rather than who they are not. And importantly to come into the political discussion of a positive vision of the future where individuals have agency and choice in the outcomes. "

+"...the fact that he (Zelenskiy) didn't go, the fact that Ukrainians chose to fight, reminds us of something essential about both social existence and democracy, which is that it depends upon working against the larger conditions, it depends upon injecting ethical commitments, and taking corporeal risks."

"I think anyone interested in the present disaster should watch the BBC series about the former USSR 1985-99, called 'Traumazone: What it Felt lke to Live Through the Collapse of Communism and Democracy'

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN Jan.15,2023 https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-15-2023/comments

599 Comments "“We will have racial and economic equality, or we will have neither.” -Tim Snyder, The Road to Unfreedom.

“We will have racial and economic equality, or we will have neither.” Tim Snyder, The Road to Unfreedom.

Episode aired 22 Feb, title "Ukraine/Targeting America". Can only post youtube links on youtube - fair enough - so here is a link to the 60 minutes youtube video: https://youtu.be/bJeFmofhzgw about the "Targeting America" stuff.

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” __Martin Luther King Jr.

‘It was Martin Luther King Jr.’s favorite song: a hymn called "Take My Hand, Precious Lord." It was Mahalia Jackson's performance of this song that captured the heart of Dr. King, with her soulful delivery of the simple, blues-inspired tune. She would often join him at demonstrations to perform the song, meant to inspire civil rights activists and followers as they journeyed forward in their fight. And on April 4, 1968, Dr. King's last words were a request for this song.’

Mahalia Jackson - Precious Lord, Take my Hand (Martin Luther King Jr. Funeral, 1968)

"Here is a short piece on the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. I hope it all fits. I have an MS-Word doc that is a bit more "artful," that I would be happy to share with Ms. Richardson. Here goes.

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

One had two sons captured.

Two lost their sons in the Revolutionary army.

Five were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before they died.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they?

Nine were farmers and large plantation owners, men of means, well educated.

Eleven were merchants.

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.

But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife and she died within a few months.

Carter Braxton, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties and died in rags.

Ellery, Clymer, Hall, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Rutledge, and Middleton had their properties looted by vandals, soldiers, or both.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Continental Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

Thomas Nelson Jr., at the Battle of Yorktown, noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. Nelson quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying. Their thirteen children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart.

Livingston and Norris suffered similar fates.

Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering. They pledged:

“For the Support of this Declaration, with Firm Reliance on the Protection of the Divine Providence, We mutually Pledge to Each Other, Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and Our Sacred Honor.”

[indizombie]

In 1988, he set up at Hobart's Salamanca markets with a petition calling on the Tasmanian government to change its laws. "We put a card on a table and asked for people to sign it. We didn't think that was particularly radical, but the Hobart City Council did, it banned the stall." Mr Croome was one of 130 people who were arrested over seven successive Saturday mornings. The campaign to repeal the laws eventually led all the way to Australia's High Court and the United Nations. Mr Croome said he was overwhelmed with "joy and relief" when the change finally came into effect. "Support for decriminalisation was 15 per cent below the national average, [and when] the law changed on the first of May 1997, it was 15 per cent above the national average. It wasn't just a law that changed; it was also hearts and minds."

Mahalia Carter, ‘Tasmania marks 25 years since decriminalisation of homosexuality’, ABC

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1968 - Festival de Jazz d'Antibes (du 20 au 25 juillet) - Mahalia Jackson, Count Basie and His Orchestra, Don Ellis, the Pharoah Sanders Quartet, Betty Carter, ...

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no more sorrow in heaven - 12 grave-bursting gospel, bluegrass, country & western & gothic tracks

Here’s a short little mix I put together last night, after falling into a total Hank Williams, Sr. apocalyptic hymn spiral! Just the usual: the Carter Family, Dr. C.J. Johnson, Marilyn Manson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, the aforementioned Hank Williams, etc.

no shrouds, no coffins, and no death

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Transcription and notes under the cut

PART ONE: EVERY TRIBE, EVERY TONGUE, EVERY NATION

(songs of faith from the nations, in their own languages)

1. “Jerusalem”—Katherine Jenkins (British)

2. “Who Is Like Unto Thee”—Simon Khorolskiy (Russian)

3. “Battle Hymn of the Republic”—US Military Bands (American)

4. “Jesus, The Name Above All Names”—Lamb Music (Chinese)

5. “Hallelujah Tarrif Karenge”—The Asian Churches (Hindi)

6. “Mkono Wa Bwana”—Zabron Singers (Swahili)

7. “Imenetuki Mangaia”—Cook Islands Christian Church Choir (Rarotongan Polynesian)

8. “Jehova, Senor de los Cielos”—Fernando Ortega (Spanish)

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PART TWO: THE YEARS OF MANY GENERATIONS

(sacred compositions throughout history)

1. “Nicene Creed”—The Schola Cantorum of St. Peter’s (Medieval Latin chant, text AD 325)

2. “Crucifixus”—Tenebrae (Antonio Lotti, c. 1700)

3. “Jesu, Joy of Men’s Desiring”—The Cathedral Choir (J.S. Bach, 1716)

4. “Hallelujah”, The Messiah—London Philharmonic Choir (Georg Fredrich Handel, 1742)

5. “Lift Thine Eyes,” Elijah—Edenborough Festival Chorus (Felix Mendelssohn, 1846)

6. “Hymn of the Cherubim,” Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom—USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir (Pytor Tchaikovsky, 1878)

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PART THREE: THE UNQUENCHABLE FIRE

(prayers and hymns from heroes of the faith)

1. “Prayer of St. Francis”—Sarah McLachlan (Francis of Assisi)

2. “Adoro Te Devote”—Capella Musica Seoul (Thomas Aquinas)

3. “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”—Michael W. Smith (Martin Luther)

4. “And Can It Be”—Stuart Townsend (Charles Wesley)

5. “I Asked the Lord”—Sovereign Grace Music (John Newton)

6. “Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands”—Greg Kay (Charles Spurgeon)

7. “Just As I Am”—Billy Graham Crusade Choir (Billy Graham’s favorite)

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PART FOUR: IN GOD WE TRUST

(a tapestry of songs from America’s Christian tradition)

1. “I Am the Rose of Sharon”—His Majestie’s Clerkes (New England choral hymn)

2. “Bringing in the Sheaves”—Patti Page (Midwestern hymn)

3. “How Can I Keep from Singing?” —Audrey Assad (Puritan hymn)

4. “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”—Etta James (African-American spiritual)

5. “Peace and Joy”—Tudor Choir (Shape-note hymn)

6. “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”—Paul Robinson (African-American spiritual)

7. “Old Time Religion”—Woody Guthrie (Western Gospel song)

8. “Can the Circle Be Unbroken”—The Carter Family (Country/folk song)

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PART FIVE: SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG

(songs of faith from artists known primarily for their secular work)

1. “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)”—The Byrds

2. “The Man Comes Around”—Johnny Cash

3. “Jesus Was an Only Son”—Bruce Springsteen

4. “Yahweh”—U2

5. “My Everything”—Owl City

6. “Deliver Us,” The Prince of Egypt—Steven Schwartz, Ofra Haza

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PART SIX: TEACH THEM TO YOUR CHILDREN

(favorite hymns and worship of my own family members)

1. “The Holy City”—Mahalia Jackson (Bupp)

2. “How Great Thou Art”—Jackie Evancho (Nana)

3. “Amazing Grace”—Judy Collins (Grandma)

4. “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”—Wells Cathedral Choir (Mom)

5. “Crown Him with Many Crowns/Christ the Lord is Risen Today”—Debbie Boone (Dad)

6. “Highs & Lows”—Hillsong Young & Free (Sister)

7. “Great is Thy Faithfulness”—Celebration Choir (Me)

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PART SEVEN: DOXOLOGY

(short liturgical songs that help unite today’s church)

1. “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”—Billy Graham Crusade Choir

2. “I Love You Lord”—Kathryn Scott

3. “Glory Be to the Father”—Ecks & Bullz

4. “Ho’onani I Ka Makua Mau”—Institute of Hawaiian Music

5. “Doxology (Live)”—Gungor

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Gallery: 1 Hail Mary, Full Of Grace 2 My Soul Does Magnify The Lord 3 Shepherds Worship The Child 4 Adoration Of The Magi 5 The Flight Into Egypt 6 Rachel Weeping For Her Children 7 Massacre Of The Innocents 8 Herod Worships The Holy Child 9 The Shadow of Death 10 Baptism Of Yeshua

MESSIAH'S EASTERTIDE JUBILEE – revised & expanded Apr 21, 2023 – by David D. Fowler & Aeon 999

Welcome to MFF's 2022 Easter spectacular. Like our past efforts, this 7-part extravaganza features a well-stocked cornucopia of outstanding videos. Our purpose is to enhance the celebration of the glorious Eastertide tradition – from now, until the Eastern Orthodox Day Of Pentecost in June.

These items constitute the best available resources we could find online, representing many different views of Christ-based spirituality and artistic endeavors – as well as alternative spiritual paths, and articulate expressions of skepticism. We offer complete editions of many films, including secular productions that deal with themes such as the supernatural; good versus evil; human depravity; self-sacrifice; redemption; and superheroism, as a metaphor for salvation.

We present a generous spectrum of outstanding music – including rock, classical, black gospel, sacred choral, blues, jazz, and experimental performances. You'll also encounter a variety of hilarious videos, including some exceedingly irreverent items; and intense debates, focusing on fascinating and passionate takes on the myriad realities of Christ's impact on the world.

You’ll find a lot of iconic films, including BEN-HUR, THE MATRIX, LIFE OF BRIAN, LORD OF THE RINGS, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, BECKET, THE ROBE, LILIES OF THE FIELD, JESUS OF NAZARETH, AVENGERS ENDGAME, THE SEVENTH SEAL, THE MISSION, THE WIZARD OF OZ, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, THE WITCH, KING OF KINGS, THE MIRACLE MAKER, DOCTOR STRANGE, THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC, METROPOLIS, ELMER GANTRY, and HAMLET.  

We also feature a number of less high-profile movies, such as MORTAL ENGINES, FAUST, DUNE, BARAKA, DAY OF WRATH, CONSTANTINE, STALKER, ORDET, WAR REQUIEM, JOHN CARTER OF MARS, THE WICKER MAN, INTOLERANCE, THE SACRIFICE, LESSONS OF DARKNESS, THE DAY CHRIST DIED, ANDREI RUBLEV, JESUS OF MONTREAL, NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, THE BOOK OF LIFE, THE MILL AND THE CROSS, TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, SILENCE, CLOUD ATLAS, and NOSTALGHIA.

You'll enjoy popular musicians, ranging from U2, BOB DYLAN, ELVIS PRESLEY, LEONARD COHEN, ARETHA FRANKLIN, BJORK, ALICE COOPER, JOHNNY CASH, JOAN BAEZ, and the ROLLING STONES, to BRYAN ADAMS, PRINCE, EMMYLOU HARRIS, TOM WAITS, DOLORES O'RIORDAN, JOHN LENNON, ANNIE LENNOX, BUFFY SAINTE MARIE, and BRUCE COCKBURN.

We also present legendary figures: PAUL ROBESON, WOODY GUTHRIE, ROSETTA THARPE, and MAHALIA JACKSON; and lesser-known musicians, such as IONA, PHIL OCHS, LOST DOGS, KATHY MATTEA, MARIA McKEE, KEITH GREEN, LARRY NORMAN, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, the SWIRLING EDDIES, and the CHAMBERS BROTHERS.

We feature musicals: AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS, COTTON PATCH GOSPEL, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS, and GODSPELL; jazz masters, such as JOHN COLTRANE, DUKE ELLINGTON, ARCHIE SHEPP, HORACE PARLAN, and LOUIS ARMSTRONG; and opera icons LUCIANO PAVAROTTI, TERESA STRATAS, and JESSYE NORMAN.

We showcase choral masterpieces by HANDEL, FAURE, MAHLER, BACH, BEETHOVEN, VERDI, BARBER, VIVALDI, ALBINONI, BRAHMS, HAYDN, ALLEGRI, BRITTEN, MOZART, BRUCKNER, PERGOLISI, IVES, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, SCRIABIN, MENDELSSOHN, BERLIOZ, LISZT, TCHAIKOVSKY, RACHMANINOFF, and DVORAK. We also present the spectacular Bible-related visual works of CARAVAGGIO, GUSTAVE DORÉ, and MARC CHAGALL.

We explore controversial books, movies, and phenomena, such as: ZEITGEIST; THE GOD WHO WASN'T THERE; RELIGULOUS; MERE CHRISTIANITY; the PAGAN CHRIST; the SHROUD OF TURIN; the HOLY GRAIL; THE CELESTINE PROPHECY; THE DA VINCI CODE; the GOSPEL OF THOMAS; A COURSE IN MIRACLES; GNOSTICISM; THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS; PARADISE LOST; FLOWERS OF EVIL; and CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM.

Finally, we present a wide range of humor, from the likes of MONTY PYTHON, MEL BROOKS, LENNY BRUCE, NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS, GOOD OMENS, NEGATIVLAND, TOM LEHRER, LORD BUCKLEY, JOHN PRINE, FAMILY GUY, ROWAN ATKINSON, MIRACLE WORKERS, LUCIFER, PREACHER, CRACKED, BETTY BOWERS, VIC BERGER, and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.

We think you will get considerable entertainment from many of these materials – and maybe also encounter unexpected eloquence, edification, and enlightenment. We strive to offer works of art that will challenge people's thinking; motivate folks to rise above everyday petty concerns; inspire us all to maintain hope, love, encouragement, and dignity in this fragile world; and perhaps even help open-minded unbelievers find good reasons to believe that Christ is risen indeed.

So we invite you to kindly bookmark this post – and check out the sections below at your leisure. If you derive something of real value from our playlists, we would be delighted if you share them with your friends. We extend our best wishes for an uplifting exploration of spirituality, as the Easter season unfolds. God bless y'all!

Jubilee part 2: THE HOLY SPIRIT TRAVELING IN DISGUISE https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/46758040906/messiahs-jubilee-part-1-the-spirit-in-disguise Jubilee part 3: HEATHEN DANCE PARTY IN PURGATORY https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/164579528390/jubilee-part-3-heathen-dance-party-in-purgatory Jubilee part 4: HOPE IS STRONGER THAN DEATH https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/615204082966233088/hope-is-stronger-than-death-revised-updated Jubilee part 5: COLLISIONS OF ALL OUR TRUTHS https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/46757984172/messiahs-jubilee-part-2-collisions-of-all-truths Jubilee part 6: SHAPE SHIFTING MASQUES OF REDEMPTION https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/46757919841/messiahs-jubilee-part-3-masques-of-redemption Jubilee part 7: MAKING JOYFUL NOISES UNTO THE LORD https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/46757864172/messiahs-jubilee-part-4-joyful-noises-unto-the

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MOD, MOD LUCY

S1;E1 ~ September 23, 1968

“Here's Lucy” Background

In December 1967 Lucille Ball sold Desilu Studios to Paramount.  “The Lucy Show” was in its sixth season and still at the top of the ratings for CBS. Ball was not interested in working for Paramount and “The Lucy Show” now had enough episodes to qualify for syndication, so she decided to form her own production company named Lucille Ball Productions (LBP) and produce a new show for CBS. First, she asked her own children Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. if they would be interested in starring alongside her. Gale Gordon would co-star. Eventually, Mary Jane Croft would also join the cast. Ball's husband Gary Morton would act as co-Producer and his actor cousins Sid Gould and Vanda Barra would round out the ensemble players.  Jack Donohue, who had directed 107 or the 156 episodes of “The Lucy Show,” would direct season one.  With the main cast in place and former “Lucy Show” writers Milt Josefsberg and Joe Singer in charge of scripts, “Here's Lucy” premiered in September 1968 in the same time-slot and evening formerly held by “The Lucy Show” and “I Love Lucy.”  For the first season, Paramount would co-produce the show with LBP.  

The premise of the show was similar to that of the first seasons of “The Lucy Show.”  Ball played widow raising two children on her own – in this case free-spirited teenagers played by Lucie and Desi. Using her own first name as usual, Lucy chose the surname CARter in order to repeat the AR combination of letters so successful in her marriage to Desi ARnaz and the characters Lucy RicARdo, and Lucy CARmichael. One story (possibly apocryphal) says that Carole Lombard's mother was very superstitious and told Lucy these letters would be key to her future success.  Lucie and Desi were given freedom to chose their character names and selected Kim and Craig, respectively.  The show's scripts would showcase their offscreen talents; Lucie's singing and dancing, and Desi's drumming.  

Once again, Gale Gordon, who had appeared on all of Lucille Ball's successful radio and television programs, would play her employer, Harrison Otis Carter, proprietor of the Unique Employment Agency. This business's name was taken from a 1967 episode of “The Lucy Show”.  Their motto was “Odd Positions for Odd people.”  On “Here’s Lucy” it would be “Unusual Jobs for Unusual People” and was sewn on a sampler that hung in their office.  Just as in the final seasons of “The Lucy Show,” Lucy and Harry would share an office.  Here, Harry would also be related to the Lucy character, as the brother of her deceased (but never mentioned) husband, Kim and Craig's father.  Just like the latter seasons of “The Lucy Show,” the show would be set in Los Angeles.    

“Here's Lucy” debuted on September 23, 1968 at 8:30 Eastern time on CBS. Its lead-in was the massively popular “Gunsmoke,” entering its 14th season. “Here's Lucy” was followed by the first season of “Mayberry R.F.D.,” a reformatted version of “The Andy Griffith Show,” just as “Here's Lucy” was a reformatted version of “The Lucy Show.”  

“Here's Lucy” was aired opposite the second half hour of season two of “Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In” on NBC.  Both Dan Rowan and Dick Martin were frequently seen on “The Lucy Show.”  On ABC “Here's Lucy” was up against the third (and final) season of “Felony Squad,” a half-hour crime drama starring Howard Duff.  Duff and his wife played themselves on a 1959 episode of “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.”  

The “Here's Lucy” opening credit sequence featured a puppet created by Oscar-nominated Jim Danforth.  The figure hearkens back to the original stick-figure drawings that opened “I Love Lucy” and the first seasons of “The Lucy Show.” During the opening sequence, the Lucy puppet blows a kiss toward the name Gary Morton, Ball's husband.  The theme song was composed by Wilbur Hatch, who had been involved with Lucy and Desi since “I Love Lucy.”  

Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer

Synopsis 

When Kim and Craig get a job performing at a birthday party for one of Uncle Harry’s clients, Kim gets laryngitis and Lucy must take her daughter’s place.  

Regular Cast

Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter) was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in 'B’ movies. With Richard Denning, she starred in a radio program titled “My Favorite Husband” which eventually led to the creation of “I Love Lucy,” a television situation comedy in which she co-starred with her real-life husband, Latin bandleader Desi Arnaz. The program was phenomenally successful, allowing the couple to purchase what was once RKO Studios, re-naming it Desilu. When the show ended in 1960 (in an hour-long format known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”) so did Lucy and Desi’s marriage. In 1962, hoping to keep Desilu financially solvent, Lucy returned to the sitcom format with “The Lucy Show,” which lasted six seasons. She followed that with a similar sitcom “Here’s Lucy” co-starring with her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, who had joined the cast of “The Lucy Show” during season two. Before her death in 1989, Lucy made one more attempt at a sitcom with “Life With Lucy,” also with Gordon, which was not a success and was canceled after just 13 episodes.

Lucie Arnaz (Kim Carter) is the real-life daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. She was born in 1951 just before the premiere of “I Love Lucy.” Lucille Ball was actually pregnant during the filming of the show’s pilot. Despite rumors to the contrary, Lucie Arnaz never appeared on “I Love Lucy.” Lucie played Cynthia (as well as other characters) on “The Lucy Show.”  She has been twice married, to actor Phil Vandervort (1971) and actor-writer Laurence Luckinbill (1980–present). She has three children  with Luckinbill: Simon, Joseph, and Katharine. She now lives in Palm Springs, California, near the home once owned by her parents.

Desi Arnaz Jr. (Craig Cartrer) is the real-life son of Lucille Ball. His 1953 birth was worked into the plot of “I Love Lucy” although Desi Jr. never played the role of Little Ricky Ricardo. He did, however, appear on the final half-hour episode of the series “The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue” (ILL S6;E27) in a crowd scene. He was occasionally seen as Billy Simmons and other minor characters on “The Lucy Show.”  At the time of filming “Here's Lucy” he was part of the band Dino Desi and Billy along with Dean Martin Jr. and Billy Hinsche. Arnaz was married to actress Linda Purl from 1980 until 1981. In 1987, Arnaz married Amy Laura Bargiel. They lived in Boulder City, Nevada, with their daughter, and own the Boulder Theatre, a cinema converted into a theatre and home to the Boulder City Ballet Company. Amy died in 2005 after a long battle with cancer. Desi Arnaz has a daughter, Julia.

Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter) was said to be the highest paid radio artist of the 1930’s and was in such demand that he often did two or more radio shows a day. His professional collaboration with Lucille Ball started in 1938 as the announcer of Jack Haley’s “The Wonder Show” (Wonder Bread was their sponsor). He played Mr. Atterbury on Lucy’s “My Favorite Husband” and was a front-runner for the part of Fred Mertz on “I Love Lucy.” When scheduling prevented his participation, he appeared as Mr. Littlefield, the Tropicana’s owner in two episodes of the show. In addition to Mr. Littlefield, he played a Judge in “Lucy Makes Room for Danny,” a 1958 episode of “The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour.” “The Lucy Show” solidified his partnership with Lucille Ball for the rest of their careers. He went on to play Harrison Otis Carter in “Here’s Lucy,” Omar Whittaker in “Lucy Calls The President,” and Curtis McGibbon in “Life with Lucy.” He died in 1995 at the age of 89.

Guest Cast

Doris Singleton (Doris Singleton) created the role of Caroline Appleby on “I Love Lucy,” although she was known as Lillian Appleby in the first of her ten appearances. She made two appearances on “The Lucy Show.” This is the first of her four appearances on “Here’s Lucy.”

Unusually, the actor gets to use both her first and last names as her character's names. Her birth name, however, was Dorthea.

Lew Parker (Mr. Caldwell, below right) is probably best remembered as the restaurateur father of Ann Marie, Marlo Thomas’ character on TV’s “That Girl” (1966-71). He made five appearances on “The Lucy Show.”  This is the first of his two appearances on “Here’s Lucy.”

Nancy Roth (Laurie Caldwell, above center) had played Lucille Ball's stepdaughter in the film Yours, Mine and Ours released earlier in 1968. She made only three more television appearances before leaving the business.  

The character's first name is not spoken in the dialogue.

Nancy Howard (Mrs. Caldwell, above left) along with Nancy Roth, also appeared with Lucille Ball in Yours, Mine and Ours (1968). This is the first of her four appearances on “Here's Lucy.”  

Monty O'Grady (Party Guest, uncredited) was first seen with Lucille Ball in The Long, Long Trailer (1953) and played a passenger on the S.S. Constitution in “Second Honeymoon” (ILL S5;E14). He was a traveler at the airport when “The Ricardos Go to Japan”(1959). He made more than a dozen appearances on “The Lucy Show” and a half dozen more on “Here’s Lucy.”

Don Crichton (Featured Dancer, uncredited) makes the first of his three appearances on “Here's Lucy.”  He was an Emmy nominated choreographer who worked on “The Carol Burnett Show” and “The Love Boat,” among others.

Joan Carey (Party Guest, uncredited) had appeared as background characters in “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show” where she was also a camera and lighting stand-in. With this episode, she is one of the only people (not including the principal actors) to appear in all three of Ball’s television programs.

Carole Cook (Lucille Ball's Singing Voice in “All Alone”, uncredited) played Thelma Green on “The Lucy Show” as well as many other characters. She was a protege of Lucille Ball’s during the Desilu Playhouse years. Although born as Mildred Cook, Ball suggested she take the name Carole, in honor of Lucy’s great friend, Carole Lombard. Cook appeared on camera in five episodes of “Here’s Lucy.”

Uncredited background performers play the party guests and the musicians.  

This is the first and only appearance of Doris Singleton as Harry's competent and efficient secretary. Originally intended to be a series regular, the character was dropped to show more of Lucy's family life with her kids rather than her job.

When Harry balks about hiring family, Lucy says “Suppose the Smothers Brothers didn't hire relatives. We'd only have one Smother!” A month before “Here's Lucy” premiered, CBS presented a four episode series titled “The Summer Smothers Brothers Hour.”  Season 3 of their popular variety show premiered a week later. Lucille Ball was obviously in favor of nepotism.  “Here's Lucy” employed her children, her husband, her cousins-in-law, and (in season two) her cousin Cleo.  

It is established that Lucy has been working for Harry for two years.

The Carters' doctor is named Schwartz.  

Harry wants to book “that English band” but cannot remember their name. “The Grasshoppers?  The Caterpillars?  The Centipedes? The Beatles!”  Just a few weeks after this episode aired saw the release of the Beatles' film Yellow Submarine.  The Beatles were previously mentioned on “The Lucy Show.”  

Harry refers to Lucy as “the Lucrezia Borgia of the typists.” Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI and was rumored to have taken part in murders by poison.  Harry is likely inferring that her typing is deadly (very bad).  

Harry tells Mr. Caldwell that their company motto is “The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer.”  The slogan may have originated with the US Army.  

When Lucy hears Kim has gone surfing the afternoon before her singing gig she is worried. “Does Mahalia Jackson go surfing before she sings?”  Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972) was a black gospel singer dubbed 'The Queen of Gospel' and who was one of the most popular singers in the world.  Jackson played an integral role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.  

When Lucy comes up with the idea to take Kim's place at the party, she says to Craig “Sonny - meet Cher.” In 1967 the husband and wife singing duo had released the album “In Case You're In Love” which featured top 100 hits “The Beat Goes On” and “Little Man.”  Cher's mother, fashion model Georgia Holt, had appeared on both “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show.”  Cher and Lucy would appear on an Emmy-nominated special together in 1979 (above).  

The script has Lucie Arnaz play charades to relate how she got laryngitis. Pantomime was one of Lucille Ball's favorite skills, so naturally she wanted to encourage her daughter's mime skills.  Lucie receives a round of applause from the studio audience at the conclusion of the charades.  

As the party scene opens, the band (featuring Craig on drums) is playing “Goin' Out Of My Head,” a song written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein, initially recorded by Little Anthony and The Imperials in 1964. The lyrics are not heard here. “I Know A Place” by Tony Hatch was recorded in 1965 by Petula Clark. It is here performed as a dance number without lyrics.  

“All Alone” by Irving Berlin interpolated into the Broadway show The Music Box Revue of 1924. It is here performed by Lucille Ball (conspicuously dubbed by Carole Cook). Because Lucille Ball had used her own voice in songs during “The Lucy Show,” the dubbing sounds nothing like her own voice. 

Choreography was by Jack Baker's history with Lucille Ball dates back to choreographing “Nobody Loves the Ump” in 1956, a song featured on “Lucy and Bob Hope” (ILL S6;E1).  He also staged dance numbers on “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” and “The Lucy Show.”  This is the first of 16 choreographic credits on “Here's Lucy.”  He also directed three episodes of the series.  Baker was assisted by Anita Mann, who would also appear on camera in two episodes. She went on to choreograph the “Solid Gold” dancers.  

Desi Arnaz Jr. later said that he was very proud of his first on-camera drum solo in front of his mother.  

The first time Lucille Ball went mod was in the location-filmed special “Lucy in London” (1966).  

In “Viv Visits Lucy” (TLS S5;E15) Lucy and Viv don mod outfits to fit in with the crowd on Sunset Strip.

Harry hiding a pie in the globe when he's supposed to be dieting is reminiscent of when Lucy Ricardo went on a hunger strike in “Lucy Gets a Paris Gown” (ILL S5;E20) yet had food hidden all around her hotel room.  

Lucy pronounces 'bar mitzvahs' as 'bar mitzvers', perhaps for comic effect. Lucille Ball was married to Gary Morton, a man of Jewish heritage, so would have known the proper pronunciation, but Lucy Carter may not!  

“Mod, Mod Lucy” rates 3 Paper Hearts out of 5

While this episode nicely lays out the themes of the series (the generation gap) and allows Lucie and Desi Jr. a showcase, it is a bit disturbing for Lucy’s voice to be dubbed and her playing younger without it being the butt of the joke is a bit uncomfortable to watch.