Two Great Rock'n'Roll Movies: The World's Greatest Sinner/Wild Guitar

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Timothy Carey invents a new religion, and rocks his way to hell.  You wouldn't particularly think of 1962 as a great year for movies, but oddly enough it was the year the two greatest rock'n'roll flicks ever made were released. First came The World's [...]
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Dennis Hopper 1936-2010

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Dennis Hopper, John Ford, John Huston sent in by reader Paul Duane. Tuesday Weld photographed by Dennis Hopper.Trailer for Out Of The Blue, his best picture."Subvert normality man...."From the incredible documentary: [...]
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Gillian's Found Photo #49

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This week's found photo is a bit beat up, but it's such a great picture we had to run it anyway.The young lady in the shiny dress seems to be in mid-song, and judging by the setting, I'd say she's entertaining at a party, [...]
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Buck Owens

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Buck Owens, pre- phffyyytt you were gone. Buck Owens & his Buckaroos squinting for the camera.First UK EP (notice the resemblence to Mike Hurtt of the Royal Pendeltons).Found this pic sleeve 45 at the Waterlooplein [...]
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Did Keith Richards Invent Kraut Rock?

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Don''t feel much like blogging these days since in that never ending game of bumper cars played by those of us who travel around NYC on bicycle against those in SUV's (who are always looking at their blackberries or Iphone and not the road), flesh and [...]
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Gillian's Found Photo #48

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This week's found photo is like a Gidget movie or Beach Boys tune come to life. It's amazing, there really was a time like that. When all a kid had to care about was the sun, the beach, mating rituals and rock'n'roll. These [...]
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Clarence Gatemouth Brown

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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, with some sharp creased trousers. Early publicity shots from Peacock Records.Dueting with Freddie King on the local Nashville R&B TV show The Beat.Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, born April [...]
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Amos Milburn & Moon Mullican

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Despite the crummy sound quality, this is a nice clip of Amos Milburn pounding it out. Milburn's amazing version of Down The Road Apiece.Moon Mullican, doesn't sound all that different than Amos Milburn. Moon's Rock'n'Roll Bullfrog in living color.Two [...]
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Gillian's Found Photo #47

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What do you make of this bunch and their snazzy headgear? Myself? I'm at something of a loss for words. Could this be the humble beginnings of the very creepy Plushie movement? The launching of a new cartoon character that [...]
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Phil Karlson

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Walking Tall (1973) with Joe Don Baker as Buford Pusser.From The Phenix City Story (1955)from the Brothers Rico with the great Richard ConteKansas City Confidential (1952)From Kid Galahad with Elvis (1962)Phil Karlson, real name Phil Karlstein, (b. July [...]
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Bo Diddley and the Duchess

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Bo Diddley w/the Duchess, Hollywood Au-Go Go, 1965From the same show.This clip is new to me.It's been a few months since my last Bo Diddley posting (Bo Goes Guitar Shopping) but while checking around Youtube I found four clips I hadn't seen posted before, [...]
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