Walkinat9
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Came across these 3 articles from Mid-'60s SoCal newspapers... would this be our Richard do you think?
I like the thought of Richard playing accompaniment music to these silent movies "The Night Club" (1925), "Dancing Mothers" (1926) and "Teddy at the Throttle" (1917) .
The location however was not in Downey or Long Beach, but Whittier (although that's very close to Downey).
Or was this a namesake after all? On the other hand, Richard would have known enough early 20th century music from his Dad's 78s collection to prepare a special program and also, a year later he worked at the Coke Corner in Disneyland singing turn-of-the century songs with John Bettis...
Clipping from the Whittier Star Review, April 14, 1966
Knowing Richard loves classical music too, this may very well have been him accompanying baritone George Loudenback on songs like "If Music be the Food of Love" by Purcell and "Cantata 56" by Bach.
Clipping from the Independent, December 7, 1965
This? is our Richard for sure, considering that Frank Pooler was involved
Clipping from the Independent, February 7, 1965
The only song I can think of with the title mentioned in the article would be one that's on a 78rpm album I have by Tommy Dorsey (from 1947). It's based on Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Flowers", but it could have been something else as well, of course.
"Some things will never change" - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (voc. Audrey Young) [YouTube]
I just wonder if Karen would have been a member of the choir at this point...
Anybody who knows?
Greg
Came across these 3 articles from Mid-'60s SoCal newspapers... would this be our Richard do you think?
I like the thought of Richard playing accompaniment music to these silent movies "The Night Club" (1925), "Dancing Mothers" (1926) and "Teddy at the Throttle" (1917) .
The location however was not in Downey or Long Beach, but Whittier (although that's very close to Downey).
Or was this a namesake after all? On the other hand, Richard would have known enough early 20th century music from his Dad's 78s collection to prepare a special program and also, a year later he worked at the Coke Corner in Disneyland singing turn-of-the century songs with John Bettis...
Clipping from the Whittier Star Review, April 14, 1966
Knowing Richard loves classical music too, this may very well have been him accompanying baritone George Loudenback on songs like "If Music be the Food of Love" by Purcell and "Cantata 56" by Bach.
Clipping from the Independent, December 7, 1965
This? is our Richard for sure, considering that Frank Pooler was involved
Clipping from the Independent, February 7, 1965
The only song I can think of with the title mentioned in the article would be one that's on a 78rpm album I have by Tommy Dorsey (from 1947). It's based on Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Flowers", but it could have been something else as well, of course.
"Some things will never change" - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (voc. Audrey Young) [YouTube]
I just wonder if Karen would have been a member of the choir at this point...
Anybody who knows?
Greg