King of Pop
Category: music (Page 18 of 19)
“….I think you’ll understand….” (via SerenadeFromHell)
The irresistible Billy Preston!
Died on this date at age 27: Brian Jones (1969) and Jim Morrison (1971)
(I totally wasn’t kidding about the ‘Uruguayan Beatles’ comment….)
Los Shakers were the Uruguayan Beatles, which, as this track reveals, was a damn cool thing to be.
This has been my wake-up jam for a couple weeks now. Always works. (“Yell Your Name,” Otis Taylor)
Conk: Sammy Davis Jr. (alternate caption: The Prince and the Dead Presidents) (source: Vintage Everyday)
Lads: Franklin Wayne Sinatra (not, technically, a Jr.) and Francis Albert Sinatra, 1963 (via FYeahTheVoice)
Road game: Paul McCartney, 1965
Shawn Levy's books include the best-sellers The Castle on Sunset, Rat Pack Confidential, Paul Newman: A Life, King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis, and Dolce Vita Confidential.
He also wrote and narrated the podcast Glitter & Might. The former film critic of The Oregonian and KGW-TV, he has written for Sight and Sound, Film Comment, American Film, Interview, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Black Rock Beacon. He jumps and claps and sings for victory in Portland, Oregon.
