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Bessie Smith, Kenan Thompson, Jay Pharoah, Sasheer Zamata, The Polish Muslims, Ken Nicol and Mary Drake Supply Some Video Fun!!
The newest member of my Hall of Fame is a female blues pioneer who had a major influence on many female performers–Janis Joplin, in particular. She died in 1937, but here is a rare film performance of Bessie Smith singing … Continue reading
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Tagged Bessie Smith, Black History Month, Detroit, female blues pioneer, Hall of Fame, Hamtramck, Janis Joplin, Jay Pharoah, Ken Nicol, Kenan Thompson, Louis Blues, Mardi Gras, Mary Drake, Paczki, Paczki Day, Phil Maq, Polish, polkas, Sasheer Zamata, St, the beatles, The Lichtensteiner Polka, The Polish Muslims, Turbo Accordions, Video Q Sings, Yesterday
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The Beatles, Nora Jane Struthers, and Meryl Davis and Charlie White With “Gold Medal” Performances!!!
The Winter Olympics are on and I thought it would be fun to check out this song and accompanying video of The Beatles doing Back in the USSR: What a gold medal performance by Detroit area ice dancers Meryl Davis … Continue reading
Posted in Greatest Songs Ever Recorded, The Beatles, Video "Q"sings
Tagged Ann Arbor, Back in the USSR, Charlie White, Detroit, gold medal, Greatest Song Ever Recorded, Greatest Song Ever Written, ice dancing, Meryl Davis, Michigan, Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line, Phil Maq, The Ark, the beatles, Video Q Sings, Willie, Winter Olympics
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The Rationals on “Swingin’ Time with Robin Seymour,” Weird Al Yankovic, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, and Moms Mabley for Third Anniversary Show!!!
I ran across this vintage clip of The Rationals, a Detroit—Ann Arbor based band from an appearance on “Swingin’ Time with Robin Seymour” and I couldn’t resist!: I get a kick out of playing silly stuff, and Weird Al is … Continue reading
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Tagged "Weird Al" Yankovic, Abraham Martin and John, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Mexican Moonshine, Moms Mabley, Phil Maq, Polka Face, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Swingin' Time with Robin Seymour, The Merv Griffin Show, The Rationals, Video Q Sings, Weird Al
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Fun Video!:”Carnival” by Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line
Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line are coming to the Detroit Institute of Arts on July 26th. Get introduced to the band through this fun video!
Phil’s Faves: Videos, July 7, 2014
This will be a personal weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best videos currently available on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus mostly … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 Concert of Colors, Adam Levine, All Over the Road, Beat This Summer, Blowin' Smoke, Brad Paisley, Calvin Harris, Can't Hold Us, Detroit, Easton Corbin, Ellie Goulding, Highway Don't Care, I Need Your Love, Imagine Dragons, Jump Right In, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Love Somebody, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Maroon 5, Max M. Fisher Music Center, Michigan, Ozomatli, Phil Maq, Phil's Faves: Videos, Radioactive, Ray Dalton, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Top 10 music videos of the week, Zac Brown Band
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“Who’s on First,” Old & New—Abbott & Costello, Jimmy Fallon, Billy Crystal, & Jerry Seinfeld
Arguably, one of the best comedy skits of all time is Abbott & Costello’s “Who’s on First” routine. Originally appearing on one of their movies, “The Gay Nineties,” it became an instant classic! For the opening of the baseball season, … Continue reading
Did somebody say Auto Show?
Detroit is hosting the North American International Auto Show through January 27th. I can’t let the moment pass without offering a video to celebrate. Here’s the music video for “Look at That Cadillac” by The Stray Cats. I gotta say, … Continue reading
Video: A Very Gangnam Christmas – in lights!
Well, our obsession with Psy and his hit song, Sexy Lady, and Korean dance craze, Gangnam style, continues into the holidays. Here’s a great video with Christmas lights set to Sexy Lady. Enjoy! And, here’s how they do it in … Continue reading