[78-L] Second Feinstein Episode

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Oct 17 09:35:33 PDT 2010


Doesn't seem to be on WNED anywhere.

dl

On 10/17/2010 9:48 AM, neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
> It aired in Houston on Wednesday evening. It re-airs on 20 and 21, so if
> you missed it check your local listings.
>
> joe salerno
>
>
> On 10/16/2010 8:21 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
>> The second episode of Michael Feinstein's American Songbook was aired
>> tonight -- we didn't find an airing on Wednesday.  He visited Marty
>> Halperin and discussed the V-Disc program.  He played a program that
>> included Margaret Whiting and Feinstein asked for a copy.  The tape
>> Halperin was playing was 3 3/4 IPS on a TEAC.  We then see Feinstein
>> playing the copy on a Studer at 15 IPS.  And then he presents it on CD
>> to Margaret Whiting in her apartment and we watch her hearing her 1944
>> performance of her father's song. There also are visits to sheet music
>> collectors, and further looks thru sheet music in Max Wilk's home.
>>
>>
>>
>> I don't think there was film I hadn't seen before.  They showed Over the
>> Rainbow from the Command Performance film and the scenes of the
>> recording and shipping of the discs I think are from the latter part of
>> that film.  Then Lena is seen in the Jubilee film.  Although they
>> discuss the integration of the This Is The Army road cast with Max Wilk,
>> he did not mention the segregation of those two radio programs.
>>
>>
>> The promo for the third episode -- with a mention that it is scheduled
>> for Wednesday -- shows a clip in Joe Franklin's office, and a duet with
>> our own Vince Giordano on his aluminum bass.
>>
>>
>> The DVD of the 2003 program came today and Leah and I watched it.  It is
>> completely different.  The only thing that is in both are some scenes
>> from the movie of This is the Army, Kate doing GBA and Irving Oh How I
>> Hate to get up in the morning.
>>
>>
>> Mike Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com
>>


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