Valley and Garde in a marine club dinner tale
In a seaside party, Garde Shelton and Nan discuss Valley's enmity toward doctors rooted in a childhood caesarean trauma after Valley once admired Kurt Lillard. The gathering at a yacht club shifts to dancing as Garde confronts jealousy and unspoken pasts.
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Nan Stanfield
Kurt Lillard
Garde Shelton
Ben Laurent
Kurt
Dr. Ruble
Tom Sandozie
Garde
Nan
Valley
Patty Copeland
Yacht Club
Ruble
Deuce
Lillard
A and R men shape the modern music market
Insights from Bobby Shad of Mercury reveal shifts in hit making where performance trumps song quality, vocal tricks influence the future, and DJs drive demand for similar sounds. Paragraphs note Dorothy Collins, Joni James, Abbe Lane, Tito Puente projects, and Panart jazz jams in Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NEA
Bobby Shad
Mercury
Elvis Presley
Tony Bennett
Joni James
MGM
Joni
Acquaviva
Gene Kelly bets on retiring before Fred Astaire in Hollywood
Hollywood star Gene Kelly, who calls himself the "other song and dance man," predicts he will retire as a dancer before Fred Astaire. He notes their rival training habits, discusses future projects, and dismisses rumors of a new marriage while noting the UK has installed its seven millionth telephone in Cardiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
NEA
Gene Kelly
Fred
Gene
Los Angeles
Mitzi Gaynor
MGM
Betsy Blair
Fiji Island legends and fire making from Uncle Rays Corner
Fiji legends tell of Ndengei the earth maker who travels as a man or serpent, spirits in forests, and a practice of rubbing wood to start fire. A tale says a man banished for letting a fire die now lives on an island with descendants.
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Fiji Islands
Ndengei
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NEA Service
Sarah Vaughan
America
Dorothy Collins
Raymond Scott
Tammy
Allison
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Audie Murphy
Joe Butterfly
Randolph Scott
Medicine Bend
Oasis
Sis Lee Lockin
Rockin
St Ano
Roc
Miller Johnson - Dalton
Golder State
Lernahana
Pater
Besse
Jane
Russell
Wilde
CinemaScoPe
Lebrwtr
Stagecoach TO Fury
Don Hutson
Ree
Tavern League OF LA
Vic — Dewey
Fred Astaire
Broadway
United Kingdom
Cardiff
Wales
Uncle Ray’s
Uncle Ray
la Crosse Tribune
Mamie van Doren
Rowena
S.C
Darryl F. Zanuck
Teeta Ed Fe
Rossen
Wre
James Mason
Joan Fontaine
Dorothy Dandridge
Joan Collins
Michael Rennie Pap Ene
Cme
Mawnan Beye Bene Besent
Ce Tenng
Marry Belafonte
Guardians OF North
Anly
Tau
Ea Ees
la Crosse
Hwy
Donald O'Connor
Jul Adams
Chill
Eam Zasu Pitts
Om the Talking Mile Lad
Lesghton
Costello Ain Kide
Railutus
NEW Phillips 66
Phillips 66
Phillips Petroleum Company
Lacrosse
National Oil CO
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