Sunday Drive: Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland

The beautiful 1909 song, exquisitely performed by Judy Garland in the motion picture In the Good Old Summertime (1949).

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Sunday Drive: Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy

Judy and Barbra, broadcast October 6, 1963 - words fail me.

Tired Old Queen at the Movies: Summer Stock

Steve Hayes reviews the Judy Garland musical:

Forget your troubles and just get happy as Judy Garland and Gene Kelly tear off the barn roof in 1950's "Summer Stock." With able comic support from Marjorie Main, Phil Silvers, Eddie Bracken, and Gloria DeHaven, directed by Charles Walters and shot in the grand MGM musical tradition, it's the perfect way to spend a long, hot summer evening.

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Sunday Drive: Smile

Today would have been Judy Garland's 90th birthday.  In her honor, here's a song from her performance at the London Palladium in November, 1964:

The Judy Tapes

From Judy's legendary concert at Carnegie Hall in 1961

Just came across this poignant 20/20 report from a couple years back on the incomparable Judy Garland and thought I'd share it with you guys. It features selections from never-before-heard audio tapes Judy made when she was trying to write an autobiography; sadly, she never finished the book. But her glorious legacy goes on and on.







As a follow-up, here's the first segment of A Tale of Two Sisters, with Liza Minelli and Lorna Luft, which aired in Britain in 2004 (you can follow the YouTube links to watch all four parts):




And just for fun, here's Judy with Fred Astaire in their glory days, from the 1948 film Easter Parade. Of course, these two masters of song and dance make it all look effortless . . . but if you think it's easy, grab a partner and just try keeping in perfect step and rhythm:

Tired Old Queen at the Movies: Meet Me in St. Louis

Steve Hayes reviews the Judy Garland classic; watch this to get a good glimpse of American life in 1904, with some memorable songs:

Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli make movie magic in MGM's loving and nostalgic tribute to by gone days: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944). Shot on authentic-looking sets in spectacular Technicolor, it includes a memorable score by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane. Filled with such eventual Garland standards as "The Trolley Song," "The Boy Next Door," and the holiday classic, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," it's a Thanksgiving feast for the whole family!