vinyl LP back cover detail
back cover photo & design: Studio Five, Inc. detail photo of album cover byStyrous®
Today is the birthday of Barbara Eden who was born in Tucson, Arizona, on August 23, 1931. She is an American film, stage and television actress, and singer, best known for her starring role of "Jeannie" in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. From September 18, 1965, to May 26, 1970, Eden played a beautiful genie set free from her bottle by astronaut and United States Air ForceCaptain (later Major) Anthony "Tony" Nelson, played by Larry Hagman.
In 1967, Eden recorded an album, Miss Barbara Eden, which is quite good; Eden has a great voice and does a terrific job especially with the standards: I’m A Fool To Care written by Ted Daffan in 1940, Dream written by Johnny Mercer in 1944, and Heartaches with music by Al Hoffman and lyrics by John Klenner published in 1931.
Then there is Bend It! This is my favorite song on the album! It was written by Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard. The tune was first recorded and released by a Britishpop/rockgroup, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich in September of 1966. It starts lento then quickly goes vivace, back and forth, similar to the song, Zorba's Dance by Greek composter Mikis Theodorakis. There is a great video on YouTube with Eden singing and dancing to the song (link below). It's a lot of fun to watch!
A1 - I’m A Fool To Care - 2:16
A2 - I Get The Fever - 2:12
A3 - Rebel - 2:05
A4 - Dream - 2:30
A5 - I Wouldn't Be A Fool - 2:13
Side 2:
B1 - Heartaches - 2:47
B2 - Pledge Of Love - 2:17
B3 - Nobody But A Fool (Would Love You) - 2:20
B4 - Single Girl - 2:35
B5 - Bend It! - 2:25
Credits:
Arranged By – Bill Justis
Conductor – Bill Justis
Engineer – Stan Ross, Thorne Nogar
Photography By – Studio Five, Inc*
Producer – Randy Wood
Barbara Eden – Miss Barbara Eden
Label: Dot Records – DLP-25795
Format: Vinyl, Album, Stereo, LP
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genre: Pop
Style: Vocal, Ballad
A month or so ago my friend and photographer Jim Stewart (links below) died just short of his seventy-sixth birthday. I was his model in 1982 for a series of photographs he did for advertisement posters for the Leatherneck Bar (link below), articles in the Bay Area Reporter and he photographed several performances of mine as well.
Folsom Street Blues
by Jim Stewart
book cover photo by Jim Stewart
He was a columnist for the Bay Area ReporterBARtab section (link below), a Folsom Street leather pioneer, a gay man, the cover model of his award-winning 2011 memoir, "Folsom Street Blues," and a photographer for Drummer magazine (link below). In 1976, he was among the first leather artists to move South of Market to Clementina Street.
According to BARtab editor Jim Provenzano, Stewart contributed to the nightlife section several years ago. He also wrote the section's BARchive gay bar history column in 2013 and 2014, which included many of his historic 1970s gay nightlife photos of South of the Slot bars, Halloween, and the Russian River scene.
Tom Hinde - 1979
photo by Jim Stewart
While managing a movie theater in 1973, Jim met Jack Fritscher, a writer, who sponsored his move to San Francisco in 1975.
Fritscher said that as a member of the SOMA Open Studio movement, Jim chronicled the creative epiphanies of the Folsom Street art scene with intimate friends he wrote about such as Tool Box bar founder Chuck Arnett, leather poet Camille O'Grady, whose performance at the Ambush Bar on Harrison Street I recorded in the early 80's . . .
As a working carpenter in 1977, Jim built the interior of Fey-Way Studio, at 1287 Howard Street, where founder Opel exhibited his work alongside Robert Mapplethorpe, Tom of Finland, and Rex,
in the gallery where Opel was murdered in 1979. I did the sound design
for a couple of the exhibition openings at the gallery. Jim appeared in Uncle Bob, the 2010 documentary film about the Opel killing.
Jim's images of Folsom Street sexuality, including his iconic photos shot in the Slot Hotel, appeared in exhibits at bars like the Ambush; in Drummer as early as issue 14, May 1977; and in the 2008 book "Gay San Francisco."
He managed and photographed various Folsom leather bars in San Francisco; Allan Lowery's Leatherneck (links below)
and later, at the same location after the Leatherneck closed and it
became the Drummer Key Club, at 11th and Folsom streets, which is now
the Oasis nightclub.
Jim Stewart died on October 15, 2018, at his home in Ludington, Michigan, where he had retired. The
cause of death was pneumonia two days after he broke his ankle
in a fall. He was 75 years old. He is survived by Kenneth Warner his partner of 35 years; they were married in California in 2008.
Today, after a lifetime of service to country and crown, Elizabeth II
will commemorate her 65th anniversary as Queen of England. She will become the only
British monarch ever to celebrate her Sapphire Jubilee.
The course of Elizabeth's life was forever changed in 1936 when King Edward VIII, her uncle, abdicated to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson, a
twice-divorced U.S. commoner. His brother Albert became king, adopting
for the name George VI.
And Princess Elizabeth, who had spent the first
10 years of her life never expecting to become queen, suddenly found
herself first in line to the throne.
This Vinyl LP album is spoken word with music accompaniment chronicling the life of the Queen. It is narrated by David Niven with music composed and conducted by Bernard Green, who also composed music for films and TV.
My favorite piece of music on the album is All Through the Night, (Ar Hyd y Nos), a beautiful and gentle, 1784 Welshlullaby, that accompanies the speech by Princess Elizabeth to children all over the world (link to YouTube below).
The Second Queen Elizabeth Vinyl LP label, side 1 photo byStyrous®
When First I saw Your Face is used for the courtship of Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth. It is an old English love song.
Brave Old Oak, a robust song if there ever was one, is used as background music for Winston Churchill, very fitting.
The Second Queen Elizabeth Vinyl LP label, side 2 photo byStyrous®
David Niven – The Second Elizabeth Label: Abbey – L.P. No 4 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: USA Released: 1952 Genre: Non-Music, Stage & Screen Style: Political, Spoken Word, Score
Tracklist:
A The Second Elizabeth - Part 1 B The Second Elizabeth - Part 2
Companies, etc.
Record Company – Quality Records Limited
Credits:
Composed By, Conductor – Bernard Green Cover – Eric Henry A. Teran Directed By – Bob Cotton (2) Edited By, Engineer – Stephen F. Temmer Executive-Producer – Don Reid (5) Narrator – David Niven Producer – Don Reid (5), Peter Doraine Voice – Queen Elizabeth II Written-By – James Paul Terzian
Notes:
Made in Canada / Printed in U.S.A. Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barbara Eden ~ Miss Barbara Eden
