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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Muscle Beach Party


Songs written by Gary Usher, Brian Wilson and Roger Christian, the holy trinity of Surf Music!

Gary Usher Month

 

Musical Director - Gary Usher





Wednesday, June 6, 2012

THE FIRST DRIVE-IN


Ad for Hollingshead Drive-In's opening night
A tidy little history of drive-in theaters, commemorating the anniversary of the first drive-in's inauguration in 1933,  has appeared as a blog post by Ameoba Records. The Fool's Paradise Faithful will note that the premiere drive-in opened in New Jersey! The piece concludes with a list of surviving drive-ins in Southern California.



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Stay tuned for news of this weekend's Blaxploitation festival at the Fool's Paradise Twin!

Gary Usher Month

Collab w/ Gary Usher


Murray Wilson was not a fan of Gary Usher.  In this 1964 letter to son, Brian, he says that Gary called him a square!

Ed "Big Daddy" Roth

Beatnik Bandit
Rat Fink!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The Laguna Look

The Challengers

Gary Usher & The Twisters

Killer acetate of "Blue Blue Dream" from Kicksville Vol. 3 (Norton)

Monday, June 4, 2012

Gary Usher/Beach Boys

Gary Usher was a producer/songwriter for surf bands in the 50's & 60's.  He co-wrote songs with Brian Wilson for the Beach Boys, including In My Room (mp3).

June!



June is Gary Usher Month on WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Funky Crimes

First in a continuing series of posts featuring classic soul/funk instrumentals, mixed with radio spot ads for vintage blaxploitation films.

The Oceanliners - Funky Pants

Friday, June 1, 2012

Do the Hop a Do!

The Kids - Hop A Do

June Means Fun!

via Domenic Priore

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