THROWBACK THURSDAY: 88 Years of Betty Boop

On Aug. 9, 1930, America's cartoon sweetheart made her debut in a cartoon feature called Dizzy Dishes.

Although she would become one of the sexiest cartoon characters of that era -- or any era -- Betty actually started out as a dog.

From Mental Floss:

"...she was designed to be an object of lust for Bimbo, a dog character who was currently the lead in many of Max Fleischer's Talkartoons. Because she was created for Bimbo, she was originally an anthropomorphic poodle character, but she still had her Betty charms.

"The character was based on the looks of singer Helen Kane, best known for her song "I Wanna Be Loved By You," and actress Clara Bow, who was the inspiration for Betty's Brooklyn accent. As Betty proved to be more and more popular, she evolved into a full human by 1932, her floppy ears turned into hoop earrings and her poodle nose was morphed into a cute button nose."

According to The New York Times in 1996:

“Gertrude Stein and Jean-Paul Sartre were said to be big fans of the scantily clad gamine, whose sex appeal and sassy attitude got her into racy situations with legions of lecherous suitors. That is, until 1934, when the Government imposed controls on American movie content, altering Ms. Boop’s wardrobe and toning down her adventures.”

The Betty Boop Youtube channel has collected some of the many songs Betty sang in these videos below. Happy birthday, Betty!

For more Betty on this blog, check out this Halloween post from a few years ago.

WACKY WEDNESDAY: The Magic of Root Boy Slim

This Wacky Wednesday we celebrate the life and music of Foster MacKenzie III, better known to the world as Root Boy Slim.

If you're not familiar with Root, who died in 1993, read this profile in the Orlando Weekly.

Then boogey til you puke ... (This video is from Mr. Mike's Mondo Video)



Another favorite, "Mood Ring."



"They beat me silly with a rubber hose ..."



Root Boy dared to be fat

TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST

Sunday, August , 2018
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show! terrel(at)ksfr.org

Here's my playlist :

OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Miniskirt Blues by The Flower Children
Dead Moon Walking by Nekromantix
54/40 or Fight by Dead Moon
Underground Railroad by The Weeds
Don't Be Afraid to Pogo by The Gears
Over! Over! by The Fall
Mood Ring by Root Boy Slim
All Girl Band by Jean Caffeine

Every Little Bit of You by Miss Ludella Black
Stewball by Holly Golightly& The Brokeoffs
MELVIN by Thee Headcoatees
Ama Como Un Hombre by The Fleshtones
Teenage Head by The Flamin' Groovies
It's a Lie by King Khan
Spiders by Harlan T. Bobo
Artificial Flowers by Bobby Darin

Gentle Annie by Knickerbocker Four
Work With Me Annie by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Little Annie Fanny by The Kingsmen
The Working Man's Friend by Hickoids
Stuck in Thee Garage by The Dirtbombs
Love Me Two Times by Reverend Beat-Man & Izobel Garcia
You Are On Top by Reverend Beat-Man
Waste of Time by The Cynics
Blues Blues Blues by Hayden Thompson
Booze Party by Three Aces and a Joker
Sharkskin Suit by Wayne Kramer

The Wolf is at Your Door by Howlin' Wolf
Cheree by Suicide
We Three by Patti Smith
Round Midnight by Amy Winehouse
You're a Dog and Don't Talk to Me by Michael Hurley
Did We Fail by the Dead Brothers
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Songs the Sun Sessions Taught Us

Elvis Presley was more than a great performer. With his earliest recordings he showed that he was a gifted currator of American songs.

On this Throwback Thursday let's look at original -- or in some cases, just earlier -- versions of some of the songs -- country songs, R&B songs, pop tunes -- that make up various versions of Elvis' Sun Sessions.

First of all, hats off to Adam Aguirre of  the Route 66 show on KUNM, who inspired this post by recently playing these first two songs on a recent Saturday night.

First let's start with Ernest Tubb



Elvis apparently loved bluegrass. He rocked this Bill Monroe classic.



Speaking of a blue moon, this tune, written by Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart was first recorded by Connee Boswell in 1935. I've always liked this early '50s version by Billie Holiday.



Probably my favorite Sun Sessions song is "Tryin' to Get to You." I didn't realize until recently that this song originally was receorded by The Eagles. (No, no those Eagles!)



"My Happiness" goes back to the late '40s, recorded by The Marlin Sisters



We all know Elvis loved the blues. Here's one, by Kokomo Arnold, that Elvis used to get real gone for a change.

WACKY WEDNESDAY: Famous Musicians' Birthdays Today

It's the Oneth of the month! Aug. 1 is the birtday of several iconic musicians. Here is some music from some of them.

First, Suzi Gardner of L7 turns 58 today. Here she is singing one of my favorite L7 songs, "Andres."

Chuck D of Public Enemy also turns 58 today. Here's a PE video from a couple of years ago called "No Sympathy from The Devil."

Jim Carroll would have been 69 today, but nine years ago he became a person who died.

And on this day in 1779, one-hit wonder Francis Scott Key was born. Here are James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett from Metalica doing Key's big song.

Also, happy birthday to:
Jerry Garcia
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Robert Cray
Coolio
Tommy Brolin