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Revolution (1968 Film)
''Revolution'' is a documentary film by Jack O'Connell (filmmaker), Jack O'Connell made in San Francisco in 1967. It was subsequently revived with added reminiscences. Although most interviewees are not named some of them have been identified, such as Kurt Hirschhorn, Frank Jordan, Cecil Williams (pastor), Cecil Williams and Herb Caen. accessed July 3, 2011 Daria Halprin appears in the film as herself. Also appearing in the film are the Ace of Cups (band), Ace of Cups, Country Joe and the Fish, and Dan Hicks (singer), Dan Hicks. Soundtrack The soundtrack album features Steve Miller Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Mother Earth (American band), Mother Earth who also appear in the film. It was released in 1968 by United Artists Records (UAS 5185) and produced by Ben Shap ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack O'Connell (filmmaker)
Jack O'Connell (May 2, 1923 – July 20, 2019) was an American filmmaker, actor & songwriter particularly noted for producing ''Greenwich Village Story'' (1963), Revolution (1968 film), ''Revolution'' (1968) and ''Swedish Fly Girls'' (1971). Background O'Connell was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 2, 1923. During World War II he spent 3 years as a part of the US Army, including 19 months of which were spent in Europe working in signal intelligence behind the German lines. Following the war, he graduated with an BA from Princeton University in 1947, and an MBA from Harvard Business School (Advertising and Marketing major) in 1949. Subsequently, O'Connell spent ten years working in advertising on Madison Avenue, creating print advertising, poster advertising, and film commercials for national and regional clients. Filmmaker O'Connell first involvement in film came with working on the Italian films ''L'Avventura'' and ''La Dolce Vita'', both in 1960. O'Connell was noted for m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Miller (musician)
Steven Haworth Miller (born October 5, 1943)Justin Kern. "'Wizard of Waukesha' still casts a spell here: Les Paul has 'changed the world for the better'," ''Waukesha Freeman'' (WI), May 9, 2007: "... Paul's godson, Milwaukee-born Steve Miller ... ."Lynn Van Matre. "Steve Miller gets on with making music," ''Sun-Sentinel'' (reprinted from ''Chicago Tribune''), January 2, 1987, p. 36 is an American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, known as leader of the Steve Miller Band. He began his career in blues and blues rock and evolved to a more pop-oriented arena rock sound during the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, releasing popular singles and albums. Miller was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Early years Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Miller received his first exposure to music from his mother, Bertha, whom he described as a remarkable jazz-influenced singer, and his physician father, George, known as "Sonny" who, in addition to his profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippie Films
A hippie, also spelled hippy, especially in British English, is someone associated with the counterculture of the 1960s, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to different countries around the world. The word '' hippie'' came from '' hipster'' and was used to describe beatniks who moved into New York City's Greenwich Village, in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, and Chicago's Old Town community. The term ''hippie'' was used in print by San Francisco writer Michael Fallon, helping popularize use of the term in the media, although the tag was seen elsewhere earlier. The origins of the terms '' hip'' and ''hep'' are uncertain. By the 1940s, both had become part of African American jive slang and meant "sophisticated; currently fashionable; fully up-to-date". The Beats adopted the term ''hip'', and early hippies inherited the language and countercultural values of the Beat Generation. Hippies created their own comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Films
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', as well as two highly successful musical films, '' Funny Girl'' and '' Oliver!'', the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress (an honour she shared with Katharine Hepburn for her role in ''The Lion in Winter'') and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1968 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * November 1 – The MPAA's film rating system is introduced. Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): canceled due to events of May 1968 Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos'' (''Artists under the Big Top: Perplexed''), directed by Alexander Kluge, West Germany Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''Ole dole doff'' (''Who Saw Him Die?''), directed by Jan Troell, Sweden Films released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Films Of 1968
This is a list of American films released in 1968. '' Oliver!'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Top-grossing films # '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' # '' Funny Girl'' # ''Planet of the Apes'' # '' Rosemary's Baby'' # ''The Odd Couple'' # '' Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' # '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' # ''Ice Station Zebra'' # ''The Night They Raided Minsky's'' A-C D-M N-R S-Z Documentaries and other films See also * 1968 in the United States External links 1968 filmsat the Internet Movie Database *List of 1968 box office number-one films in the United States {{DEFAULTSORT:American films of 1968 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ... Films Lists of 1968 films by country or language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920August 11, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He also was a songwriter, known for the songs " Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song first recorded by Ray Charles. Career Mayfield was born in Minden, Louisiana, the seat of Webster Parish, in the northwestern part of the state. As a youth, he had a talent for poetry, which led him to songwriting and singing. He began his performing career in Texas and then moved to Los Angeles in 1942, but without success as a singer until 1947, when a small record label, Swing Time Records, signed him to record his song "Two Years of Torture," with a band that included the saxophonist Maxwell Davis, the guitarist Chuck Norris, and the pianist Willard McDaniel. The record sold steadily over the next few years, prompting Art Rupe to sign Mayfield to his label, Specialty Records, in 1950. Mayfield's vocal style was influenced by such sty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Geddins
Robert L. Geddins (February 6, 1913 – February 16, 1991) was an American San Francisco Bay Area blues and rhythm and blues musician and record producer. Geddins was born in Highbank, Texas, United States, a town ten miles south of Marlin, who came to Oakland, California during World War II, and worked there until his death of liver cancer in 1991, ten days after his 78th birthday. Record labels and artists produced From 1948 onwards, he founded and owned numerous small independent record labels, including Art-Tone, Big Town, Cavatone, Down Town, Irma, Plaid, Rhythm, and Veltone. He also leased his recordings to Los Angeles based labels such as Swing Time, Aladdin, Modern, Imperial, and Fantasy, and also to the Chicago operated Checker label. Geddins produced acts including Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin, Johnny Fuller, Sugar Pie DeSanto and Etta James. A 4-CD box set of 107 selected recordings has been issued by JSP Records under the title ''The Bob Geddins Blues Legacy''.The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Blues
"Mercury Blues" is a song written by rural blues musician K. C. Douglas and Robert Geddins, and first recorded by Douglas in 1948.Leadbitter, M. and Slaven, N., ''Blues Records 1943 to 1970 Vol. 1: A-K'', London: Record Information Services 2nd Ed. 1987, p. 362 The song, originally titled "Mercury Boogie," pays homage to the American automobile marque, which ended production in 2010. Rights to the song were purchased by the Ford Motor Company (who already owned the Mercury marque). Ford, in turn, used it for a television commercial featuring Alan Jackson singing his version of the song with the word "Mercury" replaced by the words "Ford Truck." Allmusic biography/ref> The song has been covered by many musicians. Among the most notable versions are ones by country musician Alan Jackson in 1993, and by rock musician David Lindley, from his 1981 album '' El Rayo-X''. Lindley's single peaked at number 34 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Alan Jackson versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Without Love (Clyde McPhatter Song)
"Without Love (There is Nothing)" is a song written by Danny Small and originally recorded by Clyde McPhatter in 1957. McPhatter's version peaked at number six on the R&B Best Seller chart and number nineteen on ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Cover versions Throughout the years the song has been recorded by a number of artists: *In 1969, Tom Jones recorded the most successful charting version of the song, and it reached number five on the U.S. Hot 100 and number one on the Easy Listening chart in early 1970. In Canada, the single went to number one on the ''RPM 100'' national Top Singles chart on Valentine's Day (February 14), 1970. *In 1978, this song was covered by Filipino singer Sam Sorono (1950–2008) on his ''Sings Tom Jones' Greatest Hits'' LP album with EMI Records.Discogs Sam Sorono – Sing Tom Jones' Greatest Hits/ref> *Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Jay and the Americans, and Oscar Toney have recorded the song. See also *List of RPM number-one singles of 1970 This i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Bredon
Anne Leonard Bredon (born Anne Loeb; September 7, 1930 – November 9, 2019) was an American folk singer, best known for composing the song "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" while she was a student at University of California, Berkeley in the late 1950s. Bredon was the daughter of physicist Leonard Benedict Loeb and granddaughter of physiologist Jacques Loeb. She majored in art at Humboldt State University and completed her master's degree in mathematics at Berkeley, California.Melissa TavEmbracing life one bead at a time, ''Madera Tribune'', January 22, 2007. Some time around 1960, while attending Berkeley, Bredon appeared on a live folk-music radio show, ''The Midnight Special'', on radio station KPFA singing "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You".Janet Smith, ''The 'Babe I'm Gonna Leave You' Story,'' in ''The Gate at the End of the World: A Collection of Songs by Anne Bredon'' (Bella Roma Music, 1991), pp. vii-x. Janet Smith, another folk singer, developed her own version of the song and performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You
"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is a folk song written by Anne Bredon in the late 1950s. Joan Baez recorded a solo version for her 1962 album ''Joan Baez in Concert'' and a variety of musicians subsequently adapted it to a variety of styles, including Led Zeppelin. Several songwriters have been credited on releases over the years, although Bredon usually receives a sole or partial credit on current releases. Joan Baez rendition In 1960, Anne Bredon appeared on a live folk-music show on radio station KPFA in Berkeley, California, where she performed "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". Janet Smith heard the performance and later Joan Baez learned the song from Smith at Oberlin College. The 1962 album ''Joan Baez in Concert'' includes a solo performance with her vocal and acoustic guitar picking. Vanguard Records co-owner/producer Maynard Solomon commented in the album liner notes: "The strange quality nd powerof the song is that the narrator inwardly desires exactly the opposite of what he wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
