Top Hat, White Tie and Tails: Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney died at the great age of 93. He was the last surviving star of Hollywood’s 1930s Golden Age. This song is from 1957 and thanks to im6 for sending it to me.
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April 7, 2014 at 11:42 am
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April 7, 2014 at 12:33 pm
Yesterday Jesse Winchester also died. Cancer won once again, another great songwriter gone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvKEuhcTz6w
It’s a video with young Emmylou Harris. Hedley, have fun tonight!
April 7, 2014 at 12:38 pm
Birgit,
I didn’t see that Jesse had died. When I went looking for information, I found this, “Contrary to various accounts, songwriter and performer Jesse Winchester is not dead — but he is gravely ill.
After several reports leaked that Winchester, 69, who has penned songs recorded by numerous country and pop artists, had passed away, his booking agent, Keith Case, confirmed that “Jesse is not dead,” but is “very ill and remains at home,” in Charlottesville, Va.”
April 7, 2014 at 12:52 pm
Oh, thanks Kat, confirmed, I should have checked the otherwise trustable site again.
April 7, 2014 at 12:41 pm
Birgit – Thank you.
The set list from the first two shows says she does “Wrecking Ball” in its entirety and her four song encore includes “Pancho and Lefty” and, of course “Boulder to Birmingham”
Notwithstanding that the family is heading to see Mickey Mouse this week, I really didn’t want to miss the short run tour that brings Emmylou and Daniel Lanois to Michigan.
April 7, 2014 at 4:10 pm
The song by Mickey is from “Mickey Rooney Sings George M. Cohan” which was released to coincide with his portrayal of Cohan in “Mr. Broadway” on May 11th, 1957 on NBC TV.
Some are reporting that Rooney was the Justin Bieber of his day, calling him “a hard-partying, off-screen brat” which caused MGM to hire a full-time staffer to try to keep him out of trouble. Their efforts were apparently unsuccessful. He was lucky the internet wasn’t around or he wouldn’t be so beloved today.
I saw only one mention earlier today of Jesse Winchester saying he had died. Sadly, I said to myself, “I thought he already died a couple of years ago.” I wonder who I could have been thinking of? I fear with the aging of stars and my increasing confusion (!), this won’t be the first time I have such thoughts. 😦
April 7, 2014 at 4:35 pm
im6,
I totally believe he was the Justin Bieber of his day. His mannerism screamed cockiness and I suspect stardom gave him ample opportunities to raise hell.
I’m thinking that album didn’t sell a whole lot of copies.
Poor Jesse isn’t even dead yet. You’re right though about so many dying. Sad!!
April 7, 2014 at 7:27 pm
RIP Mickey Rooney. The Andy Hardy series made both he and his pal Judy Garland famous. At only five foot three inches tall he married Ava Gardner and seven other woman. He must have been a real character in his day. The last time I saw him was at Ronald Reagan’s burial in 2004. The actors and actresses of the studio system era are going fast.
April 7, 2014 at 7:33 pm
Bob,
I remember all those Andy Hardy movies. Both he and Judy were so young.
I forgot exactly how many wives he had, but I did remember Ava. That one still surprises me.
April 7, 2014 at 10:03 pm
According to the news he had seven wives. The only thing I can figure about the 5 ft. 3 inch Rooney and all those starlets was that the may have had very large hands. 🙂
April 7, 2014 at 7:41 pm
From what I’ve read, he was 5′ TWO inches. Which makes me think he may personify a stereotype of short people trying to compensate by sometimes being real jerks. As noted earlier, he was apparently a real hell raiser and caused a lot of grief. I have no way of knowing if such a stereotype is accurate, but it might help explain his behavior. That and probably being catered to because he was the cash cow for a lot of people.
April 7, 2014 at 7:51 pm
im6,
I know that phenomenon and have run into people who personify it. I alway think of it as the short person syndrome.
I think your assessment of Mickey is right on the money. He was entitled.
April 7, 2014 at 9:40 pm
this was another clotung hit with me >>
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April 7, 2014 at 9:49 pm
Morpfy,
It is also a favorite one of mine. It is so much fun-the list of clothes.