Friday 31 October 2014

1960 - Ella Fitzgerald - Paul Anka

1960 

Hiroshi Maki                 January 15, 16, 17                        
Freddie Davis               January 19 
The Ink Spots                March 22 to 28
Yvonne De Carlo           April  4 to 10
Ella Fitzgerald               May 4 to 8
Sammy Davis, Jr.          May 20 a 26
Frankie Laine                June 11 to 17
Johnny Restivo             August 15 to 21
Frankie Lymon               August 22 to 28
Teddy Reno                   September 1 to 11
Paul Anka                      September 20 to 25
Harry James                  October 17 to 23
Jane Russell                  November 23 (only)
The Jamboree Circus   Nov. 25 to Dec. 18
Tex Beneke                    December 1st

This list is only of those acts signed by TV Record.

1960 was a big year for foreign acts in São Paulo... this is a Christmas time ad by TV Record displaying their main foreign attractions for the year.

Even though Japanese baritone Hiroshi Maki was not included as a '1960 foreign attraction' in the 1963 pamphlet TV Record sent their fans and associates, Hiroshi was the very first 1960 foreign attraction. He performed at Teatro Record nightly on the 15, 16 and 17 January 1960 in sold-out recitals due to the sheer number of Japanese immigrants and their off-spring who lived in S.Paulo then.
15 January 1960 - Japanese singer Hiroshi Maki is shown at Teatro Record with 'O Japão em São Paulo' (Japan in S.Paulo) a revue produced with local talents like rock'n'roller Takashi Ikeda and others.

Takashi Ikeda was a Japanese or a Nissei (ethnic Japanese born and raised in Brazil) young man who did a rock'n'roll act at Black Jack Boite, a Japanese night club on Avenida Ceci, 1776 in the Southern sector of the city. As one can see the crowd who performed at the night club put on a musical revue to support the real Japanese attraction - Hiroshi Maki - while he did his thing at Teatro Record.

This is what OESP columnist wrote about Hiroshi Maki's presentation at Channel 7, TV Record:

Foi na noite de sexta-feira que o Canal 7 transmitiu, às 22:00, o recital de Hiroshi Maki, apontado como o 'maior cantor melódico do Japão'. Tivemos apenas um recital de musica popular internacional interpretado por um cantor de nacionalidade japonesa.

O programa teve início com 'Arirá', canção do folclore coreano cujo refrão foi cantado em português para que os telespectadores soubessem do que se tratava. Hiroshi cantou o bolero 'Quien sabe', 'Ao belo som da flauta', também do folclore coreano, Feito um intervalo para que o artista mudasse de roupa, trocando o suntuoso traje japonês com que cantou a 1a. parte, por um 'smoking' de belo corte, ele cantou 'Ninguém me ama'. uma canção japonesa em ritmo de mambo e o recital terminou com 'História de um amor' em tango, com o frasear arrastado que Lucho Gatica popularizou.

É pena que a 1a. atração internacional apresentada pelas Emissoras Unidas tivesse sido esta. Sem dúvida, Hiroshi Maki tem uma bela voz de barítono, revela estar à vontade no palco e canta boleros, tangos, sambas, mambos melhor que Nat King Cole e até que muitos artistas sul-americanos. Mas nós e, acreditamos, a maioria dos telespectadores, preferíamos ver e ouvir um recital de música japonesa.

O restante da revista 'O Japão em S.Paulo', de que Hiroshi é o ponto alto, não foi apresentado. Cesar Medeiros foi um bom MC e, na direção de TV, A.A. de Carvalho mostrou-se atento ao espetáculo.

20 March 1960 - US Black vocal group The Ink Spots sing at Michel, on Rua Major Sertorio, 106, one of the best night-clubs in town. Bossa-Nova sensation João Gilberto would appear on 29 March; Yvonne De Carlo, straight from Hollywood would show her legs there on 4 April 1960.
The Ink Spots (1960 incarnation) arrive in São Paulo for a few performances.
The Ink Spots also performed at night-club Michel.
Ella Fitzgerald sings at Teatro Record from 4 to 8 May 1960
Ella Fitzgerald in Rio de Janeiro on 9 May 1960. 
triple Ellas sing at the Copacabana Palace's Golden Room in Rio on 28 April 1960
Ella sings at a Chicago nightclub in 1958.
10 July 1960 - at Teatro Record Frankie Laine gives some good performances of his greatest hits like 'My little one', 'Sunny side of the street', 'High noon', 'Gunfight at the OK corral' etc.; One could see two shows for the price of one: see Jose Vasconcelo's 'Eu sou o espetaculo' as the opening for Frankie Laine's recital.
                                                                         OESP 17 July 1960.
11 August 1960 - US actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge performs at the stage of Cine Marrocos, the best cinema house in town. Miss Dandridge was under contract with theatre impresario Carlos Machado
Dorothy Dandrigde photographed at home in 1954.
21st August 1960 - Johnny Restivo followed by Frankie Lymon 
Teddy Reno says goodbye to S.Paulo on 11 September 1960.
13 September 1960 - columnist Mary Wynne writes about Julie London's performance at Jardim de Inverno Fasano and Vadeco-Odylon-Plinio & Saba's combo at the same Fasano:  Vadeco, Odylon, Plinio e Saba, o nosso 'no.1 conjunto de 1959' (Miss Wynne couldn't shake off her English syntax) tiveram uma noite grandiosa para a sua estreia de ontem no Jardim de Inverno Fasano. Pois não é que a na mesma noite fez o seu 'debut' na vida noturna de S.Paulo a internacionalmente famosa cantora Julie London? Os 'crazy boys' vão fazer uma temporada longa na House of Fasano, mas a Julie estará no show só hoje (13) e amanhã (14 September 1960). O 'show time' é a meia-noite em ponto.
Harry James & his Orchestra from 17 to 23rd October 1960.
Jane Russell, dubbed 'The Bust' in one & only show on 23rd November 1960 at Teatro Record.
a little note at OESP on 27 November 1960 says Jane Russell's performance was good enough even though she had passed her prime. Typical Brazilian male chauvinism.
The Spectacular Jamboree Circus on Teatro Record in November & December 1960.
27 November 1960 - The Spectacular Jamboree Circus from New York. 

daily OESP's review of 1960 foreign acts visiting S.Paulo - 8 January 1961.

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for the posting of the ad and "review" of Jane Russell. Unbelievable about the comment being past her prime. She was only 39 years old at the time.

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    1. Thanks for the visit & comment. Don't pay any attention to Brazilian male chauvism... and a total lack of culture...

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  2. i really like this article please keep it up.
    glentzes.gr

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