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.

1961 - Buddy Rich - Ray Anthony - Benny Goodman

Eartha Kitt arrived in Rio de Janeiro on 1st June 1961; she sang at the Copacabana Palace and Ginasio da Tijuca which was broadcast by TV Tupi, Channel 6. Ms Kitt then flew to São Paulo where she sang 3rd June 1961, at Teatro Tupi (former Cine Ritz-Consolação  at Rua da Consolação, 2403). 

1961

Maureen Cannon                      January 22 to 25

American Ice Show Revue       February 1 to 15

Lonnie Sattin                             March 1 to 7

Buddy Rich w Morgana King     March 8 to 12

Sacha Distel                               March 21 to 27

Ray Anthony & His Orch.           April 3 to 9 

Caterina Valente                         April 11 to 17

Tamara Toumanova                    April 19 to 21

Sammy Davis, Jr. (2nd)              April 26 to 30

Tony Bennett                              May 17 to 18

Holiday in Japan                        May 27 to June 4

Frankie Avalon                           June 19 to 25

Domenico Modugno (2nd)         July 3 to 9

Dizzie Gilespie & His Orch.       July 14 to 19

Music Hall das Americas           Aug. 7 to Sep. 10

Tony Curtis                                 Sept. 30 (only)

Brenda Lee (2nd)                       October 17 & 18

Harold Nicholas                         October 23 to 29

Eri Chiemi                                   November 1 to 10

Benny Goodman & His Orch.   Nov. 21st to 25

Gene Barry (Bat Masterson)     Nov. 29 to Dec. 3

(This list comprises only the 21 acts who were signed to TV Record.)

1961 was the best year ever for foreign acts visiting S.Paulo. TV Record found fierce competition from TV Tupi that managed to bring foreign acts to fill in their monthly shows at newly Teatro Tupi on Rua da Consolação, just 2 blocks away opposite to TV Record's own venue.

Big bands and their crooners or instrumentists were still popular as drummer Buddy Rich, band-leader Ray Anthony & his trumpet plus Benny Goodman, former 'King of Swing', were high in their list.

Rock'n'roll on the other hand kept was a hot with the return of Maureen Cannon and Brenda Lee, plus teen heart-throb Frankie Avalon.

Maureen Cannon who had been in S.Paulo in Octobert 1957 with the All American revue 'Rock'n'roll Fantasy' was back as a solo artist; 18, 20 & 21 January 1961.

5 March 1961 - Lonnie Sattin sings at Teatro Record;  7 March 1961 - OESP 'Carrossel' columnist Mary Wynne says dummer Buddy Rich would arrive with his combo of 6 figures and would go straight to Hotel Comodoro on Avenida Duque de Caxias and to Teatro Record soon after to have their first rehearsal. They are: singer Morgana King, Mike Mainieri (vibraphone), Sam Most (flute & clarinet), John Morris (piano), Wyatt Ruther (bass) and Vincent Marino (bongo). They would also play at Farney's at Praça Roosevelt - night club owned by Brazilian singer-pianist Dick Farney.

US drummer Buddy Rich with vocalist Morgana King from 8 to 12 March 1961.

Stanislau Ponte Preta criticizes Buddy Rich at Rio's 'Diario da Noite' 11 March 1961.

Sacha Distel at Teatro Record from 21 to 27 March 1961. Sacha also sang at Farney's on Praça Roosevelt, the night club belonging to Dick Farney; on the right a review written by an unidentified columnist at Estadão on 26 March 1961.

                                     OESP 2 April 1961;    on 6 April, Ray played at Club Pinheiros too.

Ray Anthony & his combo from 3 to 9 April 1961.

Caterina Valente

Tony Bennett performed at Teatro Record 17 & 18 May 1961.

Domenico Modugno is back at Teatro Record from 3 to 9 July 1961.

American Jazz Festival 15-member orchestra featuring Chris Connor on 16 July 1961 at Rio de Janeiro's Teatro Municipal, broadcast by TV Tupi, Channel 6.

Frankie Avalon from 19 to 25 July 1961.

Frankie Avalon holds a record given to him by Afonso Soares, the fellow wearing a tie...

Frankie Avalon & Brazilian teen-ager singer Chiquita.

23 & 34 July 1961 at Teatro Ritz-Consolação; right: review of Frankie Avalon on 25 June 61.

Della Reese performed in Rio de Janeiro first - from 7 to 13 August 1961 - then flew to S.Paulo.

13 August 1961 - OESP columnist Mary Wynne writes a note about Della Reese's well-received tour in Rio de Janeiro and her recital at Hebraica on 14 August 1961. 

16 August 1961 at Teatro Tupi which used to be Cine Ritz-Consolação until recently.

from 22 to 27 August 1961.

ad published at OESP on 23rd July 1961 anouncing Helen Hayes at Teatro Municipal on 28 September 1961.

Aurelio Fierro on 24 & 25 September 1961, at Teatro Tupi.

Tony Curtis was persuaded by someone at TV Record in presenting an impromptu one-night-stand variety show at Teatro Record on Saturday night, 30 September 1961 to be broadcast on Channel 7. It was easy to fill the entire theatre with so many fans eager to pay top cruzeiros to have the chance to see the heart throb in person. Brazilian comedian Chocolate who knew how to ad-lib for hours was signed to support Tony Curtis fill a whole hour with all sorts of non-sense to keep the audience intertained. Tony must have even tried to sing.

Tony Curtis dines at Hotel Jaraguá with Harry Stone & missus plus the man from fabric manufacturer Brasperola that made the best linen in town and sponsored his performance on TV Record.

Luciano Tajoli sings at Tennis Club Paulista on Rua Nilo on 17 October 1961. Tajoli was signed to TV Tupi.

Brenda Lee on 17 & 18 October 1961; Harold Nicholas from 23 to 29 October 1961.

Harry Nicholas of 'Brothers Nicholas'-fame performed from 23 to 29 October 1961 at Teatro Record.

Japanese pop singer Eri Chiemi filled Teatro Record from 1st to 7 November 1961.

Benny Goodam, o Rei do Swing from 21 to 25 November 1961.

OESP 26 November 1961 review of Benny Goodman & His Orchestra performance was not very kind:  'Benny Goodman, tanto no palco quanto na entrevista que concedeu ao chegar a S.Paulo, demonstrou que é um  musico completamente superado, sem convicções reais e que estacionou há 20 anos (1941), não apresentando nada de novo, não mais contribuindo para o progresso do jazz e apenas se aproveitando do cartaz conquistado quando foi cognominado de 'Rei do Swing'. O guitarrista Howard Collins, inspirado em Jimmy Hall, demonstrou ser um bom músico mas não de salientou muito pelas poucas oportunidades que teve de solar. Houve um número de dueto de clarineta e guitarra, 'The man I love', mas a execução inexpressiva de Benny Goodman não permitiu a Collins fazer um solo destacado. 

Italian tenor Claudio Villa sings at 'Bella, sempre più bella!', a revue at Teatro Tupi on 26 November 1961.

Anita Bryant in Rio de Janeiro from 10 to 19 November 1961. She sings at TV Tupi on 17 November a Saturday. 

G E N E   B A R R Y  -   B A T    M A S T E R S O N 

OESP, 29 October 1961.