33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute
April 14, 1969
Created and Produced: Jack Good
Directed: Art Fisher
Special Guests: Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Little Richard, The Clara Ward Singers, The Buddy Miles Express
MUSICAL NUMBERS:
The Monkees, At The Hop,
Fats Domino, I'm Ready, Jerry Lee Lewis, Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, Little Richard, Tutti Frutti, We Three & The Monkees, Shake A Tailfeather, Fats Domino, Blue Monday, The Monkees, Little Darlin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Down The Line, The Clara Ward Singers, Dry Bones, David Jones, String For My Kite, Peter Tork, Solfeggietto C P E Bach, The Monkees & Entire Cast, Listen To The Band, Peter Tork, California Here It Comes.
Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Fats Domino.
Musical highlights include Micky Dolan and Julie's duet on "I'm a Believer" Peter Tork's "Prithee," "Naked Persimmon," Davy Jones' "Goldilocks Sometime" and "I Go Ape"; and a Rock & Roll Medley.
Prod: Bones Howe Production Notes: The Monkees went to production on 33 1/3 RPM a day following their last concert as a quartet at The Festival Hall in Osaka, Japan.
NBC went on strike just as the 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee cast and crew were to commence recording, thus forcing them to switch taping locations to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's studios, where production was done on the fly through remote trucks parked right outside.
The Monkees were none too happy with Jack Good and Art Fisher's script for 33 1/3, calling it "too sloppy, too fairy-tale like," while David Jones felt that, for a TV special starring The Monkees, it emphasized rather largely on its guest cast than the group itself!
For the Listen To The Band climax, Jack Good sent a couple of buses down to Sunset Strip to round up about 100 hippies (free people!) to comprise a live audience.
Monkee guest Rip Taylor ("The Monkees On The Wheel", "Mijacogeo", a k a , "The Frodis Caper") can be seen in a cameo during the Listen To The Band sequence.
The Monkees' Peter Tork reportedly suffering from exhaustion bought out his Monkees contract at the end of 33 1/3's production.
The Monkees would not be seen on network TV as a foursome again for 28 years.
Trivia: Jerry Lee Lewis previously starred as Iago in Jack Good's stage production, Catch My Soul--a rock and roll version of Shakespeare's Othello.
(Search My Blog for posts on this Holy Grail of Jerry Lee arcana.)
Singer Julie Driscoll gained her own fame singing the main title theme from Absolutely Fabulous. 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee Rock 'n' Roll Medley
Negotiations for The Monkees to star in three NBC-TV specials to air in 1969 went awry. 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee was the only one such special to to see a living room.
I present to you, a clip from the notorious: 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee.
Original Air Date: NBC April 14, 1969 Original Sponsor: Aerowax Created and Produced: Jack Good Directed: Art Fisher Written: Jack Good and Art Fisher Special Guests: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and The Trinity, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Little Richard, The Clara Ward Singers, The Buddy Miles Express, Paul Arnold and The Moon Express,
We Three OPENING PASSAGE: "We have the knowledge--evil though it be--To twist the mind to any lunacy we wish.
Through this Electro-Thought Machine...I ll brainwash them, and they'll brainwash the world!!!!
MUSICAL NUMBERS: Micky Dolenz & Julie Driscoll, I m A Believer, Peter Tork, I Prithee (Do Not Ask For Love), Michael Nesmith, Naked Persimmon (The Only Thing I Believe Is True), David Jones, Goldilocks Sometime, The Monkees, Wind Up Man, Darwin, Paul Arnold & The Moon Express, Only The Fittest Shall Survive, The Monkees, I Go Ape, The Trinity, Come On Up, The Monkees, At The Hop,
Fats Domino, I'm Ready, Jerry Lee Lewis, Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, Little Richard, Tutti Frutti.
Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Fats Domino
For the Listen To The Band climax, Jack Good sent a couple of buses down to Sunset Strip to round up about 100 hippies (free people!) to comprise a live audience.
Trivia: Jerry Lee Lewis previously starred as Iago in Jack Good's stage production, Catch My Soul--a rock and roll version of Shakespeare's Othello.
Singer Julie Driscoll gained her own fame singing the main title theme from Absolutely Fabulous.
"Jerry Lee Lewis" "Fats Domino" "Little Richard" "Revolutions Per Monkee" "33 1/3" 33 1/3 "The Monkees" Monkees "Jack Good" "Art Fisher" "Julie Driscoll" "Brian Auge" "Clara Ward Singers" "Buddy Miles Express" "Paul Arnold" "We Three" "Michael Nesmith" "Whole Lotta Shakin" "Peter Tork" "I'm a Believer" "Davy Jones" "Bones Howe" "Rock 'n' Roll" Medley "Catch My Soul" Shakespeare Othello "Absolutely Fabulous" whatgetsmehot mrjyn visualguidanceltd "what gets me hot" yt:quality=high
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