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  TJ Lubinsky (tjl) 4-Laureate Username: tjl Post Number: 154 Registered: 8-2004 |
Hi all: I wanted to give you a quick and official "heads up", and good news that TJL Ventures,LLC has entered into a multi-year deal to license and release many classic soul, R&B and doo wop performances over the next few years. The programs I'm producing will be making will be broadcast on public television and released on DVD by our new distributor Collectors Treasury Records. Much of these (especially doo wop) performances are the rarest of the rare and features many classic R&B, vocal groups and soul musicians from the Dick Clark Productions archives. Many original groups whose members have long since passed on - - long before I was making shows for public television. The upcoming special which features the first of some of these rare performances introduced by Ms. Franklin with her memories of the artists she loves, and many she also inspired. We've also entered license agreements to bring many never before broadcast (in the US) footage from the vaults of the world. All to be featured in the TJL series, and "My Music" - - over the next few years (exact release dates and titles are still tba). This show, touches on Motown performers- - but it's really meant meant to be much broader across many labels and singers throughout the 1960s and 1970's I wanted you to share the good news with you - - as Soulful Detroit is like a second family to me, as all of you are here. It premieres locally on WTVS on July 31st at 9pm. Aretha Franklin presents: Soul Rewind will air nationwide throughout August and September on many public television stations (check local listings). Much more details to follow in the weeks and months ahead. As you can imagine this has been a deal many many years in developing (and hard to keep to myself - I need to share the Dick Clark company has been amazing to work with in opening their vaults to us, exciting and enthusiastic, I thank their management and Mr. Clark for making this moment possible. You've heard it here first, and ain't that "A Good Good Feeling". Thank you "Miracles"; - tjl | ||
motownmorph (motownmorph) 5-Doyen Username: motownmorph Post Number: 327 Registered: 7-2007 |
sounds fantastic!! Lets hope we get to see some of the shows here in the UK! Good luck with it all! morph | ||
Tony Russi (tony_russi) 6-Zenith Username: tony_russi Post Number: 4111 Registered: 4-2004 |
Thanks, TJ...will be looking forward to these programs! | ||
Randy Russi (randy_russi) 6-Zenith Username: randy_russi Post Number: 2635 Registered: 4-2004 |
Wonderful News!!!! And my dear Dick Clark is a wonderful man with the greatest of collections in his archives. Keep us updated, TJ and thank you for the news.  | ||
mhc (mhc) 5-Doyen Username: mhc Post Number: 298 Registered: 3-2006 |
Wow, Dick Clark is opening up his archives?! Can't wait to see Jack Scott, Jan and Arnie, Link Wray, Buddy Holly, Skip and Flip, Eddie Quinteros, etc., DCP has clips of them all.. | ||
Carlo (carlo) 6-Zenith Username: carlo Post Number: 1572 Registered: 7-2004 |
Thank you TJ! Looking forward to it. | ||
MsJoys (msjoys) 6-Zenith Username: msjoys Post Number: 1042 Registered: 5-2005 |
Thanks, TJ, for letting us know! Great news!! | ||
jillfoster (jillfoster) 6-Zenith Username: jillfoster Post Number: 2095 Registered: 1-2006 |
I don't know about you guys, but i'm crapping daffodils over this! I can't wait! | ||
ceasar (ceasar) 6-Zenith Username: ceasar Post Number: 1580 Registered: 7-2005 |
Hi Tj, Glad to hear from you. I think that this is a great idea. It is funny that this should come up. Speaking of DICK CLARK & AMERICAN BANDSTAND. There was a celebration last week that we attended at the old building where AMERICAN BANDSTAND was broadcast from at 45th and MARKET. It was a tribute to the legends from PHILLY. There is a thread about it on the forum. We were all there, RUSSELL THOMPKINS OF THE STYLISTICS, THE INTRUDERS THE BLUENOTES,THE TYMES,BUNNY SIGLER, GILDA WOODS,and many more. It was nice returning there.We appeared ther with DICK CLARK on AMERICAN BANDSTAND. DICK introduced our record SO MUCH IN LOVE. He put us on the map in which I will always be greatful. So,I think that this is a great idea that you are doing. This might be concidered one of your best.I hope to see the broadcast of our apearance on there.See how young we looked then.(smiles)Keep up the good work, and thanks for keeping the music alive YOUR FRIEND CEASAR THE ORIGINAL TYMES Keep up the good work,and thanks for keeping the music alive. YOUR FRIEND CEASAR THE ORIGINAL TYMES | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 14481 Registered: 4-2004 |
T.J. This is great news. You have a lot of great performances that have yet to air & I just pray that a certain version of "Silent Night" which was taped in Dec. 2004 at Dover Downs makes one of these collections | ||
TJ Lubinsky (tjl) 4-Laureate Username: tjl Post Number: 158 Registered: 8-2004 |
Juice man, Thanks for reminding me.... Cesar you are the best. I can't wait to here "With A;; My Heart" and Pretend" put out there pn a legit CD release - - my favorites. It's gonna take us a bit of time to get it all out there. We're just trying to get enough built up for an eventual Christmas release. | ||
ceasar (ceasar) 6-Zenith Username: ceasar Post Number: 1581 Registered: 7-2005 |
TJ, We are in the process of putting together a new CD.Both those songs will be on our list to consider. PRETEND was always one of my favorites to. Give my best to your parents. YOUR FRIEND CEASAR | ||
Kevin Goins - KevGo (kevgo) 6-Zenith Username: kevgo Post Number: 6256 Registered: 4-2004 |
TJ: This is EXCELLENT news....If there is anyone I would entrust the Dick Clark archives to, it would be you & your company. Keep up the excellent work...and keep me in mind if you need any help in the future. Kevin Goins - KevGo kevingoins@juno.com PS - Any luck with securing clearance of the Jackie Wilson appearance on Jerry Lee Lewis' TV special? | ||
TJ Lubinsky (tjl) 4-Laureate Username: tjl Post Number: 159 Registered: 8-2004 |
Oh Yes, I don't know how I forgot. It is fully owned by the Jerry Lee Lewis estate - - we did license it from them in the upcoming "Aretha Franklin presents SOUL REWIND" special. A great live performance - - sadly the 2" tapes were lost, (we think possibly in the Nashville flood - - just before we started the search to find the owners of the clip) - - but we got a pretty good source from the UK. Thanks to all here that helped figure that out for us. It was a mystery to many. | ||
stubass (stubass) 6-Zenith Username: stubass Post Number: 8405 Registered: 1-2005 |
I look forward to some terrific shows. Excellent work T.J. You are the very best at what you do. | ||
stephanie (stephanie) 6-Zenith Username: stephanie Post Number: 3083 Registered: 2-2005 |
TJ this is good news keep us posted. I cant say that Im happy I am overjoyed! | ||
Motown_Fan (motown_fan) 6-Zenith Username: motown_fan Post Number: 4612 Registered: 9-2006 |
The first Soul Rewind aired in the Memphis area last night. it was interesting. It pretty much presented clips of the expected soul greats like: Aretha, James Brown, The Miracles, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, Ben E. King, Wilson Pickett, the Temptations and Ray Charles. And there were some surprises like Jackie Wilson performing Higher & Higher and Martha & the Vandellas on American Bandstand. There was also Eddie Floyd on Bandstand and Doris Troy on Where the Action Is. There was a video of Ray Charles and the Raeletts performing What'd I Say that was spoiled when a chorus of white singers joined them and drowned out everybody. Ray deserves better. There was a Seventies segment featuring the Stylistics, Three Degrees, Spinners, Labelle and the Chilites. I liked the program overall and would like to see more videos, but of some of the not so usual suspects. You don't get programming like this anywhere these days but on PBS. Anyone else see this program? | ||
Reese (reese) 6-Zenith Username: reese Post Number: 2554 Registered: 4-2004 |
I caught it on Saturday night. My local station actually aired it two times in a row. At first, I didn't have high hopes because I thought I'd see a bunch of familiar clips. But I was pleasantly surprised. | ||
Nosey (nosey) 6-Zenith Username: nosey Post Number: 2976 Registered: 4-2004 |
The show was great TJ! Don't forget the 5 Stairsteps! Hint, hint! | ||
Tony Russi (tony_russi) 6-Zenith Username: tony_russi Post Number: 4124 Registered: 4-2004 |
I really enjoyed this program Saturday night.My fave parts being Martha, Roz & Betty from American Bandstand, Jackie Wilsons LIVE performance of "Higher & Higher" & LaBell's LIVE performance(they got DOWN).Aretha really does have a wonderful speaking voice & I have seen her LIVE several times before & she really doesn't speak much during those concerts.Jackie Wilson & Elvis had a lot of similarities in their performance mannerisms that I didn't realize before | ||
Brother Love (brother_love) 6-Zenith Username: brother_love Post Number: 815 Registered: 4-2004 |
I watched the show twice over the weekend and really enjoyed it. The Temptations, Miracles, Vandellas, Doris Troy and J.J. Jackson clips were the best. I did not like the added in audience applause at the end some of the clips. Great work TJ keep on rocking. Motown Fan, those were the Ray Charles Singers. | ||
TJ Lubinsky (tjl) 4-Laureate Username: tjl Post Number: 161 Registered: 8-2004 |
Thnaks all - - I really thought Aretha made a profound connection with her stories. It was a side of her that was truly inspiring. There was very little scripting - - these were her memories and stories. I did select the Ray Charles performance (with Ray being back by the "the Ray Charles singers") as an example of how music brings us all together. A subjective call, but one I felt was important for people all of the country to see. The coming together of two different talent experiences, bonded by the genius of Ray, Jazz and Blues. We didn't add any fake applausee on the performances, that's how they all aired originally. This one had very little sound touch-up work as we chose to present the archival material exactly as it had been originally presented. For me, The Miracles, Martha, Doris Troy and JJ Jackson were a real treat. Aretha's stories were so real - - Russell and The Stylistics are always the best, goosebump moments seeing them perform live back then. The Spinners were also cool. I felt it was like Ms. Franklin was sharing her family photos with us. Our next show Soul Rewind will focus on the 70s era - - and is planned to air sometime in 2012. | ||
stubass (stubass) 6-Zenith Username: stubass Post Number: 8415 Registered: 1-2005 |
The Ray Charles singers were an ensemble put together by the arranger Ray Charles (not the singer Ray Charles). They had a hit back in the 50's or 60's with a song called "Love Me With All Your Heart". I actually met THAT Ray Charles a few months back as he introduced my brother to a gathering of arrangers where he was giving a speech. The arranger Ray Charles is getting up in age, but is well respected in the L.A recording community...but his vocal ensemble is not real genre compatable to the singer Ray Charles style...although they did provide vocal backings to Perry Como and others. | ||
davidh (davidh) 6-Zenith Username: davidh Post Number: 2544 Registered: 4-2005 |
tj, just a thought......a ,personally would love to see those early AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS shows with all those wonderful artists and performances. any chance we will ever be able to see them.i tried to contact Dick Clark but was unsuccessful,thanks ,david | ||
Motown_Fan (motown_fan) 6-Zenith Username: motown_fan Post Number: 4613 Registered: 9-2006 |
You said it better than I did, Stubass. I thought the choral group detracted from Ray and the Raeletts. They didn't fit. But as I said, overall I enjoyed the special. T.J. always does quality, but that one performance bugged me. (Message edited by motown_fan on August 03, 2010) | ||
stubass (stubass) 6-Zenith Username: stubass Post Number: 8416 Registered: 1-2005 |
They did look kind of silly trying do dance (or bop) in sync while doing the vocal backing. I didn't see the entire show, but I did enjoy Arethas stories and segues. Interesting factoid...Mitch Miller, who just passed on in the last day or so at age 98, was given Aretha to produce back in the early days...but the project flopped. | ||
Kevin Goins - KevGo (kevgo) 6-Zenith Username: kevgo Post Number: 6281 Registered: 4-2004 |
Tony: In Elvis' early years, he had seen Jackie Wilson perform with Billy Ward & the Dominoes as well as solo. His recollections of Jackie were documented in a conversation he had with his Sun Records colleagues during the "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions in the mid 1950s. Kevin Goins - KevGo | ||
stubass (stubass) 6-Zenith Username: stubass Post Number: 8418 Registered: 1-2005 |
As Kevgo's story goes...Jackie had Elvis "under the table". Elvis supposedly returned 5 nights in a row to watch Jackie perform. | ||
Dinelle (dinelle_watson) 6-Zenith Username: dinelle_watson Post Number: 2155 Registered: 4-2004 |
Ok. Is there ANY way at all to see this? |
