Made in Hollywood: Lost Country & Western TV Performances December 11, 2008

For Immediate Release
Contact: Stephen Parr at 415-558-8117 or [email protected]

Event: “Made in Hollywood: Lost Country & Western TV Performances” Guest curator Pete Gowdy debuts with a collection of rare 50s and 60s television shows and clips featuring the legends and the forgotten artists of country music from the stacks of Oddball Films’ 50,000 film archive. Films include “Star Route- A Salute to Johnny Cash” (1964), live performances by and tributes to Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two and a complete episode of “Ranch Party” (1957), the Tex Ritter hosted syndicated show featuring live performances by the top talent of c&w and rockabilly. Select performances from other “Ranch Party” episodes will also be screened on video.
Date: Thursday, December 11th , 2008 at 8:00PM
Venue: Oddball Films, 275 Capp Street, San Francisco
Admission: $10.00 RSVP Only to: 415-558-8117 or [email protected]

Films Include:
“Star Route: A Salute to Johnny Cash” (1964)
Star Route was a syndicated TV show hosted by cowboy film star Rod Cameron and featured a house band with Glen Campbell and the (mostly grown up) Collins Kids. The salute to Johnny Cash episode features Johnny and the Tennessee Two performing Big River, Come Pickin’ Time, Cry Cry Cry, Five Foot High and Rising, I Got Stripes, and the spiritual God Has My Future Laid Away. The Collins Kids, Glen and the band also have their way with I Still Miss Someone, Luther Played the Boogie and a medley of Cash hits.

“Ranch Party” (1957)
Ranch Party, hosted by the laconic Tex Ritter and filmed in Compton, CA, featured some of the hottest country and rockabilly artists of the day, backed by the stellar house band (led by wizard of the strings Joe Maphis) and regulars The Collins Kids. Guests include Bonnie Guitar, Sons of the Pioneers, Hank Penny, and features a great Collins Kids performance and an acrobatic duet with Joe Maphis and Little Larry Collins.

Also! Performance video clips culled from other episodes of “Ranch Party” including Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Patsy Cline, Bobby Helms, Merle Travis and more incredible double-neck guitar picking with Joe Maphis and the Collins Kids.

Curator Biography:
Pete Gowdy (aka DJ Chas Gaudi) is host of San Francisco’s Shellac Shack, a weekly 78 rpm listening party and a DJ specializing in vintage soul, punk and new wave. A graduate of the Vassar College Film Program, he is an associate producer of Marc Huestis Presents, the long-running movie legend tributes at the Castro Theatre.

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