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Harry Secombe as Pickwick on the Ed Sullivan Show

Here's a fun YouTube find for fans of the Goon Show. On October 31, 1965, Harry Secombe appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show during the two-month Broadway run of the musical Pickwick. Here he is performing the big song from the show, "If I Ruled the World": Leslie Bricusse was...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 9, 2015 8:22 PM

Happy St. David's Day

I had planned to post this first thing this morning, but computer problems prevented, and then grim news seemed more important. We all could use some music and laughter about now, I think. The four countries of the United Kingdom are of such great antiquity that they can't mark a...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 1, 2012 8:33 PM