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A brilliant showman. If you can make your way through the corny "Rock! Rock! Rock!"[1] movie of 1957 you'll see some pretty awful performances from artists of
by jbuzbee 10y ago
A brilliant showman. If you can make your way through the corny "Rock! Rock! Rock!"[1] movie of 1957 you'll see some pretty awful performances from artists of the day. But then on comes Berry[2] His segment was heads-and-shoulders above the rest and still enjoyable today.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCt4_Dwt-Lk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCt4_Dwt-Lk
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jKrHzps0XM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jKrHzps0XM
- vesinisa 10y agoThe first video is some one and half hours long. Any idea where to skip for the Berry performance? edit: Ah, I get it, the second link is the Berry's performance starting at 22:34.
- jbuzbee 10y agoSee link [2] above. Watch his body-language. His facial expressions. His unique dance-movements. Where did all that come from? He was an original
- weinzierl 10y agoWhen it comes to showmanship his 1972 performance in London with Rocking Horse [1] is my favourite. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtrOr3WKmyY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtrOr3WKmyY
- harambaebae69 10y agoAgreed. But love the art, not the artist. He was arrested for transporting a 14-year-old girl across state lines for immoral purposes, set up hidden cameras in his restaurant bathroom, and was accused of a bunch of some other stuff that makes Trump look like a feminist by comparison.