R.I.P. Tommy Smothers

[lbpesq]

The Smothers Brothers were big time TV, outspoken against the Vietnam war when it wasn’t in fashion, and just plain funny.    Tommy passed away yesterday.

May the Four Winds Blow You Safely Home.

Bill, tgo

[cozmik_cowboy]

I just signed to post this terrible news.  Folk music at its best!
You will be missed, Tommy (and Mom did like you better).

Peter

[BeenDown139]

imagine being 11 years old and seeing this on the Zenith living room family console one sunday night.  dad's in the recliner with a good boilermaker buzz going.  mom's packing school lunches in brown paper bags.  wtf?  the smothers brothers were my first heros

[lbpesq]

IIRC, Pete Townshend attributes some of his hearing loss to this particular performance on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.   The story goes that the stage hand union insisted that the stage hands had to be the ones to load the explosives in Moon’s drum set.   Not realizing this, Moon loaded explosives himself.   The result was an explosion louder and more powerful than intended, causing damage to Townshend’s ears.

Bill, tgo

[xlrogue6]

I got to hang with Tommy on a long break at a country club gig 25 years ago. A really sweet, incredibly funny guy with amazing stories. Wish I could remember them...

[edwardofhuncote]

Barbara Eden put up a nice post on her fan page too. https://m.facebook.com/OfficialBarbaraEden


I swear, she must have met or worked with everybody sometime or other!

[Greywolf]

Tommy was such a ray of sunshine .. RIP

[garyhead]

I think this post might be too big but here is a list of the musical guests on the Smothers Brothers 3 seasons:
The SBCH had amazing guests:
Musicians:
George Harrison,
Joan Baez,
Buffalo Springfield,
Cass Elliot,
Harry Belafonte,
Cream,
the Who,
Donovan,
the Doors,
Janis Ian,
Yank Barry,
Jefferson Airplane,
Peter, Paul and Mary,
Spanky and Our Gang,
Steppenwolf,
Simon and Garfunkel,
Ray Charles,
Hello People,
Pete Seeger and
Ike and Tina Turner
Mason Williams (who premiered "Classical Gas" on the show)
Glen Campbell
John Hartford
Jennifer Warnes
Paul Revere and the Raiders
Nancy Sinatra
Judy Collins
The Hollies
The Byrds
Ringo Starr
The Association
Harry Nilsson
the cast of "HAIR"
the Righteous Brothers

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...WDVx3AyHqTaP8f

Trivia:

When The Who made their first appearance on the show, they were to conclude their performance of "My Generation" by doing their usual instrument smashing as well as having some smoke powder ignite in Keith Moon's bass drums as well. Earlier that day at rehearsals, the band was dissatisfied with how the effect went off so they asked that more of a charge be put in. Unknown to the band, Moon put even more of a charge in later. As the band concluded their performance, instead of a smoking effect, a huge explosion occurred. This caused Moon to suffer cuts on his arm and, more importantly, Pete Townshend suffered damage to his hearing, which would affect him in later years.

Singer/songwriter Janis Ian appeared on the show at 16 years of age, performing "Society's Child", a song she wrote about interracial dating. The number was censored in some--mostly Southern--markets.


https://www.amazon.com/Smothers-Brot.../dp/B002I2PHXI
https://www.amazon.com/Smothers-Brot.../dp/B001BGRWRG

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061296/episodes/?season=1
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061296/episodes/?season=2
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061296/episodes/?season=3
https://epguides.com/SmothersBrothersComedyHour/

And personally I loved Pat Paulson.


Season 1

1. 1-1 05 Feb 67 19670205.Jill St John,Ed Sullivan,Jim Nabors

2. 1-2 12 Feb 67 19670212.Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor,Turtles

3. 1-3 19 Feb 67 19670219.Jack Benny,George Burns,Esther OFarim

4. 1-4 26 Feb 67 19670226.Betty Davis.Bob Crane

5. 1-5 05 Mar 67 19670305.Barbara Eden,Carl Reiner,Paul Reviere and Raiders

6. 1-6 12 Mar 67 19670312.Carol Burnett,Baja Marimba Band

7. 1-7 19 Mar 67 19670319.Jimmy Durante,Inger Stevens,The Turtles

8. 1-8 26 Mar 67 19670326.Jack Jones,Tony Randall,Sid Marty Kroft Puppets

9. 1-9 09 Apr 67 19670409.Elaine May,Esther Ofarim,Blues Magoos

10. 1-10 16 Apr 67 19670416.Bobby Morse,Lana Turner,Electric Prunes

11. 1-11 23 Apr 67 19670423.Carl Reiner,Jenny Smith,Happenings

12. 1-12 30 Apr 67 19670430.Nancy Sinatra,Frank Sinatra Jr,Dom Delouise

13. 1-13 07 May 67 19670507.Jonathan Winters,Nancy Wilson,Jefferson Airplane

14. 1-14 14 May 67 19670514.Simon and Garfunkel,Janet Leigh,Jim Connell

15. 1-15 21 May 67 19670521.Martin Landau,Barbara Bain,Sonny and Cher

16. 1-16 28 May 67 19670528.Jim Backus,Margaret O'Brien,Association,Hamilton Camp

17. 1-17 04 Jun 67 19670604.Vikki Carr,Steve Allen,Ted Neeley Five

18. 1-18 11 Jun 67 19670611.Noel Harrison,Shirley Jones,Leigh French

19. 1-19 18 Jun 67 19670618.John Gary,Tammy Grimes,Buckinghams

20. 1-20 25 Jun 67 19670625.Jefferson Airplane,Esther Ofarim,Mason Williams



Season 2



21. 2-1 10 Sep 67 19670825.Greer Garson,Association

22. 2-2 10 Sep 67 19670910.Pete Seeger,Bobbi Gentry,Janet Leigh

23. 2-3 24 Sep 67 19670924.George Burns,Hermans Hermits,Leigh French

24. 2-4 17 Sep 67 19670917.Bette Davis, Mickey Rooney, The Who

25. 2-5 01 Oct 67 19671001.Jane Powell,Noel Harrison,The Cake

26. 2-6 05 Nov 67 19671105.Diahann Carroll,Ricardo Montalban,First Edition

27. 2-7 15 Oct 67 19671015.Kate Smith,Simon and Garfunkel,Ronnie Schell,Gino Conforti,Leigh French

28. 2-8 22 Oct 67 19671022.Eddie Albert, Jackie 'Moms' Mabley, The Byrds

29. 2-9 29 Oct 67 19671029.Shirley Jones,Harry Blackstone Jr,Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

30. 2-10 12 Nov 67 19671112.James Mason,Jimmie Rodgers,David Frye,Barbara Feldon

31. 2-11 19 Nov 67 19671119.Nancy Wilson,George Segal,Paul Rever Raiders

32. 2-12 26 Nov 67 19671126.Jimmy Durante,Janis Ian,Mason Williams,Scoey Mitchell

33. 2-13 10 Dec 67 19671210.Agnes Moorhead,Norm Crosby,Hollies

34. 2-14 17 Dec 67 19671217.Tallulah Bankhead,The Temptations

35. 2-15 07 Jan 68 19680107.Edgar Bergen,Judy Carne,The First Edition

36. 2-16 24 Dec 67 19671224.Christmas Show.Nanette Fabray,Jack Benny

37. 2-17 31 Dec 67 19671231.Eddie Albert,Irish Rovers,Judy Collins,Bobby Blackmore

38. 2-18 14 Jan 68 19680114.Patty Duke,Association,Don Rickles

39. 2-19 14 Jan 68 19680121.Sid Caesar,Blackstone Rangers,Glen Campbell

40. 2-20 28 Jan 68 19680128.Robert Morse,Paul Revere and Raiders,Nanette Fabray

41. 2-21 04 Feb 68 19680204.Arthur Godfrey,Bee Gees,Jackie 'Moms' Mabley

42. 2-22 11 Feb 68 19680211.Ravi Shankar,Mel Torme,Don Knotts

43. 2-23 18 Feb 68 19680218.Nancy Sinatra,Frank Sinatra Jr,Julliard Strings,Leigh French

44. 2-24 25 Feb 68 19680225.Pete Seeger,Mason Williams,Rowan and Martin,Scoey Mitchell

45. 2-25 03 Mar 68 19680303.Glen Campbell,Jackie 'Moms' Mabley,John Hartford,Mason Williams

46. 2-26 10 Mar 68 Glen Campbell, Moms Mabley, Dr. Joyce Brothers



Season 3



47. 3-1 29 Sep 68 Harry Belafonte, Cass Elliott, Rosie Grier

48. 3-2 06 Oct 68 The Beatles, Nancy Sinatra, Aaron Williams

49. 3-3 13 Oct 68 The.Beatles, Barbara Feldon, Bill Medley

50. 3-4 27 Oct 68 The Everly Brothers, Jack E. Leonard, New Day Singers

51. 3-5 03 Nov 68 Glen Campbell, The Clinger Sisters, Rowan and Martin

52. 3-6 10 Nov 68 Kate Smith, Jefferson Airplane, Mason Williams

53. 3-7 17 Nov 68 Donovan, George Harrison, The Committee, Jennifer Warnes

54. 3-8 24 Nov 68 Tony Randall, Jennifer Warnes, The Doors, Ed Sullivan

55. 3-9 08 Dec 68 Bob Newhart, First Edition, Paul Hampton, Cast of Hair

56. 3-10 15 Dec 68 George Carlin, The Doors, The Committee

57. 3-11 22 Dec 68 George Gobel, Leigh French, Spanky & Our Gang

58. 3-12 29 Dec 68 Diahann Carroll, The First Edition

59. 3-13 05 Jan 69 Nanette Fabray, Steppenwolf

60. 3-14 12 Jan 69 Steve Martin, Mason Williams, John Hartford, Murray Roman

61. 3-15 19 Jan 69 Ray Charles, Jackie Mason

62. 3-16 26 Jan 69 Billy Barty, The Clinger Sisters, Leigh French, Times Square Two

63. 3-17 02 Feb 69 Burl Ives, The Chambers Brothers, Jackie and Roy

64. 3-18 16 Feb 69 Liberace, David Frye, Hedge and Donna

65. 3-19 23 Feb 69 The Beatles, Victor Borge, The Clinger Sisters, Hello People, Joe South

66. 3-20 02 Mar 69 Jonathan Winters, Judy Collins

67. 3-21 16 Mar 69 Glen Campbell, Patty Duke, The Righteous Brothers

68. 3-22 23 Mar 69 Donovan, Mort Saul, Peter, Paul & Mary

69. 3-23 30 Mar 69 Joan Baez, Jackie Mason, The Committee

70. 3-24 06 Apr 69 Ike & Tina Turner, Mason Williams

71. 3-25 13 Apr 69 Dan Rowan, David Steinberg, Nancy Wilson

72. 3-26 20 Apr 69 Anthony Newley, The Clinger Sisters, Delores Hall

[pauldo]

Wow.  They really were hip. 
RIP Tommy.

[lbpesq]

And never forget Bob Einstein as Officer Judy Collins!

Bill, tgo

[cozmik_cowboy]

And never forget Bob Einstein as Officer Judy Collins!

Bill, tgo

Far better than Bob as Super Dave Osborn (I never really got that shtick).

Peter