Judy Garland's Judy at Carnegie Hall

Manuel Betancourt (Independent Scholar, USA)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic USA
23 July 2020

Variety shows, music hall, cabaret; Music reviews & criticism; Musicals; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

Series: 33 1/3

"On the night of Sunday, April 23, 1961 Judy Garland made history. That’s no hyperbole. Surrounded by a throng of ecstatic fans (3,165 to be exact), the legendary performer delivered a concert in Carnegie Hall the live recording of which became, upon release, an unlikely pop cultural phenomenon. Judy at Carnegie Hall, the two-disc set that captured all 25 numbers she performed that night, went on to spend more than 70 weeks on the Billboard charts, win four Grammy Awards--including Album of the Year (making it the first live music album and the first album by a female performer to win the category)--and become, in the process, the fastest-selling two-disc set in history.

What the recording highlights, and what’s made it an enduring classic in a class of its own, is the palpable connection between the songstress and her fans. ""Indeed,"" The New York Times reported in its review of the evening’s proceedings, ""what actually was to have been a concert--and was--also turned into something not too remote from a revival

meeting."" By looking at her song choices, her stage banter, the album’s cultural impact, and her place in the gay pantheon, this book argues that Judy’s palpable connection with her fans is precisely what her Capitol Records’ two-disc album captured."

By: Manuel Betancourt (Independent Scholar USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 121mm,
Weight: 134g
ISBN: 9781501355103
ISBN 10: 1501355104
Series: 33 1/3
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 23 July 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Overture Judy at Carnegie Hall Side 1 ""When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)"" Side 2 ""The Man That Got Away"" Side 3 ""Stormy Weather"" Side 4 ""Over the Rainbow"" Encore ""After You’ve Gone"" Encore II Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography"

Manuel Betancourt is a writer based out of Los Angeles. He earned his Ph.D. in English Literature from Rutgers University, USA. His cultural criticism has appeared online in The New York Times, Film Quarterly, Esquire, and BuzzFeed Reader, among others.