JUDY GARLAND “GET HAPPY” (SUMMER STOCK, 1950)

JUDY GARLAND “GET HAPPY” Though it’s called Summer Stock, this marvelous “let’s put on a show” musical – the final one that showcased the peerless pair of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly – is a delight for all seasons. The story is simple: a homespun farm family allows a Broadway production company to rehearse its new show on their property – if the performers “pay” their way by pitching in with all the farm chores! But the pleasures are abundant: a show-stopping, all-star “Battle of the Dances” that starts out as a square dance and blossoms into a cavalcade of high-stepping dance favorites; Kelly’s marvelous song and later dance to “You, Wonderful You;” four of the most popular comedic screen actors ever: Phil Silvers, Eddie Bracken, Hans Conried and Marjorie Main; and Garland’s incomparable “Get Happy,” a smashing sequence that’s one of her peak movie moments.

The Tennessee Waltz – singer Patti Page 1950

Her biggest hit was “The Tennessee Waltz”, which was also released in 1950. “The Tennessee Waltz” was #1 for thirteen weeks in 1950 en.wikipedia.org written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King in 1947, popularized by Patti Page and by Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1950 ————————- I was waltzing with my darlin’ to the Tennesse waltz when an old friend I happened to see. I introduced him to my loved one, and while they were waltzing my friend stole my sweet-heart from me. I remember the night and the Tennessee waltz. Now I know just how much I have lost. Yes I lost my little darlin’ the night they were playing the beautiful Tennessee waltz. I was waltzing with my darlin’ to the Tennesse waltz when an old friend I happened to see. I introduced him to my loved one, and while they were waltzing my friend stole my sweet-heart from me. I remember the night and the Tennessee waltz. Now I know just how much I have lost. Yes I lost my little darlin’ the night they were playing the beautiful Tennessee waltz.