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(72,366 posts) Mon Apr 27, 2026, 08:24 PM 18 hrs ago

Shari Lewis - a jazz number (1964)

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Shari Lewis - a jazz number (1964) (Original Post) marble falls 18 hrs ago OP

And we only thought some_of_us_are_sane 17 hrs ago #1

She could really sing, too. ... marble falls 17 hrs ago #2

That was great ... so much fun ... rog 16 hrs ago #4

I had to look up her wiki entry because of this clip ... rog 16 hrs ago #3

I've been a big fan since the 50s. marble falls 16 hrs ago #5

Me too, but ... rog 16 hrs ago #6

I saw her on the Hollywood Palace show when it played in the late sixties. I also read in an interview with her... marble falls 15 hrs ago #7

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,399 posts)

1. And we only thought

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2026, 09:36 PM

17 hrs ago

that cutie talked to PUPPETS. She was very very talented. Thanks! (Lambchop says thanks too.)

marble falls

(72,366 posts)

2. She could really sing, too. ...

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 27, 2026, 09:42 PM

17 hrs ago

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rog

(959 posts)

4. That was great ... so much fun ...

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:24 PM

16 hrs ago

... thanks for posting that clip. It was great to see Donald O'Connor, too.

A highlight of my life has been playing with Donald O'Connor when he was touring in a 2-man show with the great Mickey Rooney. Mr O'Connor was a super nice guy, as was Mr Rooney. At the end of the show they went to each orchestra member and thanked each one of us personally. Incredible.

Really cool to see this clip.

You may be interested in Shari Lewis' wiki entry, which I linked in Reply #3. She was amazing ... really worth the read.

rog

(959 posts)

3. I had to look up her wiki entry because of this clip ...

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:05 PM

16 hrs ago

She has an amazing bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shari_Lewis

It's well worth a read, at least it was for me. She was an amazing and talented person ... much more so than I thought.

Her father was called New York's "official magician" by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia during the Great Depression. (He) taught his daughter to perform specialized magic acts by the time she was 13 years old. Lewis also received instruction in acrobatics, baton twirling, juggling, ice skating, and music such as piano and violin. As an accomplished musician, Lewis conducted major symphonies in the United States, Japan, and Canada.

Much, much more at the wiki link above.