Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with a Dodsworth the Cat Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1952 Robert McKimson directed, Kiddin' The Kitten :
The voice of Dodsworth was character actor Sheldon Leonard, who went on to produce The Danny Thomas Show, The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show.
On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr., auto worker and sometimes song writer, borrowed $800 from his family's loan fund to start his own record label, called Tamla. A little more that a year later, Tamla and Motown was incorporated into Motown Record Corporation. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to celebrate the birth of Motown by sharing a great show that highlighted the "Motown sound." On December 29, 1964, American International Pictures released the groundbreaking special, The T.A.M.I. Show (which stands for either, Teenage Awards Music International and Teen Age Music International). So kids, move the coffee table away from the TV and get ready to dance your pants off.
(Kid's, some of you have realized that this show is a rebroadcast. Yes this was shown on our first episode of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour. Today is the one year anniversary of the series. Thanks for all of the private notes of congratulation.)
Of the 12 acts in the movie, seven went on to become members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, Chuck Berry and the Supremes. The standout performance, of course, was James Brown. From his grand entrance to the famous cape routine and beyond, he delivers a full concert's worth of excitement in only 18 minutes.
Demand Euphoria!
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