Rose Marie’s 100th Birthday
Original Airdates: Sept. 8-11, 2023
TVC 621.2: Ed welcomes back Georgiana “Noopy” Rodrigues, daughter of legendary singer, actress, and comedienne Rose Marie. This past Tuesday, Aug. 15 marked the 100th birthday of Rose Marie; to mark the occasion, Sepia Records, along with the Rose Marie estate, have just released Rose Marie Sings: The Complete Mercury Recordings and More, a collection of twenty-nine classic recordings and rarities that include some of Rose Marie’s favorite show tunes, standards, and novelty songs—all available on CD for the very first time.
Among the tracks included in Rose Marie Sings is a performance of “Little Girl Blue” that Rose Marie sang on The Dean Martin Show in 1966, shortly after the death of her husband, Bobby Guy. In this segment, Noopy shares a poignant story of how Dean Martin not only personally implored Rose Marie to appear on his show, but went out of his way to make her feel comfortable during her appearance.
Rose Marie, Bobby Guy, and Lucy and Desi
Original Airdates: Sept. 8-11, 2023
TVC 621.3: Georgiana “Noopy” Rodrigues, daughter of the one and only Rose Marie, talks to Ed about some of the dinner parties that her parents often threw (including a memorable one with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz around the time they made The Long, Long Trailer) and why family was always important to Rose Marie.
Rose Marie Sings: The Complete Mercury Recordings and More includes twenty-nine of Rose Marie’s favorite show tunes, standards, and novelty songs—all available on CD for the very first time.
Rose Marie, Frank and Dean, and Jerry Lewis
Original Airdates: Sept. 15-18, 2023
TVC 622.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Georgiana “Noopy” Rodrigues, daughter of legendary singer, actress, and comedienne Rose Marie. This past Tuesday, Aug. 15 marked the 100th birthday of Rose Marie; to mark the occasion, Sepia Records, along with the Rose Marie estate, have just released Rose Marie Sings: The Complete Mercury Recordings and More, a collection of twenty-nine classic recordings and rarities that include some of Rose Marie’s favorite show tunes, standards, and novelty songs—all available on CD for the very first time.
Topics this segment include how Frank Sinatra learned that Rose Marie was pregnant with Noopy even before her father, trumpeter Bobby Guy, knew, and the crucial role that Jerry Lewis played in overseeing the medical care of Bobby Guy after Guy had been diagnosed with a blood infection.
Rose Marie and Doris Day
Original Airdates: Sept. 15-18, 2023
TVC 622.2: Georgiana “Noopy” Rodrigues, daughter of the one and only Rose Marie, talks to Ed about how her mom and Doris Day bonded immediately once they started working together on The Doris Day Show, and how their friendship lasted until Rose Marie’s death. Also in this segment: Noopy and Ed talk about the 100 days of “Rose Marie Facts,” a collection of Rose Marie facts and trivia that will be shared each day through approximately Nov. 23 on Rose Marie’s social media accounts, including Facebook: @missrosemarie; Instagram: @missrosemarie; Twitter: @RoseMarie4Real; and MissRoseMarie.com.
Rose Marie Sings: The Complete Mercury Recordings and More includes twenty-nine of Rose Marie’s favorite show tunes, standards, and novelty songs—all available on CD for the very first time.
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