Ida "B" Blackburn Beach Boys Interview 1964

[harrisonjon]

1) How nervous was Brian in that interview compared to later? His answers are confident but he already has some tics that got much worse later. I don't think there was ever a super-confident Brian in those situations.

2) Could a boy band containing two guys with Brian and Carl's fondness for comfort food be popular today? They are both carrying some poundage.

 

[harrisonjon]

This contains a recent photo of Ida B. Blackburn:

http://www.baptistvillage.org/docs/April%20AL%202012%20Newsletter.pdf

[harrisonjon]

She was born 18th August 1929 (source: Ancestry.com) as Ida M Blackburn and she lived in Meeker, OK. This is her:

http://www.mylife.com/ida-blackburn

[Amy B.]

This contains a recent photo of Ida B. Blackburn:

http://www.baptistvillage.org/docs/April%20AL%202012%20Newsletter.pdf

Wow. Interesting that the article says she's deaf now. I know she's in her 80s, but to be completely deaf... I wonder if it's from being on TV and attending concerts all those years.

[Shady]

Can't believe I missed this thread.

What an incredible interview. Just seeing the boys interact in the background is enough to blow your mind.

[metal flake paint]

2) Could a boy band containing two guys with Brian and Carl's fondness for comfort food be popular today? They are both carrying some poundage.

 

Ugh, thank goodness they weren't one of these vacuous, "style over substance" boy bands 

[SMiLE-addict]

Wow, great stuff! It would be fascinating to hear a more in-depth interview with Brian from that era on his approach to songwriting. But this will do.

[Amy B.]

Wow, great stuff! It would be fascinating to hear a more in-depth interview with Brian from that era on his approach to songwriting. But this will do.

Yes, an in-depth interview from 1964, when he was still bright-eyed and excited for the future. Would have been amazing.

[Mikie]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wellpreservedokc/8020152796/in/photostream/

[Wild-Honey]

Did Brian take credit for too many J&D hits?

That's what I was thinking.  I mean, he co-wrote a few of them, but Berry and Christian and Altfield also had a big hand in them too!

Yeah that was interesting, he made it sound like he was doing all the writing.  Probably just came out the wrong way, but still. 

The whole thing was awesome to see.  Does anyone else hear "old" Brian while listening to "young" Brian talk?  Obviously you know it's the same guy, but it's so odd to me hearing the same speech patterns and style coming from a young clear voice.

Yes I know exactly what you mean about the young/old voice of Brian, I thought the same.  It's fantastic footage.. they were so young and cute! and very polite and well spoken.  If Brian was 22 Mike was then 23?   He looks a hell of a lot older than that!  That is also the most talkative I've ever seen Al.   They just seemed happy

[halblaineisgood]

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[Jay]

Hal...did somebody drop you on your head when you were little?

[halblaineisgood]

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[Ian]

I realized that I have ads for these shows and they show that the Kingston Trio were playing on August 30 1964-one day after the BBs-so it all makes sense now

[guitarfool2002]

I realized that I have ads for these shows and they show that the Kingston Trio were playing on August 30 1964-one day after the BBs-so it all makes sense now

That is exactly what I was looking for but couldn't find due to a lack of comprehensive tour dates on a group like the Kingston Trio. It now makes perfect sense why they would be the very next clips on Ida's reel of film, which looked to be from the same time period...now we know it was the next day!

Thanks for that info, it cleared it all up!

Now the question is whether the Boys and the Trio ever met up there, or crossed paths anywhere else on that tour. Al was a big fan, for one, I'm sure they would have tried to meet up.

[Rocker]

Now the question is whether the Boys and the Trio ever met up there, or crossed paths anywhere else on that tour. Al was a big fan, for one, I'm sure they would have tried to meet up.

I'm not sure but iirc the Badman book mentions Brian and Al attending a Kingston Trio show and were introduced. But I dobn't know when this happened and if at all (it's Badman anyway)