Word: nuthin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Mike did this spontaneous roll-out," explained the short, intense young man, "and there was something nasty in the music. I just blurted out, 'You ain't nuthin' but a hound dog,' and there it was." Hound Dog, as bawled by Elvis Presley, sold 5,000,000 records, enthroned Tunesmiths Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller as kings of the state of annoyance called rock 'n' roll. In all, their raucous inspirations have since sold 27 million records, and last week their latest, Charlie Brown, made its first million...
...Nobody's here-the police or nuthin'. He's just waiting for the rest of the money...
Mildred Dunnock gives the film's best performance in a small role as the old maid schoolteacher without whom no small town is complete. But there is much to be said for Arthur Kennedy as an unfortunate rapist ("I never had nuthin' I ever wanted"), and for Lloyd Nolan as the town doctor. Others involved are Russ Tamblyn as Miss Varsi's boy friend and Lee Philips as Miss Turner's. They maintain the film's standard without exceeding...
...Australian Jazz Quintet, a vocal group and ten leading singers-it has recorded the famed work in a real jazz spirit. Each selection is accompanied by a different combo, e.g., Duke Ellington for a highly charged version of Summertime, a creative trumpet backing for I Got Plenty of Nuthin', and plenty of improvised solos are sprinkled throughout. To keep the spirit of improvisation intact, Bethlehem indulged in some offbeat casting, with surprising results. Frances Faye's bone-dry, heart-of-gold style is strangely apt as the voice of the inconstant Bess, and Mel Torm...
...ballplayer. You just wait till I get into the major leagues. Then I'll build you a house." Even Tom Roberts came to respect his son's determination. "You just had to go along," he says today. "He wouldn't do nuthin' else...