The Morecambe and Wise Christmas specials on DVD now

Last week we reviewed the Morecambe and Wise Christmas show from 1971 which starred Dame Shirley Bassey. I found out that the clip is being released on DVD and I ordered it and it arrived today. I payed 13,28 Euro including post and package and the quality is very good. It is a 3 DVD [...]

Excuse me

(Article from the George Webb collection) For this blog I would like to review once more this great song “Excuse me” (From the album “Something else”) requested by some fans recently. Apparently it was Shirley’s favourite song of the album. I remember when I uploaded it first to YouTube when almost nobody had seen or knew the [...]

Astrid’s Simply Bassey #128

 As a festive treat I’m delighted to share a delightful and charming interview with Shirley Bassey and Eartha Kitt. . With special thanks to Rien for sending me this charming piece, which includes two live recordings.   . Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all and please keep the requests coming. [...]

New Photos Of Dame Shirley Bassey

Sharing this festive message and great new photographs from Lock Stock & Barrel Records… Hi Everyone, Lock Stock and Barrel Records are delighted to release four previously unseen promotional photographs of Dame Shirley Bassey taken at her video shoot for Get The Party Started. Our friends in the media or fans wishing to promote Dame [...]

Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show

The blog team wants to wish everybody a happy and merry Christmas. Now we like to share a Christmas show with you from 1971 where Dame Shirley appeared as a special guest on the Morecambe and Wise show. This performance is also available on DVD now. From 1969 till 1980, with the exception of 1974, [...]

The 1976 BBC. show -Part 3- (Last part) & Emma

Today the last part of the BBC show. At the beginning of this show Shirley complains that her dog Emma is getting all the fainmail and she is getting none. The last of this series of 6 shows was nominated in 1977 for the Rose of Montreux and in the brochure that was made for [...]