In 1992, a rock group called Flophouse released an album titled Undaunted (Harp-0007). On that album was a song called Jimmy Stewart Goes to Jail (J.C. Hopkins/ T. Rojas). The song’s lyrics mention several Stewart films, including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Harvey. There’s…
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – Gene Pitney (Italy)
We recently found a copy of Gene Pitney’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance which was released in Italy with a picture sleeve (United Artists 3032) . The sleeve has likenesses of Stewart and John Wayne. It would be a nice item to try to add to your collection…
Buck Fuffalo – God Bless John Wayne
Texas singer Buck Fuffalo has crafted a song about his hero, John Wayne. One of the verses in the song mentions Jimmy – “You know he shot old Liberty Valance to save Jimmy Stewart’s Life.” He also made a video for the song. The video has some footage from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,…
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – Radio Spots
To help promote the film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Paramount issued a special 12-inch, one-sided, 33 1/3 RPM record with 12 different radio spots (three each at 60-seconds, 30-seconds, 20-seconds and 10-seconds). It is interesting to note that the first six spots featured Gene Pitney’s hit record, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,…
Flashback # 683
Flashback is a syndicated show produced by ABC Radio Today Entertainment. It was hosted by Bill St. James from 1986 until 2012. During the four hour show, he played a mix of classic rock from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s. Each week, the show discs featured a “Flashback Six Pack.” These were six sound bite…
