See the Gene Arnold Facebook page for updates Thank you all for the great dancin' time we had with Captain Mike on Giant Gene's Electric Scene..."Good Rockin' Tonite
The word got out about the dance via the very latest technology..hiring
tongue-texters to send tweets about it, which drew a lot of attention. Of course, they ONLY text when stopped!
tongue-texters to send tweets about it, which drew a lot of attention. Of course, they ONLY text when stopped!
Bring Giant Gene and Captain Mike to YOUR Club for a Phenomenal night. Our "Million-Dollar" Light and Sound Show will get your dancers moving, and thirsty. Giant Gene is a Disco Hall Of Fame and DJ Hall Of Fame member who teams with Captain Mike's years of experience to ROCK your ROOM! See the video here and e.mail imterryl@gmail.com for more info.
Here is a pic of The new "Older Iron Man"
Gene Arnold and Joan Rivers pose together backstage with Barbra Striesand looking on and laughing with Patti Labelle and Hugh Jackman.
Recently, the legendary, incredible, and super-funny Joan Rivers thought Gene would be the perfect "older Iron-Man" to give as a birthday present to one of the most famed agent-mangers and producers in the entertainment business...Sandy Gallin. In on the joke was Gene's longtime friend Miss Patti Labelle. She was so glad to see him and welcomed him with a big hug, breaking the ice for Gene with the others there..Barbra Striesand, Hugh Jackman, Carol Beyer-Seger, David Foster, James Brolin, and too many other stars to even mention in the audience. The party was at Donna Karan's huge studio, and Patti, Barbra, and Hugh all performed. It was the first time EVER that Barbra sang at a private party, and she was INCREDIBLE as always. .It was awesome, and when we started the disco, I (Terry) began my "crazy" dancing .Tony Danza (whom we knew from being in the Tony Luke film "The Nail" was there as well, and he and some of Broadway's top dancers and choreographers cut in. Lot's of fun. Bette Midler, Richard Gere, Ellin Barkin, and tons of other BILLIONAIRES were there. Just another night out for them. What was neat were what a reporter called "the large number of Hollywood type mature beauties over 50 in strapless dresses with DD cups overflowing from the lovely granny-set"..I guess this means no age limit on beauty.
.We also recently did an interview at Studio E, with Bobby Eli (Longtime Sounds Of Philly Music Guitar-Master, producer, and hit-songwriter), and Kenny Kirby (Sly and The Family Stone member and more). They've been entrusted to place Linda Creed's unheard songs out to the world..and have done an exemplarary job with them. We put some of Bobby's favorites of his hits and some of the new Linda Creed songs in it for you to enjoy. They found Nate Harmon, and awesome "Donny Hathaway" type singer, to do the songs, and the sessions sound great. Gene still does a great voiceover for interviews. I help him put it all together.
To hear the show, click this link and press the play arrow.
http://www.divshare.com/download/11746963-4d8
Russ Edwards CD doing well.getting play across the country on "Americana" and Cowboy" music stations. Our song, "I Won't Quit Now", (co-written with Russ) is getting excellent airplay and reviews as well. Hopefully, it can be used in an inspirational TV spot for a product or idea tht "never quits whatever!"
..Recently, we were cast to work as patients on "MERCY", the NBC-TV series, and on "Lights Out"..a new FOX Network show, where our roles were "ringside celebrities" at a heavyweight Championship fight..We were also in Law and Order SVU in a NYC shoot, and are now in LA to see if any work may be here for us. Our friend Jack English has worked on the new Dustin Hoffman Nick Nolte film, which he thinks we may work on. Sandy and MARS DOING LOTS ON Glee, and in Adam Sandler's new flicks. We met Sandy and daughter Julie in NYC November 14. The two D-Cuppers are having a blast
We have lost our old friend Weldon McDougal. He had just returned from England. He had also recently been invited to speak about the roots of black music at the Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame not long before his passing.
Here is an interview with Weldon recorded June 30, 2010 as he was leaving for London to be in a new Movie about the life of Michael Jackson, (who he spent
much time with from J5 to MJ days). He tells the REAL story to you of how HE got the J5 to Motown BEFORE the PR stories about Diana Ross or Gladys Knight doing that. The interview is on the Philly Pop Music page on this site
This Spring we MC'd the BIG Cameo Parkway Concert bringing Charlie Gracie, Dee Dee Sharp, The Orlons and The Tymes together for an incredible night of Music and Memories, (produced by Charlie Gracie JR)..he will be back from a smash 5 week European tour before Thanksgiving. We also just spent an Evening with Denise Montana, The "Goody-Goody" girl from the hit song "Number 1 DJ", which I was very proud to be part of. She sand it at our d'Scene reunion and tore the place up, as well as with some of he jazz favorites.Terry also dusted off her "French Chantuese" act, and sounded (and looked) incredible.
Below this is a new show you can listen to with Charlie Gracie, Terry and I recalling our life-long music friendship and his new "friends:..the worlds biggest rock stars. It might take a minute to load..but Charlie's story is worth waiting for, (and so is the surprise DJ guest)...CLICK THE ARROW JUST BELOW HERE TO LISTEN . All of his hits are inluded
"THEY CALL THEM COWBOYS'..THE GREAT NEW CD BY RUSS EDWARDS IS NOW OUT. 'I WON'T QUIT NOW' IS INCLUDED IN A COLLECTION OF VERY outstanding SONGS BY RUSS...GO TO WWW.RUSSEDWARDSMUSIC.COM FOR MORE. This was written when I asked Gene if he was "ALL WASHED UP" before going out one day. He said he was, but not washed out , (although it certainly feels it many day's. We immediately sent the words and the melody idea to our long-time friend Russ, who put the additional words, more music, and the pieces together. We have known him since we were virtually teens, and I ( me..Terry) have recorded songs he has written in the past.
Lots of pictures, interviews, music on this page..scroll down
More music, interviews, pics, Terry's Poems and songs..on other pages...click at top.. .
"Trolley talk" with Terry and school pal (and current pal) Sandy Miller. on the next page... Click Philly "Now and Then" at the top...We talk Philly memories with "The Kensington Kid"..Author Bill Mettinger and life growing up in Philly near the famed "K and A" corner.
For Chuck's Car Of The Day page, and our "car-talk" interview, click www.caroftheday.weebly.com
A Bit About Your Hosts:
Giant Gene Arnold is best known for his years on Philly Radio stations WIFI-FM, WCAM AM (with Ron Joseph) WIBG and WCAU 1210 AM CBS Talk, in the Classic radio era, and was heard (and seen) on virtually every station doing voiceovers or TV spots for almost everything imaginable, and later, with his "Gene Arnold's Superstar Concerts" on stations everywhere. Learn more about Gene's career at www.giantgene.com. His soul-music "Sounds Of Philly" specials can also be heard on www.soul-patrol.net, where he was honored to receive the rare "Legend Of Black Music" award. He is in the Disco DJ Hall Of Fame, The Philly Radio and TV Hall of Fame, and is in The Broadcast Pioneers. .Due to an auto accident, Gene can't do what he used to, and niether can Chuck Rabb, who shares being "all shook up" with Gene with many of the same on-going post-traumatic symptoms. Our thanks to Dr. Amy Paul for her input, and belief that "staying connected" via the internet is a blessing for most.
Terryl, (or Terry to most) has been a singer, actress, voiceover artist, and producer of ALL of Gene's programs over the years. She was recently featured in the huge "eBay Disco Ball" production in Hollywood, and the "Price Is Right" commercial for AIG insurance.She is also a poetess and writer, pet-lover, and FIGHTER for the causes she believes in, Gene and Terry have recently appeared in the "STAND UP FOR CANCER TV announcements, and are in the new rock video for the great new group, THE MAINE. They are also both in "The Nail" now on Showtime, and "No Boundaries," a Philly Fil Festival winner. Both also appear in the great new rock video for the group THE MAINE. Her website with more pictures and her voice demo is www.imterryl.tripod.com/
The Next pages have pics, See old Philly Trolleys (PCC) and double-enders., PLUS sites from "back in the day", and The "current Philly Sights and Sounds as we find them. like Dr. Freeze . A Kwik-Pic of him is at the bottom of this page along with one of Terry with him. There is also a " representative" picture of Philadelphia Police Officers along with Chief Ramsey marching to the funerals of the FIVE Philly cops killed in the past year. Bless them all. This site is dedicated to their memories.
"Philly-Sounds" audios are directly below here
A "Philly Talk" session with Terry and Gene has been added.Great memories and fun with our entertainment friends.
Lots of pictures, interviews, music on this page..scroll down
More music, interviews, pics, Terry's Poems and songs..on other pages...click at top.. .
"Trolley talk" with Terry and school pal (and current pal) Sandy Miller. on the next page... Click Philly "Now and Then" at the top...We talk Philly memories with "The Kensington Kid"..Author Bill Mettinger and life growing up in Philly near the famed "K and A" corner.
For Chuck's Car Of The Day page, and our "car-talk" interview, click www.caroftheday.weebly.com
A Bit About Your Hosts:
Giant Gene Arnold is best known for his years on Philly Radio stations WIFI-FM, WCAM AM (with Ron Joseph) WIBG and WCAU 1210 AM CBS Talk, in the Classic radio era, and was heard (and seen) on virtually every station doing voiceovers or TV spots for almost everything imaginable, and later, with his "Gene Arnold's Superstar Concerts" on stations everywhere. Learn more about Gene's career at www.giantgene.com. His soul-music "Sounds Of Philly" specials can also be heard on www.soul-patrol.net, where he was honored to receive the rare "Legend Of Black Music" award. He is in the Disco DJ Hall Of Fame, The Philly Radio and TV Hall of Fame, and is in The Broadcast Pioneers. .Due to an auto accident, Gene can't do what he used to, and niether can Chuck Rabb, who shares being "all shook up" with Gene with many of the same on-going post-traumatic symptoms. Our thanks to Dr. Amy Paul for her input, and belief that "staying connected" via the internet is a blessing for most.
Terryl, (or Terry to most) has been a singer, actress, voiceover artist, and producer of ALL of Gene's programs over the years. She was recently featured in the huge "eBay Disco Ball" production in Hollywood, and the "Price Is Right" commercial for AIG insurance.She is also a poetess and writer, pet-lover, and FIGHTER for the causes she believes in, Gene and Terry have recently appeared in the "STAND UP FOR CANCER TV announcements, and are in the new rock video for the great new group, THE MAINE. They are also both in "The Nail" now on Showtime, and "No Boundaries," a Philly Fil Festival winner. Both also appear in the great new rock video for the group THE MAINE. Her website with more pictures and her voice demo is www.imterryl.tripod.com/
The Next pages have pics, See old Philly Trolleys (PCC) and double-enders., PLUS sites from "back in the day", and The "current Philly Sights and Sounds as we find them. like Dr. Freeze . A Kwik-Pic of him is at the bottom of this page along with one of Terry with him. There is also a " representative" picture of Philadelphia Police Officers along with Chief Ramsey marching to the funerals of the FIVE Philly cops killed in the past year. Bless them all. This site is dedicated to their memories.
"Philly-Sounds" audios are directly below here
A "Philly Talk" session with Terry and Gene has been added.Great memories and fun with our entertainment friends.
THE STYLETTES "PACKIN' UP MY MEMORIES' Dozier
THE TRIDELLS "LAND OF LOVE" Rick Roman/ASCAP
THE GOOD GUYS 'DOM DE DOM DOM' Rick Roman/ASCAP
THE TRIDELLS 'IMAGE OF MY LOVE' Rick Roman/ASCAP
Packin' Up My Memories...actually..UNPACKING MANY OF THE 45 records we wrote or produced that have been hidden away for MANY years and are now scratchy..but still might be "catchy" to those that like them. THE STYLETTES..PACKIN' UP MY MEMORIES...OUR ANSWER TO THE MOTOWN SOUND AT OUR LABEL, SANDEE WORLDWIDE LIMITED RECORDS, WITH OUR STUDIOS AT 212 n. 12TH st in philly, l a t e r to become the world famous SIGMA Studios when it was repurchased.
"The Tridells", "Land Of Love" wasalso recorded in our studios and written by yours truly when I was professionally known as Rick Roman in my early singing, acting, and songwriting days. It's sad, but those kind of "entire songs" and ideas do not come any longer, and have not since my accident. We recently were thrilled to be reunited with The Tridels in Philadelphia..
Another song from our Sandee/Worldwide Limited label was a Doo-Wop Favorite when the group played live and sang it accapella.. They were "THE GOOD GUYS" and the NEXT SONG IS THEIR HIT "DOM DE DOM DOM", which was also written by me as Rick Roman..
The next arrow down is the TRIDELLS "Image Of My Love", a big regional hit again recorded at our 212 N 12th studios and written by me. Terry is the female French voice on this song.Country-folk-rock-Troubador Russ Edwards co-wrote many songs with us in the past, and just recently, a new one.."I Won't Quit Now!" Terry and I were in LA and ready to go out.(She asked if I was "all washed up?" I answered her by saying "Yes, But I'm not washed out"..( but some days I feel like I am) The result..Russ collaborated on this great new song from my question to Gene.. Check him out on MySpace. This is a "demo Version" without all of the "goodies in yet." Can you hear Willie Nelson..Waylon Jennings..Alan Jackson...or any other older Country star singing it? e.mail us at terryl@writeme.com with suggestions for what Country star should sing it.
I WON'T QUIT NOW RUSS EDWARDS
COMPOSED BY:RUSS EDWARDS-GENE AND TERRY ARNOLD ASCAP
COMPOSED BY:RUSS EDWARDS-GENE AND TERRY ARNOLD ASCAP
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Gene is pictured below with his "personal protectors"..PA State Constables Jack and Harry..VERY tough guys! They have hauled some of the BADDEST to prison. We honor our Philly Police marching to one of the 5 police funerals in recent times. We wanted to share some friends with and share some friends with you, our internet friends worldwide listeners, friends and fans.. email us at giantgene@rock.com. Thank you. Terry, your hostess and Gene's left-hand girl.
Commissioner Charles Ramsey and Phila Police March down Academy Road in NE Phila to escort the body of yet ANOTHER young policeman killed to the Cemetary.
Gene and Bob Davis, of www.soul-patrol.net will be together again on July23rd, 2011 at the Soul-Patrol Convention,Canstatters, Academy Road at Frankford Ave 200 feet from the 1-95 Academy Exit
Terry and The Legendary Charlie Gracie knock out a song
Rich, Giant Gene and Mitch of The Rip Chords, 'Hey Little Cobra'
Gene interviews his long-time pals the 'Original Philly Sound Stars..Frankie Avalon and Bobby Rydell..True 'Teen Idols'
Gene, Terry, and Miss Rio Soul,, shown in LA. The Queen Of Funk at soul-patrol,net
We switch to black and white to show our feelings at exactly 5:18 on 9/21/09..for our last catch of summer 2009
The newspaper you see (click to enlarge) was a front-page NE Times story about Gene's famed "Propane Car"..which he drove to the Earth Day event in Fairmount Park that we had helped put together with the promotion dept at his station, WCAU-1210, publicizing it for us. . Gene invited his WCAU talk-show listeners (and everyone else) back to see the car behind the station. He drew over 1000. Gene Arnold was eventually fired from his talk show there for taking positions they didn't like, so it was back to "Giant Gene's AM Underground" and more rock and roll. Our good friends The American Dream played for me at that event, as did my friends Lolly and Pat Vegas of Redbone, Stewkey and Nazz, and other great groups, none of which seem to remember Eliot Einhorn, a "center-city figure" but do remember it was an event that we had helped to put together and contacted them to play for . Below the newspaper pic is a sound clip from the great Philly early rockers..The American Dream.
Don Van Winkle Of The GREAT AND ORIGINAL Philly Rock Group American Dream Remembers our early Be-In's, Electric Factory Shows, and Earth Day concert in the Park Click The ARROW BELOW for an interview with Don of the great "AMERICAN DREAM" a true Philly Legend.
