A side note: I was introduced to Judy in 1961, only 13-years old, by my mother. I've had the pleasure of seeing Judy perform and appear five times, even stealing a kiss (on the cheek) as she strolled by my seat at a Seton Hall concert. For me, her last performance was at the Metropolitan in 1968. Once she got going and her voice came alive, the house was really jumping. For one of her closing numbers, "Swannee," she sang seated on the stage, legs crossed. When she got to the end, where she reaches for that high note, she raised her arm with fingers crossed (aware of her own limitations.) And, yes, she hits THAT note! The audience erupts into a standing ovation. It was magical. We ALL have our Judy stories. My saddest moment was queueing up in 90-degrees+ temperature to pay my respects at Campbell's in NYC. The outpouring of love that day is something I'll never forget. There was sadness but also a camaraderie among Judy's fans, sharing their favorite memories of Judy. Thank you, Buzz, for making these memorable performances by Miss Show Business possible.
Yes I remember how hot and humid it was that day in june. I was supposed to go in to NYC that day from long Island but my sister and a friend went instead. I was somewhat shocked at wedding photos her and mickey deans in the NY times in march 1969. In the early 1970's I used the same driver and limo service She and mickey used when they were in nyc. Henry told some stories about them. Henry was mentioned in mel torme book the other side of the rainbow.
I did publicity for this benefit and we weren't allowed to promote the fact that Judy was in the show, in case she didn't show up. We tipped off Earl Wilson however, and I stood in the back with him as Judy made her triumphant entrance and he got the scoop!
I was 11 when she died but loved her then and still love her and never tire of hearing these gems. Thank you for this gift. Never heard her sing A New World in a concert version. Wonderful. Her voice is great here. So sad to think she’d be gone in just months. The other thing I find so sad is that rather than focus on her amazing body of work - 40+ years of movies, recordings, television and concert appearances, so much of the recent focus was on the last few months of her life - eg the movie Judy (they should have used Judy’s singing which at her worst was better than Renee’s) and The End of the Rainbow. She was and remains one of the greatest entertainers that ever lived.
How extraordinary are fate and serendipity to have arranged this last concert in America with the man who gave her these magical, timeless gems? This is a remarkable document, and a very moving experience.
Judy was in great form. She was not advertised to appear at this benefit honoring Harold Arlen. Judy was, at that time, hospitalized in New York. According to Johnny Meyer, In "Heartbreaker", Judy was given a leave of absence from the hospital to appear at this benefit. This shows how effective rest and regulation of her medications were. Judy had not lost her talent. She was in full control of her gifts. Thank you for sharing this wonderfully clear version of her fantastic performance. She brought down the house at Lincoln Center that night.
No doubt about it Judy Garland was the best is the best and always will be the best. I'm listening to her on my phone with just a face of her that's it and when she sings there isn't a sound in the audience a pin could drop cuz no one wants to miss a note when Judy Garlands sings. Yep folks I think she's been rediscovered all over again. But what do they say legends never die 💔
Many of Judy's "Hospitalizations" was a way of saying she needed help with rest, eating, and getting control over her intake of her medicines. It will always be a tragedy and shameful how the Puritanical American people viewed people who for what ever reason needed medicine to get through their day, and became addicted to what their doctors prescribed, and these same people who could not imagine maybe people who needed the help of medicine might have an illness, and whether it be physical, pscological, or genetic, and could not show any courtesy, compassion or kindness towards people who had difficulties such as these, and God forbid if someone every verbally talked about their difficulties they were shamed in the US. It was not till the 1980s and clinics like Betty Ford were founded and people came forward in record numbers both patients and doctors and worked very hard to change the image and perceptions toward addictions. And though all this Judy was so strong, that she had the Magical Power to Almost Always Rise Above the Difficulties and Shine with all of her Musical & Acting Brilliance.
@@craigslivka1 Greg that was well put and I'm assuming those words came from a brilliant mind. I rarely enjoy reading people's replies but I enjoyed yours immensely. The reason being I feel exactly the same way that you do. Back in those days addiction or alcoholism or other issues of that nature we're not addressed as a psychological as well as a medical problem if an addict even tried to withdraw on their own. There is no way Judy Garland could have done it on her own after years of abusing prescription drugs and alcoholism, so sad but true. It wasn't until people spoke up about it and brought attention to it thanks to Betty Ford who at one time was the president's wife of the United States brought it to mankind's attention. Even though Judy Garland was able to rise above and still shine on the stage in the end she was just a worn out damaged, sad and lonely drug addict and alcoholic who desperately needed the proper help that in those days just did not exist 💔💔 however thank God today there is so much awareness of addiction and alcoholism and the facilities to use and doctors to guide these people in the proper directions to free them of these demons drugs and alcohol and thus giving them a second chance at life ❤️🙏❤️ however considering Judy's situation and always in the limelight I give her so much credit for standing so strong for so long with that hidden secret and how really bad it was on her financially and emotionally and with regards to the breakup of her family thus losing her three children. Rip Judy 💔 like she asked in the movie 🎥 you'll never forget me will you?
Insomnia is a special kind of torture for anyone, but especially for someone like Judy Garland. To be alone, exhausted, and unable to sleep can be unbearable. I’ve read that she wasn’t an alcoholic; that she needed Benzedrine to wake up from her Seconal induced sleep, and it was the ever increasing doses of those 2 drugs that destroyed her health-drugs that were started by her own Mother when she was just a child, then continued by MGM so she could work 16 to 18 hours a day, then go into a Seconal induced sleep quickly, so she could be awakened after only 4 hours. I don’t think they knew the harm they were doing, but they didn’t care either, I suppose.
@@elizabethdacosta5601 thank you Elizabeth for that informative statement regarding the life of Judy Garland 🌈 and the misfortunes that occurred in her life which ultimately led to her death.💔 You seem very well informed about the beginning ,middle and the end of her drug addiction and alcoholism. 🌈🎥 I would therefore assume you are a Judy Garland 🌈 fan. Just like all the rest of her fans it was such a shame what happened to her as she was truly a gift from the heavens or maybe from somewhere over the rainbow 🌈🎥🌈 rip Judy 💔🌈
A year later I have to add a word to my previous comment. Only months before she died, only Judy Garland could have pulled it together and sung so beautifully, especially “Over the Rainbow”. The audience LOVED it, obviously. Thank you again, Buzz!
Judy fly's Over The Rainbow with last note giving me chills, brilliant performance of Judy classics can feel the electricity from enraptured audience who were completely blown away as I am experiencing 54 years later, nobody will ever come close to the magic of Judy Garland who lives on through performances such as this magnificent once in a lifetime event.
Always thought her voice was gone at this point in her life. Damn was I wrong. WRONG! Sorry, Judy. Geez. Incredible performance. Thank you so much for posting!
Quite right ... Nobody can ever sing it ... if the song is required in / for a medley the music can be played with no vocal as EVERYONE can hear the voice of that song ...
Had never heard of this concert before. So glad it was recorded, she sound really good, and so late in her career that many mistakenly thought she had lost her voice.
was Greek Theater 9/13/65 was in front row right behind me Hayley Mills and George Hamilton in black tux looked amazing walking around up-front during intermissions' at 17 captivated by the experience
@wade mannix... I know a devoted Judy fan who says that tge Atlantic City concert was tge best ever. He saw her , easily, twenty plus times. He was at Carnegie Hall too.
Recordings like these should emphasize the fact that Judy was as good as ever near the end of her life. And that she did not deserve to be portrayed as a has been singer or someone who had lost her voice near the end of her life. This recording is a year before she died. If she was ill and infirm near the time of her death, you wouldn't have known it by this recording a year before. Judy Garland is a great artist who deserves, not only our respect and appreciation, but also deserves not to be taken advantage of by cheap cinema ripoffs.
Thank God somebody had the audacity to break the rules and recorded this! I saw "Judy" with Renee Zellweger channeling a sickly Judy just before her death in 22 June 1969; an excellent film. I prefer to see Judy as the healthy, vibrant, youthful entertainer immortalized on so many of her excellent films.
The clouds are far behind her and what she left to all off us is her love ; her ability to remind ourselves when listening to her sing that we are human and capable of feeling all the emotions we tuck away to get through the work day,relationships that don’t work out, and that all 😮we really have is what we give our fellow man. We will only be remembered for the. Love we gave and Judy will never be forgotten for the love she gave us.
WOW! Time and time again Judy takes the audience to a place of pure joy and wonderment. She's the embodiment of talent and artistry. No one comes close to the magical spell that Judy has on the audience and the listener. Thank you for another great video!
Long time Garland fan, but never heard this recording. WOW!! Made my day, week year! Thank you! And everyone is right- there is talent, then there’s Judy. Nothing compares.
Buzz, I just can't thank you enough for this wonderful gift you have given us crazed Garland fans!! This is fantastic!! Judy sings It's a New World with such feeling. I liked this better than the movie version. Thanks again Buzz!!! Please, keep going!!!
Marvelous! But then, what else could it be? It's Judy Garland after all! For me, this dispells the myth of the tragic star, her voice in shreds, her star power in doubt. It's all here, folks. As grand and glorious as ever. Bravo, Judy!
What a wonderful recording. Kudos to all those who worked so hard to make it so clear and enjoyable. God bless Judy she never lost her talent, her voice, or her ability to entertain. You listen to this performance and you just get chills knowing that while her life may have been unsettled and her health failing her, here she is. The great entertainer who's gift for getting to the heart of a song and making it her own and making us all feel every joy and every sadness in each word was unmatched by anyone. After decades of listening to her work on film, radio, TV, concerts it is as much for me today as ever. She was simply the best and there's really nothing else to say!
Judy LOVED to sing, to perform LIVE. That's WHAT set her apart from someone like STREISAND, who is Forever Complaining about singing in concert for an audience BUT does it for the $$$$$$. JUDY loved her audience!
That was stunning. Great band too! I hear her make adjustments in The Man That Got Away from the original, which makes it even better overall. Hearing a New World live is a treat!
Wow! What a gem..I agree with the comment by Elizabeth...post-MGM Judy is full of passion and emotion...near the end Judy is heartbreaking, as that amazing instrument shows the wear and tear inflicted upon it...but Judy's talent shines through once again.
A priceless, precious document and momento of a veritable lovefest. This example of Judy's powerful emotionalism and legendary bond with her audiences is captured for posterity, an aural snapshot quite just in time.
Even though the decades of smoking has taken its toll on the Majestic Garland voice and sound, and Judy's frame of mind is not as sure of itself as she once was, with proper rest and food for the energy her voice, body, and mind required, Judy Garland can still easily show why she was/is/will be the best there is/was/will forever be. This was wonderful when I first heard it a few years ago, and the better clarity makes this Garland lover and scholar cry with joy at how even more wonderful Judy is/was/and forever will be.
Craig: BEAUTIFULLY expressed, Craig, and so true. I loved how you used is/was/will forever be, over and over to be sure everyone understood that was a fact not to be disputed.
Buzz I’m so grateful to you for allowing me to start my day with Judy’s New World. I hadn’t realised till your re-mastering just how magnificent she was that night. Thank you for this and all the treasures you share with us.
Thanks, Buzz, to you and all who made this version of the recording possible. You can feel the excitement in the room. Judy, of course, is indescribable. The band is terrific. You can hear them feeding off each other. And then himself at the piano . . . those two unmistakable Arlen chords at the end of the intro to Over The Rainbow. What a treasure!
I’ve not heard her sing A New World since I last saw “A Star is Born.” Not the best song written, but she could sing the old phone book and make it sound like it’s high art. Amazing! Thanks!
Incredible! I rarely listen to anything from 1968, because her voice was not always there for her, and it makes me too sad. But this is wonderful! Thank you so much!!
But she could lose her voice and only make croaking sounds, and STILL be better than the best. More than an electrifying singer, actress, or performer, she was simply MAGIC.
What a lovely post and thank you for the information that Richard Rogers was her warm up pianist! Judy's quip about Florence Henderson is classic. What a mind and sense of self.
Truly a gift that just keeps giving and giving (Judy of course) and all those who made this possible to enjoy and just delight in. How she delivers a story through voice - one and only.
....and, of course, she steals the show. Wouldn't matter who else was on the bill. Thanks for the remastered version! Makes me think of the marquee from "Top Secret" where they listed a bunch of acts, and then added: "And time permitting, Frank Sinatra".
She sounds great! And this was her last performance in the USA before her death???!? Fantastic...there goes the myth that she was in total decline shortly before her death.
Actually her last performance in the states took place in mid June, 1969. Judy Had flown to NYC from London in May and returned on June 16. The night before her return to London Judy sat in on an Anita O'day gig at the Half Note club in Greenwich Village and sang three songs, April Showers with O'Day, plus Day In Day Out and Over The Rainbow performed solo. This was not only Judy's last U.S. performance, but her last known performance anywhere.
I discovered Judy after she was long gone. There were no official LPs available (that I could find) between Carnegie Hall and At the Palace. She is in shaky voice during the latter, at least the performance they recorded for posterity. At the time, I assumed that between '61 & '67, her voice was shot. (The TV series was unavailable). So it's a pleasure to hear her in such command this late in her career. On nights when she was having vocal problems, she had to go on regardless. It's a shame whatever record label (Capital?) released "Palace" didn't opt to re-record on another night. A Judy concert was not something she could walk through...in contrast to someone like Peggy Lee whose style in much easier on the throat. (not knocking Peg). Was this her final US concert appearance?
Christian Tassin. Merveilleuse Judy Garland, la plus grande chanteuse de tous les temps, sa voix m'émeut depuis mon enfance, j'ai le souvenir de ses films qui passaient à la télévision, souvent le dimanche après-midi dans les années 60 sur l'unique chaine à cette époque, en plus ma maman ressemble un peu à Judy. Cette voix de vibrato est exceptionnelle, cette artiste donne une émotion incroyable dans l'interprétation de ses chansons. Merci Judy de donner tant de bonheur. Merci Miss Garland.
*I LOVE HER SO* ...YOU CAN HARDLY IMAGINE... AND I CAN HARDLY CONTAIN IT. IF I HAD ONLY BEEN BORN IN HER ERA... I WOULD HAVE TAKEN SUCH GOOD CARE OF HER..SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HEALTHY AND HAPPY ALL THE WAY AROUND. NO ONE WOULD STEAL HER MONEY AND NO ONE WOULD EVER DISRESPECT HER... I PROMISE YOU . ALAS... I WAS 15 WHEN SHE PASSED...NO CHANCE TO DO ANYTHING FOR HER.
the early decline of Judy Garland robbed us of someone who could have done incredible things for decades more. She suffered that loss but so did the world - and all because no-one was willing to take better care of her
@gral... Maybe she needed to take better care of herself. There are always choices we are offered by those who do not have our interests at heart. We have to summon the insight and inner strength to fend for ourselves. It's painful and difficult... sometimes impossible.. but it is our responsibility, not someone else's.
You are right sadly Judy had some around her that were takers of the cash cow they milked dry leaving her in the end broke, indeed very sad nobody stepped up to help yet many of those close to her had lots of money...
@@bradly2007Margaret Hamilton tried to stand up for Judy. She even went to Louis Meyer. At the time of her death,, Judy also had advanced liver disease, so she probably wouldn't have lived to her 60s. 😔
The official orchestra for Lincoln Center is the New York Philharmonic, but I don't know if they were playing that night. I do know that Judy's warm up pianist for the event was Richard Rodgers. Yes, THAT Richard Rodgers. So who knows, maybe it actually was the Philharmonic playing behind Judy. At the time Leonard Bernstein was still their conductor, and he and Judy were close, so.....
@@BuzzStephens1 and having both Mr. Rogers and Mr. Bernstein in her musical corner and assistance most have been psycological helpful for Judy, and Judy's sense of Musicality always reached Brilliance levels when she felt she had the best either assisting or opposite her performing.
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I, for one, will always listen to Judy. I listen to Judy every day for the last 55 years.
A side note: I was introduced to Judy in 1961, only 13-years old, by my mother. I've had the pleasure of seeing Judy perform and appear five times, even stealing a kiss (on the cheek) as she strolled by my seat at a Seton Hall concert. For me, her last performance was at the Metropolitan in 1968. Once she got going and her voice came alive, the house was really jumping. For one of her closing numbers, "Swannee," she sang seated on the stage, legs crossed. When she got to the end, where she reaches for that high note, she raised her arm with fingers crossed (aware of her own limitations.) And, yes, she hits THAT note! The audience erupts into a standing ovation. It was magical. We ALL have our Judy stories. My saddest moment was queueing up in 90-degrees+ temperature to pay my respects at Campbell's in NYC. The outpouring of love that day is something I'll never forget. There was sadness but also a camaraderie among Judy's fans, sharing their favorite memories of Judy. Thank you, Buzz, for making these memorable performances by Miss Show Business possible.
Yes I remember how hot and humid it was that day in june. I was supposed to go in to NYC that day from long Island but my sister and a friend went instead.
I was somewhat shocked at wedding photos her and mickey deans in the NY times in march 1969. In the early 1970's
I used the same driver and limo service
She and mickey used when they were in nyc. Henry told some stories about them. Henry was mentioned in mel torme book the other side of the rainbow.
I was born to late! I would have killed to see Judy in person. Thank you for sharing your story! Younger generations appreciate the history. ❤️
Loved To Have Been There Love Judy Just Love Her❤💔
I did publicity for this benefit and we weren't allowed to promote the fact that Judy was in the show, in case she didn't show up. We tipped off Earl Wilson however, and I stood in the back with him as Judy made her triumphant entrance and he got the scoop!
Please tell me more!
I was 11 when she died but loved her then and still love her and never tire of hearing these gems. Thank you for this gift. Never heard her sing A New World in a concert version. Wonderful. Her voice is great here. So sad to think she’d be gone in just months. The other thing I find so sad is that rather than focus on her amazing body of work - 40+ years of movies, recordings, television and concert appearances, so much of the recent focus was on the last few months of her life - eg the movie Judy (they should have used Judy’s singing which at her worst was better than Renee’s) and The End of the Rainbow. She was and remains one of the greatest entertainers that ever lived.
So very hard to believe she was gone 7 months after this performance. 😢😢 Thank you for you, Judy.
Her voice, her wit, her connection with the audience were spot on. Thanks, Buzz.
How extraordinary are fate and serendipity to have arranged this last concert in America with the man who gave her these magical, timeless gems? This is a remarkable document, and a very moving experience.
Judy was in great form. She was not advertised to appear at this benefit honoring Harold Arlen. Judy was, at that time, hospitalized in New York. According to Johnny Meyer, In "Heartbreaker", Judy was given a leave of absence from the hospital to appear at this benefit. This shows how effective rest and regulation of her medications were. Judy had not lost her talent. She was in full control of her gifts. Thank you for sharing this wonderfully clear version of her fantastic performance. She brought down the house at Lincoln Center that night.
No doubt about it Judy Garland was the best is the best and always will be the best. I'm listening to her on my phone with just a face of her that's it and when she sings there isn't a sound in the audience a pin could drop cuz no one wants to miss a note when Judy Garlands sings. Yep folks I think she's been rediscovered all over again. But what do they say legends never die 💔
Many of Judy's "Hospitalizations" was a way of saying she needed help with rest, eating, and getting control over her intake of her medicines. It will always be a tragedy and shameful how the Puritanical American people viewed people who for what ever reason needed medicine to get through their day, and became addicted to what their doctors prescribed, and these same people who could not imagine maybe people who needed the help of medicine might have an illness, and whether it be physical, pscological, or genetic, and could not show any courtesy, compassion or kindness towards people who had difficulties such as these, and God forbid if someone every verbally talked about their difficulties they were shamed in the US. It was not till the 1980s and clinics like Betty Ford were founded and people came forward in record numbers both patients and doctors and worked very hard to change the image and perceptions toward addictions. And though all this Judy was so strong, that she had the Magical Power to Almost Always Rise Above the Difficulties and Shine with all of her Musical & Acting Brilliance.
@@craigslivka1 Greg that was well put and I'm assuming those words came from a brilliant mind. I rarely enjoy reading people's replies but I enjoyed yours immensely. The reason being I feel exactly the same way that you do. Back in those days addiction or alcoholism or other issues of that nature we're not addressed as a psychological as well as a medical problem if an addict even tried to withdraw on their own. There is no way Judy Garland could have done it on her own after years of abusing prescription drugs and alcoholism, so sad but true. It wasn't until people spoke up about it and brought attention to it thanks to Betty Ford who at one time was the president's wife of the United States brought it to mankind's attention. Even though Judy Garland was able to rise above and still shine on the stage in the end she was just a worn out damaged, sad and lonely drug addict and alcoholic who desperately needed the proper help that in those days just did not exist 💔💔 however thank God today there is so much awareness of addiction and alcoholism and the facilities to use and doctors to guide these people in the proper directions to free them of these demons drugs and alcohol and thus giving them a second chance at life ❤️🙏❤️ however considering Judy's situation and always in the limelight I give her so much credit for standing so strong for so long with that hidden secret and how really bad it was on her financially and emotionally and with regards to the breakup of her family thus losing her three children. Rip Judy 💔 like she asked in the movie 🎥 you'll never forget me will you?
Insomnia is a special kind of torture for anyone, but especially for someone like Judy Garland. To be alone, exhausted, and unable to sleep can be unbearable. I’ve read that she wasn’t an alcoholic; that she needed Benzedrine to wake up from her Seconal induced sleep, and it was the ever increasing doses of those 2 drugs that destroyed her health-drugs that were started by her own Mother when she was just a child, then continued by MGM so she could work 16 to 18 hours a day, then go into a Seconal induced sleep quickly, so she could be awakened after only 4 hours. I don’t think they knew the harm they were doing, but they didn’t care either, I suppose.
@@elizabethdacosta5601 thank you Elizabeth for that informative statement regarding the life of Judy Garland 🌈 and the misfortunes that occurred in her life which ultimately led to her death.💔 You seem very well informed about the beginning ,middle and the end of her drug addiction and alcoholism. 🌈🎥 I would therefore assume you are a Judy Garland 🌈 fan. Just like all the rest of her fans it was such a shame what happened to her as she was truly a gift from the heavens or maybe from somewhere over the rainbow 🌈🎥🌈 rip Judy 💔🌈
Goosebumps. Just stunning, surprising, and THRILLING.
A year later I have to add a word to my previous comment. Only months before she died, only Judy Garland could have pulled it together and sung so beautifully, especially “Over the Rainbow”. The audience LOVED it, obviously. Thank you again, Buzz!
Judy fly's Over The Rainbow with last note giving me chills, brilliant performance of Judy classics can feel the electricity from enraptured audience who were completely blown away as I am experiencing 54 years later, nobody will ever come close to the magic of Judy Garland who lives on through performances such as this magnificent once in a lifetime event.
As Peggy Lee once said, "... at her worst, Judy's better than all of us."
Seven months after this, she would be gone. Thanks for posting this.
STUPENDOUS !!! AND THEY SAID SHE COULDN'T SING ANYMORE NEAR THE END ! WHAT A LIE THAT IS ! EVEN IN 1968, STILL THE GREATEST SINGER EVER !
Always thought her voice was gone at this point in her life. Damn was I wrong. WRONG! Sorry, Judy. Geez. Incredible performance. Thank you so much for posting!
Best recording of this mini-concert I have ever heard! Judy sounds amazing!
Nobody can ever sing Over the Rainbow with as much pathos, subtext and emotional connection as she did.
Right!!.. And I think nobody should sing it. It's Judy's ❤.. 💜🌿
Quite right ... Nobody can ever sing it ... if the song is required in / for a medley the music can be played with no vocal as EVERYONE can hear the voice of that song ...
A stunning performance as you would expect from the great Judy Garland
Had never heard of this concert before. So glad it was recorded, she sound really good, and so late in her career that many mistakenly thought she had lost her voice.
Wow. Always loved “It’s a New World”. This version gives me a whole new appreciation to a beautiful song.
Oh it was just beautiful! She sang it so beautifully! ❤️
I don't think I've ever heard Judy sing "It's a New World" live before.
me either, it made me cry.
What a gem! Thank you for bringing Judy to her adoring fans. Viva Judy Garland!
Viva viva 🎉🎉..💜🌿
I was fortunate enough to see her in person twice, once in 1962 in Atlantic City and once at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.
was Greek Theater 9/13/65 was in front row right behind me Hayley Mills and George Hamilton in black tux looked amazing walking around up-front during intermissions' at 17 captivated by the experience
@wade mannix...
I know a devoted Judy fan who says that tge Atlantic City concert was tge best ever.
He saw her , easily, twenty plus times. He was at Carnegie Hall too.
Wouldn't it be perfect if there was video of this? There is Judy, and then there is every one else
Recordings like these should emphasize the fact that Judy was as good as ever near the end of her life. And that she did not deserve to be portrayed as a has been singer or someone who had lost her voice near the end of her life.
This recording is a year before she died. If she was ill and infirm near the time of her death, you wouldn't have known it by this recording a year before.
Judy Garland is a great artist who deserves, not only our respect and appreciation, but also deserves not to be taken advantage of by cheap cinema ripoffs.
Thank God somebody had the audacity to break the rules and recorded this!
I saw "Judy" with Renee Zellweger channeling a sickly Judy just before her death in 22 June 1969; an excellent film. I prefer to see Judy as the healthy, vibrant, youthful entertainer immortalized on so many of her excellent films.
The clouds are far behind her and what she left to all off us is her love ; her ability to remind ourselves when listening to her sing that we are human and capable of feeling all the emotions we tuck away to get through the work day,relationships that don’t work out, and that all 😮we really have is what we give our fellow man. We will only be remembered for the. Love we gave and Judy will never be forgotten for the love she gave us.
WOW!
Time and time again Judy takes the audience to a place of pure joy and wonderment.
She's the embodiment of talent and artistry.
No one comes close to the magical spell that Judy has on the audience and the listener.
Thank you for another great video!
OMG! What A Treasure! Thank You So Much! We Love You Judy!!!
Wow. She sounds absolutely amazing for 68. I'm in awe. Thank you.
No......This was Recorded in 1968 and she was about 47 years-old.
You are mistaken. She was born in June 1922. This would have made here to be only 46.
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Breathtaking! And to have a clear recording of Judy in 1968, in GREAT VOICE ! Thank you so much for that!
Long time Garland fan, but never heard this recording. WOW!! Made my day, week year! Thank you! And everyone is right- there is talent, then there’s Judy. Nothing compares.
OMG. I just stopped breathing--- wonderful
Allen: Your comment made me wonder how many Judy fans are actually listening to her when they draw their last breath!
Buzz, I just can't thank you enough for this wonderful gift you have given us crazed Garland fans!! This is fantastic!! Judy sings It's a New World with such feeling. I liked this better than the movie version. Thanks again Buzz!!! Please, keep going!!!
Marvelous! But then, what else could it be? It's Judy Garland after all! For me, this dispells the myth of the tragic star, her voice in shreds, her star power in doubt. It's all here, folks. As grand and glorious as ever. Bravo, Judy!
I simply LOVE her..! 😍
Stunning! IMO Judy sings "New World" as well (and with more depth of feeling) as she did in 1954. She was the best that ever was.
. . . my thoughts exactly! Thank You ☀
@mandeley 100...
I never thought this song was special. Now I do.
What a wonderful recording. Kudos to all those who worked so hard to make it so clear and enjoyable. God bless Judy she never lost her talent, her voice, or her ability to entertain. You listen to this performance and you just get chills knowing that while her life may have been unsettled and her health failing her, here she is. The great entertainer who's gift for getting to the heart of a song and making it her own and making us all feel every joy and every sadness in each word was unmatched by anyone. After decades of listening to her work on film, radio, TV, concerts it is as much for me today as ever. She was simply the best and there's really nothing else to say!
Incredible performance!!! No one comes close.
Judy LOVED to sing, to perform LIVE. That's WHAT set her apart from someone like STREISAND, who is Forever Complaining about singing in concert for an audience BUT does it for the $$$$$$. JUDY loved her audience!
That was stunning. Great band too! I hear her make adjustments in The Man That Got Away from the original, which makes it even better overall. Hearing a New World live is a treat!
Wow! What a gem..I agree with the comment by Elizabeth...post-MGM Judy is full of passion and emotion...near the end Judy is heartbreaking, as that amazing instrument shows the wear and tear inflicted upon it...but Judy's talent shines through once again.
A priceless, precious document and momento of a veritable lovefest. This example of Judy's powerful emotionalism and legendary bond with her audiences is captured for posterity, an aural snapshot quite just in time.
What a Great Treat , Judy was in Perfect Voice ...
Even though the decades of smoking has taken its toll on the Majestic Garland voice and sound, and Judy's frame of mind is not as sure of itself as she once was, with proper rest and food for the energy her voice, body, and mind required, Judy Garland can still easily show why she was/is/will be the best there is/was/will forever be. This was wonderful when I first heard it a few years ago, and the better clarity makes this Garland lover and scholar cry with joy at how even more wonderful Judy is/was/and forever will be.
Craig: BEAUTIFULLY expressed, Craig, and so true. I loved how you used is/was/will forever be, over and over to be sure everyone understood that was a fact not to be disputed.
I AGREE AND YOU AND ME BOTHE....THE BEST THERE IS. OR EVER WAS.
Bravo everything you stated was done in such a way that a captivated me until the last line. I have to say you're an excellent writer 🎶🌈🎶
opens your heart.
Whatever condition or state of mind Judy was in she ALWAYS gave all she had!!! 100 percent!! God love Her!!!
Fantastic!
this restoration is absolutely breathtaking!!! I can hardly believe my ears. Congratulations and best wishes from Berlin, Germany.
Buzz I’m so grateful to you for allowing me to start my day with Judy’s New World. I hadn’t realised till your re-mastering just how magnificent she was that night. Thank you for this and all the treasures you share with us.
Thanks, Buzz, to you and all who made this version of the recording possible. You can feel the excitement in the room. Judy, of course, is indescribable. The band is terrific. You can hear them feeding off each other. And then himself at the piano . . . those two unmistakable Arlen chords at the end of the intro to Over The Rainbow. What a treasure!
WOW! The very best sound I have heard of this in 50 years!! Thank you!!!
I’ve not heard her sing A New World since I last saw “A Star is Born.” Not the best song written, but she could sing the old phone book and make it sound like it’s high art. Amazing! Thanks!
Thank you, Buzz! She was a gem, as are you.
Incredible! I rarely listen to anything from 1968, because her voice was not always there for her, and it makes me too sad. But this is wonderful! Thank you so much!!
I concur. It tears my heart to hear her struggle through songs, but this recording is amazing.
But she could lose her voice and only make croaking sounds, and STILL be better than the best. More than an electrifying singer, actress, or performer, she was simply MAGIC.
@@mmdillon1: So true! If the word MAGIC could ever be used to describe a singer’s performance, it was every time Judy Garland was on stage!
. . . simply amazing! Thank You for posting this gem == WOW!
What a lovely post and thank you for the information that Richard Rogers was her warm up pianist! Judy's quip about Florence Henderson is classic. What a mind and sense of self.
Florence quip a Judy classic here laughing out loud...
Thank you so much Buzz xx
Wonderful
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If really 1968, amazing. Sounds like a different year to me
This performance is very well documented, our dating is correct.
Truly a gift that just keeps giving and giving (Judy of course) and all those who made this possible to enjoy and just delight in. How she delivers a story through voice - one and only.
....and, of course, she steals the show. Wouldn't matter who else was on the bill. Thanks for the remastered version! Makes me think of the marquee from "Top Secret" where they listed a bunch of acts, and then added: "And time permitting, Frank Sinatra".
She sounds great! And this was her last performance in the USA before her death???!? Fantastic...there goes the myth that she was in total decline shortly before her death.
Actually her last performance in the states took place in mid June, 1969. Judy Had flown to NYC from London in May and returned on June 16. The night before her return to London Judy sat in on an Anita O'day gig at the Half Note club in Greenwich Village and sang three songs, April Showers with O'Day, plus Day In Day Out and Over The Rainbow performed solo. This was not only Judy's last U.S. performance, but her last known performance anywhere.
@@BuzzStephens1 is there a recording of this O'Day concert?
@@BuzzStephens1 Thanks!
@@Samarastube search UA-cam. Yeah.
Sad, Haunting,Fantastic, Amazing.
LA VOZ, Divina Judy!!! Gracias y bendiciones!!!
Yet another beautiful gift for us to relish. Why does every syllable of Judy's voice seem like a Christmas gift?
Thank you, Buzz.
Oh my heart. Exploding with joy to hear this.
I discovered Judy after she was long gone. There were no official LPs available (that I could find) between Carnegie Hall and At the Palace. She is in shaky voice during the latter, at least the performance they recorded for posterity. At the time, I assumed that between '61 & '67, her voice was shot. (The TV series was unavailable). So it's a pleasure to hear her in such command this late in her career. On nights when she was having vocal problems, she had to go on regardless. It's a shame whatever record label (Capital?) released "Palace" didn't opt to re-record on another night. A Judy concert was not something she could walk through...in contrast to someone like Peggy Lee whose style in much easier on the throat. (not knocking Peg). Was this her final US concert appearance?
Thank you! What one can say? Thank you again and again.
Thanks for posting this. ♥️❤️♥️❤️
Beautiful Soul
Top notch. 110% every effin' time.
Thanks so much for sharing this I had a picture in my mind how everybody must have looked
Wonderful!
X Ray light 🤣🤣 She does sound good here 👌
Christian Tassin. Merveilleuse Judy Garland, la plus grande chanteuse de tous les temps, sa voix m'émeut depuis mon enfance, j'ai le souvenir de ses films qui passaient à la télévision, souvent le dimanche après-midi dans les années 60 sur l'unique chaine à cette époque, en plus ma maman ressemble un peu à Judy. Cette voix de vibrato est exceptionnelle, cette artiste donne une émotion incroyable dans l'interprétation de ses chansons. Merci Judy de donner tant de bonheur. Merci Miss Garland.
*I LOVE HER SO* ...YOU CAN HARDLY IMAGINE... AND I CAN HARDLY CONTAIN IT. IF I HAD ONLY BEEN BORN IN HER ERA... I WOULD HAVE TAKEN SUCH GOOD CARE OF HER..SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HEALTHY AND HAPPY ALL THE WAY AROUND. NO ONE WOULD STEAL HER MONEY AND NO ONE WOULD EVER DISRESPECT HER... I PROMISE YOU . ALAS... I WAS 15 WHEN SHE PASSED...NO CHANCE TO DO ANYTHING FOR HER.
Never again. The one and only. Judy
No one can touch her! As so many have posted, Judy was magical and touched your heart and soul. Thank you for sharing this unknown recording.
oh my god- I could kiss you Gruber and Garofalo, and if there's a heaven I'm sure Judy is smiling down on you; THANK YOU -does not cover it!
The artistry of Judy Garland!
the early decline of Judy Garland robbed us of someone who could have done incredible things for decades more.
She suffered that loss but so did the world - and all because no-one was willing to take better care of her
@gral...
Maybe she needed to take better care of herself.
There are always choices we are offered by those who do not have our interests at heart.
We have to summon the insight and inner strength to fend for ourselves.
It's painful and difficult... sometimes impossible.. but it is our responsibility, not someone else's.
You are right sadly Judy had some around her that were takers of the cash cow they milked dry leaving her in the end broke, indeed very sad nobody stepped up to help yet many of those close to her had lots of money...
@@bradly2007Margaret Hamilton tried to stand up for Judy. She even went to Louis Meyer. At the time of her death,, Judy also had advanced liver disease, so she probably wouldn't have lived to her 60s. 😔
“Get Happy!” There will never be another like her!
In Brilliant Voice!
Legendary
Amazing
Wowwwwwwwww. Unbelievable.
Wonderful.
Meravigliosa
My Judy. This is my all time favorite Judy Garland song
Which one? She sings four here.
Lo de siempre: inefable!!!!
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A Million ❤️❤️❤️ to JUDY!
Would you have wanted to be the person who followed Judy..no way!?!
Thanks.
Do you know who's orchestra????
The official orchestra for Lincoln Center is the New York Philharmonic, but I don't know if they were playing that night. I do know that Judy's warm up pianist for the event was Richard Rodgers. Yes, THAT Richard Rodgers. So who knows, maybe it actually was the Philharmonic playing behind Judy. At the time Leonard Bernstein was still their conductor, and he and Judy were close, so.....
@@BuzzStephens1 and having both Mr. Rogers and Mr. Bernstein in her musical corner and assistance most have been psycological helpful for Judy, and Judy's sense of Musicality always reached Brilliance levels when she felt she had the best either assisting or opposite her performing.