tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post5073179622354458045..comments2024-03-20T19:06:59.758-07:00Comments on Classic Television Showbiz: An Interview with Jack Carter - Part ThreeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-30411168115178011392018-05-21T12:39:13.926-07:002018-05-21T12:39:13.926-07:00I was music director/conductor/pianist for that il...I was music director/conductor/pianist for that ill-fated Roy Radin tour with Jack Carter. Jack definitely bailed on the tour right at the beginning, but I never heard about the virtual hostage situation, etc. Elements of Jack's version are probably exaggerated. We musicians definitely had the impression that Jack, who was the headliner, felt upstaged and disrespected by Roy's giving star-treatment to Demond Wilson – riding in the limo with Roy while Jack rode the bus with the rest of us, etc. – and that that was the main reason he faked the heart attack and ditched back to Los Angeles. I'm pretty sure that Eddie Fisher and Donald O'Connor were on that tour – they were definitely on the two preceding tours I did as orchestra pianist, with saxophonist/conductor Tim Fowlar leading as music director. Come to think of it, Eddie would have been the headliner, so maybe he wasn't on that tour. Pretty sure Donald was.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07728878878936494680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-27466124904523829992017-12-06T06:31:05.042-08:002017-12-06T06:31:05.042-08:00Investigation Discovery's 1980s:The Deadliest ...Investigation Discovery's 1980s:The Deadliest Decade recently produced an episode "The Cotton Club Murders" about the drug related murder of Roy Radin, as a close friend of his was suspected of disappearing with both cash and Columbian cocaine, and the attempted shakedown failed to come off with the hit men too impatient to get the information before shooting him 13 times. If it weren't for Roy Radin I never would have met my idol John Carradine here in Youngstown, sorry to learn about the lack of accommodations. My dad loved Jack Carter from the Dean Marin roasts, and was born the same year in 1923.kochillthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843717929648076583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-82269953104565277292017-04-08T09:30:34.341-07:002017-04-08T09:30:34.341-07:00If Jack Carter was accurate about the dating, Demo...If Jack Carter was accurate about the dating, Demond Wilson did the Roy Radin tour in the spring of 1981. George Jessel died in May 1981. Radin was murdered in June 1983.Stephen Z.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-90934570789732915512015-12-26T12:41:27.872-08:002015-12-26T12:41:27.872-08:00I would like to know when Demond Wilson did that t...I would like to know when Demond Wilson did that tour with Carter and Jessell I assume it had to be when he was on Sanford. He was a pretty young when he got on the show. He was 22 when he got out of the army. He did some tv including All in the Family as a robber. Carter said NBC refused to put him in the reboot according to Carter. His Wikipedia page said he turned it down. He was a cocaine addict though. sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-45561631146430746652011-06-21T13:32:37.660-07:002011-06-21T13:32:37.660-07:00Reading your wonderful interview, Kliph, I'm r...Reading your wonderful interview, Kliph, I'm reminded of seeing Redd Foxx in that last Vegas engagement at the La Hacienda. Redd didn't come out until his warmups Bernie Allen & Slappy White performed. But the two oldtime comics sat in the audience before the show & spoke with everybody. Then Redd got a tv show, The Royal Family, and died suddenly only a few episodes into it. <br />One of my favorite facts is that Redd Foxx was the only celebrity invited to Elvis Presley's wedding & this was as a dirty comedian and before he did SANFORD & SON. I think he liked Demond personally, but admitted that he couldn't convince NBC to hire him when he returned with a reboot of SANFORD! Thanks again Kliph!Kevin Kravitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-49628651253337589062011-06-21T13:02:51.197-07:002011-06-21T13:02:51.197-07:00Growing up I always looked forward to any appearan...Growing up I always looked forward to any appearance by Jack Carter. Sullivan, Dean Martin Roasts---next time, ask him about his hilarious appearances on Comedy Central's roast of Drew Carey & last years Parks & Recreation where he plays Chris Pratt's shoe shine predecessor.<br />He's right about Robert Radin. He was murdered mysteriously during the making of Robert Evans' production fiasco of Coppola's THE COTTON CLUB! <br />Demond Wilson? Wow! He's s preacher now. In his post Sanford career, he was considered troubled, pretentious, un-hireable & I think Larry King said he was the worst guest he ever had. Jack Carter has lent some insight why!<br />Thanks Kliph from KevinKevin Kravitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-80272723306518362812011-06-21T09:51:49.838-07:002011-06-21T09:51:49.838-07:00Jolson died sitting at a restaurant table at the S...Jolson died sitting at a restaurant table at the San Francisco Fairmont Hotel in 1950. I believe a plaque is in order at that overpriced dump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-52846672748340874602011-06-21T00:52:56.556-07:002011-06-21T00:52:56.556-07:00Great, just great, Kliph! It's a shame that s...Great, just great, Kliph! It's a shame that someone like you never interviewed people like Jessel, Jolson, etc. Speaking of Jolson, everyone spoke ill of Jolson. He was a true horror. I would love to hear stories about why he was such a bastard. He must have been so insecure. I think so many of these talented people are insecure, too.Bobby Wallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-23096721767017977002011-06-20T09:49:02.247-07:002011-06-20T09:49:02.247-07:00Couple of corrections: As Randy said, it's ch...Couple of corrections: As Randy said, it's chenille bedspreads.<br /><br />And Charles Evans of Evans-Picone was Robert's brother, not his father.<br /><br />Did you know that Jack, his wife and a friend were in a horrible accident a few years back? I believe the friend died.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197340334699196246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-46593337704126423292011-06-19T19:51:34.402-07:002011-06-19T19:51:34.402-07:00I cannot wait to read that book! God, this was a b...I cannot wait to read that book! God, this was a blast! This was maybe the best interview you've done, Kliph, since Carter comes across so colorfully and seems so utterly honest. What a treat this one was. Jack Carter makes up for Gary Owen and then some!Michael Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-36036557890511322702011-06-19T18:02:53.272-07:002011-06-19T18:02:53.272-07:00I will have to correct Mr. Carter on one fact. Re...I will have to correct Mr. Carter on one fact. Redd Foxx did perform in Vegas after "Sanford and Son". Due to problems with the IRS, Foxx had to go back to doing standup in order to pay off some back taxes. I saw him at the old Hacienda Hotel in 1990. The opening acts were LaWanda Page and Slappy White. Foxx came out a little after midnight and did 90 minutes as he put the audience in stiches. He still had it and a year and a half later, he was gone. After experiencing this master of comedy in person, I knew I had just seen something special which I would never ever see the likes of again.greg6363https://www.blogger.com/profile/01333310434804458515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-44959329352218849752011-06-19T17:54:30.205-07:002011-06-19T17:54:30.205-07:00Fantastic interview, Kliph! I grew up in Rome, NY ...Fantastic interview, Kliph! I grew up in Rome, NY and we were one of the regular annual tour stops for the Roy Radin Vaudeville Revue that Jack Carter mentions here. They were great, crazy shows with very strange line-ups. I saw a bunch of them when I was in my teens, including the one Jack was on with George Jessel and Demond Wilson. Tiny Tim was on quite a few of them, and I can remember seeing other names like Milton Berle, Pat Paulsen, George Gobel, Godfrey Cambridge (he worked blue!), Smokin' Joe Frazier, Morey Amsterdam, Cab Calloway and many more less illustrious names like George Savalas, Jud Strunk, Susan from Sesame Street, the Harmonica Rascals and so on.Scott C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-78818262723296300772011-06-19T10:00:39.842-07:002011-06-19T10:00:39.842-07:00More great stories from Jack Carter! Keep 'em ...More great stories from Jack Carter! Keep 'em coming...or better yet, write that book with<br />him when he comes to Vancouver!<br />You've already got one sale, Kliph!<br /><br />Sam KujavaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-75039844665571387982011-06-19T09:27:07.084-07:002011-06-19T09:27:07.084-07:00'Shaneel' is actually spelled 'chenill...'Shaneel' is actually spelled 'chenille'. It's French for 'caterpillar'.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235758067618788089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-72622882173081557922011-06-19T05:04:22.136-07:002011-06-19T05:04:22.136-07:00Yet another great interview!Yet another great interview!ajmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290036970774359522noreply@blogger.com