Friday, January 27, 2023

Musical Interlude: It Happens In The Same Old Way (1965)

Melinda Marx made her television singing debut at age 8, and had the perfect forum.

You see, Melinda is the daughter of comedy legend Groucho Marx, who brought Melinda on his game show, You Bet Your Life, occasionally. In 1965, while Jerry Lewis' son, Gary, was climbing the charts with his band, the Playboys, Melinda made a modest run of her own, appearing on the syndicated Shivaree to perform "It Happens in The Same Old Way". Ya might want to hit up your local oldies channels to see if they'll play this.


In the discussion of 2nd generation talents like Gary and Melinda, and the sons of Dean Martin and Desi Arnaz, for that matter, it seems Melinda gets dissed by not being in the discussion.

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