The Rocklopedia Fakebandica now has a podcast.
Listen now!
Difference between revisions of "Sweet Sue and Her Society Syncopators"
From Rocklopedia Fakebandica
Jump to navigationJump to search (New page: From the classic 1959 comedy, ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053291/ Some Like It Hot]''. Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) are two down-on-their-luck musicians who accidentally w...) |
|||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | From the classic 1959 comedy | + | From the classic 1959 comedy film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053291/ Some Like It Hot]''. Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) are two down-on-their-luck musicians who accidentally witness the legendary 1929 Chicago [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine's_Day_Massacre St. Valentine's Day Massacre]. Fleeing the mob, they hide out in drag as "Josephine" (sax) and "Daphne" (violin) with this all-female jazz orchestra on a train to Florida. |
| − | Sweet Sue was played by Joan Shawlee. The band's singer ("I Wanna Be Loved By You," "I'm Through With Love") is [[Sugar Kane]], played by the legendary Marilyn Monroe. | + | Sweet Sue was played by Joan Shawlee. The band's singer ("I Wanna Be Loved By You," "I'm Through With Love") is [[Sugar Kane (Some Like It Hot)|Sugar Kane]], played by the legendary Marilyn Monroe. |
| + | |||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Sugar Kane (Some Like It Hot)|Sugar Kane]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:1959]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Films]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Jazz]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:13, 6 March 2018
From the classic 1959 comedy film Some Like It Hot. Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) are two down-on-their-luck musicians who accidentally witness the legendary 1929 Chicago St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Fleeing the mob, they hide out in drag as "Josephine" (sax) and "Daphne" (violin) with this all-female jazz orchestra on a train to Florida.
Sweet Sue was played by Joan Shawlee. The band's singer ("I Wanna Be Loved By You," "I'm Through With Love") is Sugar Kane, played by the legendary Marilyn Monroe.
