He does the bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. Before introducing him on stage, Allen spent four minutes explaining and warning his viewers on what they were about to witness on his show. Bruces bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges is in progress. The first is a variation on Chicks Are Boss. Bruce riffs that he was late because hed been kidnapped. Bruce recounts how he got the label sick comic. He talks about the cover of his album The Sick Humor of Lenny Bruce and says he has a new album (I Am Not a Nut, Elect Me, which was recorded in 1959 and released in 1960). Discusses differences between Christians and Jews. Sex from the philosophical viewpoint. Bruce was watched closely in New York as well. The new trial pitted Bruces use of dirty language and suggestive material against his right to free speech. On that day, Lenny Bruce was making his debut appearance at Carnegie Hall, a sold out performance. He talks about race relations and does Dick Gregory, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House and Goldwater Talks to Negroes. 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He discusses how he develops material for his act, and how spontaneity figures in. He claims hes Ralph J. Gleason (the San Francisco Chronicle writer who was a friend and supporter). In the end, Lenny Bruce and comedy club owner Howard Solomon were found guilty as charged. He does his bits Custody/Get Even, and Stag Film vs. King of Kings. Please email us at [emailprotected], subject line republish, with any questions or to let us know what stories youre picking up. Some of the recordings are of a personal nature, such as the phone letters and private conversations between Bruce and his friends and family. He does his bit about Jack Ruby and Melvin Belli. Please use Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge to view this site. Bruce himself became ill during the trial, which was forced to adjourn while he recovered in hospital. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Bruce holds up a magazine with a picture of a nude or scantily clad woman and asks, how can that chick be indecent? Bruce performs his bit about the history of obscenity law and Entrapment by Cops. Showing all 3 results. He talks about the abundance of police cars in front of the Gate of Horn at the previous nights performance. By Philip Eil He says, Im really paranoid about getting busted so much (he had been arrested for his Gate of Horn show during the early hours of December 5). This may be the third set of the night. Photo by Paul Neugass CC BY-SA 3.0. Worn down by the repeated arrests and trials, Bruce turned away from general satire and talked more about his personal battles with the law and society. He does Las Vegas Tits & Ass, We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars, Unscrew You, Never Cop Out, Custody/Get Even, Stag Film vs. King of Kings, Jimmy Hoffa and Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers). Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and actor. At the Purple Onion is a live album by Don Francks, Lenny Breau, and Eon Henstridge that was recorded in 1962 and released in 2004. He lists his favorite painters, says he writes columns for Rogue magazine and The Realist, and lists magazines he reads and books hes read recently. With the bit We Killed Christ he explains how his arrests are really for talking about Christianity. Bendich is impressed by the thoroughness of Bruces research. He uses the word shit and says the Supreme Court ruled that its not obscene if youre talking about narcotics. Lenny Bruce Robert Pinsky I saw him in San Francisco at the Purple Onion When I was still at Stanford, a Teaching Assistant Getting the "Ode to a Nightingale" by heart. In the second section, he says some phrases in Spanish. The audience reacted positively. Bruce mentions his bit Religions Inc. from four years earlier. The file ends during the bit. Bruce begins the set (possibly the first set) by saying Happy Friday and talking about the clubs owner, George Andros. He reiterates what Allen stated, that his current litigation was surrounded by a four letter word that started with an S and ended with a T. Eulogy to Lenny Bruce, written and performed by Hardin after Bruces death. The recorder is shut off, then turned on again and Ginsberg identifies the time and date of the conversation at the embattled, barbed wire household of Lenny Bruce.. Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966), better known as Lenny Bruce, was a comedian, author, and social critic, whose corrosive and transgressive satire as well as his boldness in pushing the envelope of the laws of obscenity have made him an iconic figure in American culture. His performance at Carnegie Hall took place two years before his 3rd appearance on The Steve Allen Show. He does Thank You Masked Man, We Killed Christ and Christ & Moses. The third clip is his bit on a Jewish mother in Miami whos the only one who doesnt know her son is gay. He talks about mixed race marriages which at the time was illegal due to many states passing anti-miscegenation statute, in previous decades and it was only until the case for Loving vs Virginia was presented to the supreme court that on June 12th 1967, two months after it was presented and argued, the supreme court ruled Virginias anti-miscegenation as unconstitutional of the 14th amendments Equal Protection Clause. A new set begins. He relates the details of his arrest on a narcotics charge in Los Angeles, the trial, his "Department 95" hearing to determine whether he was a narcotics addict, and the subsequent criminal behavior of the arresting officer. He says hes noticed that most of his audiences are male. He does Las Vegas Tits & Ass, then Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers), Doing It Is Dirty and We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. Bruce does his bit Custody/Get Even, inserts a little of King Kong, and goes into Stag Film vs. King of Kings. During which a number of crap fucking bands no one has ever heard of played. He talks about Bela Lugosi and his son. . All fans of Lenny Breau will want to check out this previously unreleased CD, though some listeners may feel a bit overwhelmed by the emphasis on Francks' comedic vocals and narratives. Join Vimeo The second clip is a bit on how Lawrence Welks accent and square persona were just a put-on. Bruce continues his Norman Thomas bit with a rundown of persecuted groups: the Irish, the Filipinos and midgets. He does Ten Thousand Asses (Tigers & Lions), then Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. He inserts his bit I Picked the Wrong God. He does Dick Gregory, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, Bestiality, Chicken, and Schmuck. Lenny Bruce walks on stage. He died of an accidental drug overdose. But at that time of recording, Lenny Bruce was under litigation for obscenity by New Yorks [then] District Attorney (D.A. He talks about food that used to be good for you but is now bad for you, pill addicts, and homosexuals on trial in Miami. A discussion of Jackie Mason speaking out against censorshipin response to Bruces arrest for obscenity at the Gate of Horn days earliercontinues. Bruce talks about the mixed reaction he got during the first show. The clientele was mixed, but author David Rosen called the Village Purple Onion a "mob-run gay hangout." . Why was Allen making such a big deal about this? Also known as The Midnight Concert. He does Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Names like Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, and Phyllis Diller, either got their starts or made their debut at The Purple Onion. He flips through a magazine with stories about celebrities and lady-kinda ads. He reads the ad for the Mark Eden Method Bust Developer. It does not include images; to avoid copyright violations, you must add them manually, following our guidelines. He mentions his obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). He asserts that chicks are the boss. Francks takes the same approach to "Tea for Two," slipping in and out of "Black Coffee" and adding a bit of scatting. Lenny follows Francks on his lyrical journey matching Francks' timing impeccably. Via a dramatization of how his father used to hit him, he says he became acutely attuned to his fathers moods, and this in turn made him very sensitive to the moods of audience members (I know when youre bugged, I know when Im boring, I know when Im offensive). Lenny Bruce had already made two previous appearances, so why the need to give him such a dedicated introduction? Also known as The Midnight Concert. He then interacts with the audience. Bruce speaks about and reads from documents associated with his February 1962 arrest for obscenity in San Francisco, including Bruce's own letter to Judge Clayton Horn and tells how it resulted in his being charged with contempt of court. In addition to other bits, Bruce comments on what he's looking at in a newspaper (or possibly a magazine). I heard two men, in their 50s, one brown and the other white, refer to their 3rd friend (who was also brown) as the the paki. Bruce does his bit Christ & Moses. Among the items recorded by the inspector was Bruce describing the famous Jacqueline Kennedy photo of her crawling on to the trunk of the car after her husband had been shot. The set ends. They performed as a trio called Three. More detailed information on the Lenny Bruce collection audio files can be found here: Lenny Bruce Institutional Repository site. A new set begins. It was performed in front of a diverse audience in a jazz club, which he explains his point perfectly at the end. Bruce suggested Mrs. Kennedy wasnt trying to get help for the president in the photo, but instead was running to save her own life. The date is not known but most likely took place after Bruces sentencing in June of 1963 for narcotics possession. He does Goldwater Talks to Negroes, talks about prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. He comments on contemporaries Mort Sahl and Bob Newhart and does his bit Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. As Spector and Ginsberg exit the house, Ginsberg leaves the recorder on during the walk. Squalor has never guaranteed success; chain smoking at the Purple Onion never guaranteed creativity and ingenuity. The fourth clip is about a bordello in Europe at which the whores and customers dress in costumes. He jokes that hes still trying to get even with everyone who did their job, referring to the Steve Allen people and to his New York City obscenity trial (the Caf au Go Go trial), which is in postponement because of his ailment. (3) Phone letter by Lenny Bruce to Ralph J. Gleason. He says that in light of this, his upcoming gig in Detroit was canceled. In the early 1960s, the raunchy comedian was at the height of his career. An officer tells audience members to take their seats and show identification. Bruce discusses his legal trouble and his material on religion. What is possibly a different set has Bruce doing bit with Santa Claus as the subject of Edward R. Murrows show Person to Person. A third section begins. It all comes down to context, not the word. There is an unknown third man present who makes a comment and asks some questions. Although fans of Lenny Breau are likely to be interested in all of his previously unreleased recordings, the focus is primarily on Francks. Bruce seeks Bendichs advice. He does No Guy Ever Cheated on His Wife/Guys Detach. Some of Bruces routines feel dated. In this conversation, Bruce seeks Bendichs advice as to whether he has grounds to appeal his conviction on a narcotics charge in Los Angeles. "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top" has a bluesy flavor, along with Francks' improvised dialogue and a brief scatted detour into "On the Trail" (from Grof's Grand Canyon Suite). Bruce holds up a mens magazine (Rogue), does his bits on King Kong, Entrapment by Cops, We Did it to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars, Adolf Eichmann, Infidelity and How to Relax Your ColoredFriends at Parties. The first seven clips are variations on his routine on marijuana. This didnt phase him. Bruce gives permission for Levy to tape his show. Shop The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. He says three guys at the previous nights show were obviously law enforcement. He never gave up on his first amendment right, freedom of speech. Bruce says that he was arrested for obscenity for using the word "fressing" (fress in Yiddish means to eat, but its slang use implies oral sex). He calls writer Alexander King, a frequent guest on Jack Paars late-night show, the junkie Mark Twain. He does his bit on Fay Bainter, the actress who played Andy Hardys mother. He does his bits Schmuck, Small-town Audiences, Dykes, and the Jewish mother who still doesnt know her son is gay. The recording ends during this bit. Material in this collection (including the images and audio on this site) may be protected by copyright and other rights. Description The Purple Onion is a nightclub in San Francisco, opened in 1952. Bruce begins by riffing with some audience members. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. He played around with the word, using it in the same context as he would do if the word was shit. The last three tracks feature tap dancer and singer Joey Hollingsworth with Lenny Breau as his sole accompanist. He does the bits Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers) and Las Vegas Tits & Ass. Other Versions (5 of 9) View All According to The JC, his body was found in his bathroom with a syringe in his arm. Interview by journalist Gary Shenfer of Lenny Bruce in Miami (or Miami Beach) at the El Patio club. Lenny Bruce performance. He talks about critics and is asked about the recent Congressional hearings about rigged quiz shows. The recording ends abruptly, then continues (it may be the same performance, or yet another performance). Bruce does some bits about air travel. Talks about a bit of his about Eleanor Roosevelt and his current obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). Bruce makes comments about the man "stuck up there in the booth" and talks about the jacket he has on, which he says he designed. He does his bit on Southern accents and Lyndon Johnson. He mentions the comic Bill Dana and the San Francisco club the hungry i. Conversation between Lenny Bruce and his mother, comic Sally Marr, with some guests, including Frankie Man (real name Frank Schneider). In 1964, a city license inspector attended one of Bruces shows. In these voices he makes reference to beatniks on the Sunset Strip, a used car salesman who has a dog on the hood of a car in commercials (most likely Chick Lambert), a Senate investigating committee, Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller. The first clip captures Bruces piece about doctors in old Hollywood movies, and continues with his bit Fay Bainter. He does his bit about wanting to give the audience members lie detector tests about infidelity and homosexuality and refers to Tab Hunter's arrest for allegedly beating his dog. Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 August 3, 1966), better known as Lenny Bruce, was a comedian, author, and social critic, whose corrosive and transgressive satire as well as his boldness in pushing the envelope of the laws of obscenity have made him an iconic figure in American culture. In 2014, Brandeis University acquired the Lenny Bruce collection from his daughter, Kitty Bruce, with a generous grant from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. The recording abruptly switches to a different performance, in progress, that most likely takes place in 1964, because he mentions Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater. He ends by riffing about Barry Goldwater and Lyndon Johnson. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. Joey's Solo (Feat. I love them, weve been friends for god knows how long. He does the bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt. At the time of recording the episode, he was restricted by the authorities for using obscene language during his acts. To find out more about these recordings, please contact us! He says he was hip to the Bay of Pigs before most people. Arrested and put on trial numerous times, Bruce came to symbolize the debate between free speech versus offensive material. "Gum Addiction," a pantomime of a musician going though withdrawal because of a lack of chewing gum, is a parody of the then-current play The Connection, which focused on jazz musicians with narcotics habits. Most of these recordings are of Lenny Bruces stand-up comedy performances, and many are whole or partial recordings of the same performance (with variations in audio quality), or combination clips from various performances. He talks about Hugh Hefners intentions with Playboy. Why did you call him that? He mentions his arrests for giving obscene performances in Beverly Hills, and says we should keep prayer in the schools because we need to understand people who have religious training. Were simply trying to make our ride, the best ride possible with what weve got. From Indecency, he goes into the bits Custody/Get Even and Stag Film vs. King of Kings. (1) Bruce does the bit Flashers, then Snot. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt and Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. Ultimately, its more of a spiritual and philosophical outlook approach that would be required to try and understand within yourself and truly trying to understand the perspective of the person using offending word(s)- Why did I find this offensive? He ends the call with some jokes. He refers to his bust at the Gate of Horn (during the early hours of December 5). Bruce starts by joking that hes living on a boat thats outside the three-mile limit. He then tells Gleason about his arrest the previous night, at his home, for having given obscene performances at the Trolley Ho nightclub in Los Angeles (under California Penal Code 311.6). The recording ends in the midst of his bit To Is a Preposition, Come Is a Verb. Immediately, Bruce defused the stigma and obscenity of the word shit, and transferred it to another harmless four letter word beginning with an S and ending with a T. He talks about Las Vegas, Shelley Berman, Alan King, George Gobel, Pinky Lee, Bert Parks and Alexander King. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Here are a few clips that show the range, depth, and volatility of a man Complex magazine calls the most. He does How Negroes and Jews Became Entertainers and talks about his scenario for a movie about Christ and the Good Thief. Filmmaker, Advertising, Social Specialist. He makes the first of several comments on a woman in the audiences meshuggener laugh. He does Transvestites Posing as Policemen. He does Flashers, then Midgets, wonders whether Pygmies are midgets, and imagines Gov. November 16, 2004 10 Songs, 1 hour, 7 minutes 2004 Art of Life Records. He mentions Judge Clayton Horn from his second San Francisco obscenity trial and Judge John Murtagh from his current New York trial (the Caf Au Go Go trial). He starts to do his bit about a sea monster at Coney Island whos handled by an agent; the bit is known as The Monster or Heshie the Monster, but some people in the audience wont stop talking. Bruce refers to his attire, reads from the transcript of his trial for obscenity in San Francisco earlier that year, talks about the hostility in the audience. Home; Biography; Videos; Donate; Shop; Cart; The Shop. A new set begins. After deliberation, the jury acquitted Bruce. (2) Phone letter by Lenny Bruce to Ralph J. Gleason. (1)The recording begins while the set is in progress. He talks about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots, prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. At The Purple Onion Lenny Breau, Don Francks & Eon Henstridge 10 SONGS 1 HOUR AND 7 MINUTES NOV 16 2004 Play Purchase Options 1 Introduction 02:29 2 A New Electric Chair 03:14 3 The Surrey With The Fringe On Top 05:27 4 The Newspaper Song 09:17 5 Gum Addiction 04:09 6 Tea For Two 13:18 7 A Gentile Sings The Blues 21:04 8 Work Song (Feat. (Bruce was then arrested, as was audience member George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID). The second set begins. But this isn't. He does the bit Chicks Are Boss. He then talks about Lyndon Johnsons southern accent. Bendich tries to ascertain whether the precedent of Gascon v. Superior Court 1959, an unlawful search and seizure case, could apply here. He refers to Tab Hunter's arrest for allegedly beating his dog. In the fourth section, he does rants as an irate pornographer and as an irate narcotics addict. The photographs document not only his professional career but also his personal life with family and friends. The show is in progress. (2) The recording abruptly switches to a different performance, in progress, (probably 1964, location unknown) with references to Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater. Conversation among Lenny Bruce, Phil Spector and Allen Ginsberg. The first clip begins as the set is in progress, with Bruce imagining that Pope Pius XII would sneak in one night to see him. He does his bit Custody/Get Even, inserts a little of King Kong, and goes into Stag Film vs. King of Kings. Lenny Bruce was a controversial American comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. He talks about the double standard in depicting sex vs. violence. Even up to his last moments, Bruce never backed down from fighting for what he believed in. He talks about pornography, masturbation, crime, and Jews. Therecording ends abruptly. and Black Black Woman White White Woman. He talks about an article attorney Melvin Belli wrote for Fact magazine and segues into his bit about Jack Ruby (for whom Belli served as defense attorney). He does the bit We Killed Christ. Tim Allen has spoken out in defense of the Roseanne Barr he once knew. Remaining free while appealing his Chicago conviction, Bruce attempted to do a show in Britain. People flocked from all over the city, and across the snow to see his performance. He mentions that journalist Dorothy Kilgallen is in the audience and talks about her. A preface to the performance on the tape is the repetition of the recorded voice one gets when calling a phone number to get the time of day. He talks about how the Yiddish approach to language is different. Lenny Bruce - The Legendary Lenny Bruce The Famous 1961 Performance Live From The Curran Theater In San Francisco More images Tracklist Notes Originally issues by Fantasy Records (Fantasy 34201) as "Lenny Bruce Live At The Curran Theatre" Murray Hill re-issue produced by arrangement with Fantasy Records. The prosecution used the testimony and notes of the city license inspector, as well as from police officers who attended some of Bruces other performances. He refers to a gig he did in Milwaukee, then does his bit about playing at small-town venues. Goldfarb Library, Mailstop 045 George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. Since a tape of the performance was played at the trial, its in the public record and he plans to release it as an album, but with a warning that whoever sells it may be subject to the obscenity laws of his locality. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House and his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. He tells a story about having run into bandleader Les Elgart in Detroit. Bruce does his bit about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots. He talks about Las Vegas and the things he did to get thrown out of Las Vegas. (1) The first recording is from June 26, 1964 and captures Nassau County New York Assistant District Attorney Norman Levy warning Lenny Bruce not to violate the obscenity laws of the state of New York during his engagement at The Cork N Bib Restaurant. He discusses the way violence in Psycho is accepted but not sex in movies, and how this attitude of silencing talk about sex can end in tragedy. He does the bits Jewish vs. Goyishe and (Chicago columnist) Paul Molloy & Christianity. Lenny Bruce, the pioneering, ribald comedian who died of a drug overdose in 1966, was given a posthumous gubernatorial pardon today for the obscenity conviction that some supporters . When he first appeared on the show in 1959, Allen described him as the most shocking comedian of our time, a young man who is skyrocketing to fame. He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions. In March 1964, Steve Allen invited Lenny Bruce to make his 3rd appearance on his show. 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