The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Allee Willis’ “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 6

The Bakersfield High School Chorale is much more in tune and way more in the swing than most high school groups I’ve seen who attempt ...

September 26, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 5

Asian mariachi version titled “HALF OF CHEWING GUM BAND INSTRUMENTAL” by Nino, Chino and Paulo. They actually play it great desp...

September 25, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 4

The Vertigo inducing ‘can I offer you some strobe?’ lighting and overuse of a smoke machine provide the perfect environment for ...

September 24, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 3

How happy am I that neither rain, sleet nor snow could keep the Kennett High School Marching Band from playing my song, “SeptemberR...

September 23, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 2

Yesterday marked the first day of my year-long series featuring YouTube videos with people singing, playing, marching to, dancing to, massac...

September 22, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 1, September 21, 2010

People always ask me what my favorite song I’ve written is. I hate to favor any of the babies but pound for pound I’d have to sh...

September 21, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “JUNGLE ANIMAL” ROARS TODAY!!

Finally, after months of work and a whole lot else my song, video and game, “Jungle Animal” – Pomplamoose and Allee Willis...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The 21st Of September Jubilee!

Because the opening line of my very first hit song, “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire, is “Do you remember the 21st ni...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “Jungle Animal” (Theoretically) Coming Tomorrow!

For the last few months I’ve been holed away in the creative jungle known as my desk trying to complete a long-distance collaboration ...

September 20, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1960’s Lighted Kosher Sign and Breaking The Fast In Hollywood

One of the most festive nights of the Jewish year is the ‘breaking of the fast’ meal after Yom Kipper, a veritable smorgasbord o...

September 19, 2010 by Allee Willis

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“SEPTEMBER” – white ceramic pig bank with purple fur

I found this today for $1.00 at the Joan of Arc Thrift shop. Weird timing really. I wasn’t sure if i should purchase this or not but I...

September 11, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Soul O’ Day – Earth Wind & Fire At the Hollywood Bowl with a Seventy Piece Orchestra and Fireworks!

Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t go to concerts. I don’t like the crowds, I don’t like the walking, I don’t li...

September 7, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 3 – August 2010)

I wanted to do a proper post featuring “Childstar” instead of showing it in a mix of other things. These shots were taken in my ...

August 30, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “Maestro The Musical Bingo” Game and Working with Pomplamoose

This game felt especially fitting because it’s supposed to teach you how to play by ear. Not only did I never learn to play by ear but...

August 23, 2010 by Allee Willis

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My blog in Time Magazine online TODAY. I LOVE DETROIT!

Check it out. I’m very proud of this piece. http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2010/08/17/unfiltered-allee-willis-on-the-spirit-of-detroit/...

August 17, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Wunnerful, wunnerful…

It’s a mystery to me how this song actually made it on the Lawrence Welk Show. Easy to accept that Lawrence was clueless, but surely o...

July 13, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 8

A nice arrangement of kitsch decorating a table outside! Dig the acrylic grapes and little statue. And the winner is…….Allee Wil...

July 7, 2010 by denny

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Allee’Z FriendZ LyricZ on TmZ

Check out the following link to see how TMZ mentions lyrics by our beloved Kitsch Goddess, Allee Willis:...

June 28, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – AMI JukeBox Tip Tray

A petite 4″ x 6″, this little metal tip tray was a promotional item given away in the 1950’s by the AMI corporation to cel...

June 22, 2010 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vintage Bongos & Pomplamoose

These 1950’s bongos with pearlized crushed ice wrap and heavy chrome hardware have been beaten on just about every song I ever wrote. ...

June 17, 2010 by Allee Willis

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“Big Hair gets you closer to God”

A song from Larry Hart’s new show “Praise!”, a gospel-ish buffet of fun! Performed by Jennifer Weatherly Music & Lyric...

June 8, 2010 by LarryHart

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Plastic Fruit & Vegetable People and The Most Talented Man You’ve Ever Seen Playing Music On Vegetables

. I used to actively collect figurative sculptures made out of plastic fruits and vegetables. Largely crafts projects, I loved them because ...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Soul Grabber and Patti LaBelle’s Surprise Birthday Party

This late 60’s Soul Grabber sign for Budweiser malt liquor is one of my favorite possessions. Everything about it screams late Afro 60...

May 25, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Disco Luggage

Fits just enough polyester for the weekend. Very rare Disco collectible though I’ve managed to find 3 pieces over the years: http://al...

May 11, 2010 by Allee Willis

Boy George “Live My Life” – written by Allee Willis (pics and available versions of the song)

This is the cover for the import 12 inch and 7 inch. The 12 Inch came in a regular sleeve and another version came in a “poster bag...

May 5, 2010 by denny

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