Julee Cruise appeared as the Girl Singer in the Twin Peaks pilot episode that aired on April 8, 1990. Her performance sparked a renewed interest in her freshman album, “Floating Into The Night.” Many months passed until she returned to The Roadhouse stage in the highly-anticipated, David Lynch-directed episode 2.007 that aired on Nov. 10, 1990….
Interest in Julee Cruise’s first album “Floating Into The Night” grew exponentially following the success of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. The album was originally released on Sept. 12, 1989 but once audiences heard her music featured during the show’s first season, she became the talk of the town. On June 17, 1990, former…
The world was first introduced to Julee Cruise when she performed as the “Girl Singer” in the pilot episode of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. As part of Julee in June on Twin Peaks Blog, here is a look at her brief but memorable performance at The Roadhouse.
I recently shared how Julee Cruise’s first single from her “Floating Into The Night” album was ‘Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart,” a modern song with a nod to the 1950s that famously played in Twin Peaks episode 2.007. A video for the song would begin playing on VH-1 in North America around Dec. 22, 1989, followed…
The North Bend Theatre was near capacity and fans were patiently waiting for Julee Cruise to take the stage during the 2016 Twin Peaks Festival, a former yearly celebration of Twin Peaks in and around North Bend, Washington held between 1993-2018. But something was amiss. Julee Cruise was scheduled to perform at 8:30 p.m. between…
By the end of May 1990, the first season of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks had finished airing on the ABC Television Network. For two months, fans of the show had heard Angelo Badalamenti’s music and dreamed of getting their hands on the soundtrack. Nationwide interest kicked into high gear after Julee Cruise performed “Falling”…
Following a last minute performance by Julee Cruise on Saturday Night Live, folks were clamoring for her vocal rendition of the theme to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks titled “Falling.” For weeks leading up to Cruise’s performance, viewers had heard the instrumental track with each new episode. Her live performance on the late night NBC…
The summer of 2002 is etched in my memory as one of those rare moments in life that felt almost unreal in its perfection. It’s been 23 years, and I still look back on that weekend in August as one of the greatest of my life. I was a volunteer at the Twin Peaks Festival…
Following the success of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks, Julee Cruise went on tour performing songs from her 1989 album, “Floating Into The Night” in late 1990. On February 17, 1991, she held a one-night-only show at the famed London Palladium. While I’ve been unable to locate any photos from this show, I…
Following the success of the first season of Twin Peaks, people rediscovered Julee Cruise’s 1989 album, “Floating Into The Night.” Prior to Sept. 11, 1990, it was the only way to find songs heard in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show. Her release was reviewed by countless music journalists including Alanna Nash for…