S18E239: Engelbert Humperdinck: Still Going Strong

The Hollywood Godfather Podcast

GRI Entertainment

Society & Culture, Film Interviews, True Crime, Tv & Film

4.7 • 811 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Hollywood Godfather podcast, hosts Gianni Russo and Jeanie

introduce their guest, legendary singer Engelbert Humperdinck. The episode includes discussions about Humperdinck’s extraordinary career, his energetic and positive

Attitude at 89 years old, and his ongoing global concert tours. The hosts reminisce about their long-time friendship, shared moments at State Street, and Humperdinck’s

interactions with other iconic figures such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.

Humperdinck shares anecdotes from his life, including his rise to fame, his passion

for cars, and a touching story about his granddaughter.

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0:00.0	From Sinatra, swing to Brando stage.
0:04.0	Maryland's grace to JFK's age.
0:08.0	It's Johnny Russell, Hollywood's own.
0:12.0	Where Jeannie Raymond's secrets are shown.
0:16.0	Hollywood Godfather
0:22.1	Welcome, everybody.
0:27.9	It's time for another Hollywood Godfather podcast.
0:31.7	And Jeannie and I, and in fact, let me introduce her right now,
0:37.0	Jeannie Raymond, on my co-host, has been so excited.
0:42.0	The guest we have tonight is so phenomenal. I've been a friend of his for years before I tell you
0:48.5	his name. We've been friends for 45 years. He used to come to State Street when I owned it during the 80s,
0:57.0	and that place was a mecca from 2 o'clock in the morning till 6 in the morning, no matter who
1:04.7	was playing those showrooms, doing two shows a night at that time. They're doing 8 o'clock and at 12 o'clock. So by 132 o'clock,
1:13.7	the place was jammed already, but we always had five or six VIP tables known when they were coming.
1:23.2	And when this gentleman was in town, he was there every night.
1:28.3	He went nowhere else.
1:30.3	And people used to invite him, he said, no, I'm going to State Street, and I'm his guest, and I'm going there.
1:36.3	I'm talking about the unbelievable legend with 140 million records sold.
1:46.4	And I'm sure he'll correct me on that
1:48.4	because he knows to the record how many he sells.
1:53.2	It's Inglebird Alpidink.
1:55.2	This is a show you're going to enjoy.
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