How many of you remember hearing, or singing Heart and Soul? For me, it was like Chopsticks (the song). You sit at the piano and people just play the familiar tunes. Actually though, I love the song Heart and Soul and no one does it better than Bea Wain from the Big Band era. The female vocalists of the past ... Read More »
At one point in her stellar career Sarah Vaughan told her dear friend, Billy Eckstine, that she wanted to be as popular as Tom Jones. She wanted #1 hits and the kind of mega stardom Tom Jones had. Billy, wisely, reminded her that in her career she sold out large concert halls, sold millions of records and had so many ... Read More »
Our next show, Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond Pays Tribute To The Ladies debuts next Wednesday, September 18th. For those of you who missed Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond Pays Tribute To (some of) My Favorites we are rerunning it two more times. Show Date Time Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond Pays Tribute To My Favorites Sunday, September 15th ... Read More »
Recently someone posted “Before Elvis there was nothing”. I replied “I beg to differ”. The truth is, before Elvis there was so much beautiful music. When you think about the singers like Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, it is overwhelming to reflect upon all that talent. And those are just the men. The ladies included Ella ... Read More »
What a success! Thanks to all of you who tuned in to Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond Pays Tribute, our first show! For those of you who did not get to hear it or who would like to hear it again, we are rerunning the show at the following times. Show Date Time Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond Pays Tribute ... Read More »
Please join me tomorrow night at 10pm Eastern Time / 7pm Pacific Time for the debut of my new show, Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond Pays Tribute. There will be a new show every two weeks and each show will have a theme. Tomorrow I will pay tribute to some of my all-time favorites from the world of movies, Broadway, ... Read More »
On Wednesday, September 4th, at 10:00pm Eastern Time /7:00pm Pacific Time, I will host a new show Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond Pays Tribute. Each show will have a theme and I will play some of the most beautiful music for you. Some of this music you may know, some may be new. Our first show will pay tribute to ... Read More »
This coming weekend, Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond will showcase two great female singers. Ella Fitzgerald’s career spanned many decades. She was known as the “First Lady of Song” and the “Queen of Jazz”. Her vocal range spanned three octaves. She sang the songs of the great composers, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, and many others. She sang with singers like ... Read More »
One of the most beautiful music soundtracks is from A Summer Place, 1959. It starred heart-throb, Troy Donahue and beautiful teen idol, Sandra Dee. The music composed by Max Steiner became famous and Percy Faith’s rendition became a number one hit. I recently saw this movie on television. Although the story is somewhat dated, the performances, scenery and passion are ... Read More »
The world lost a great singer over the weekend. Beautiful, talented Eydie Gorme passed away at 84. Eydie and her husband, Steve Lawrence, have been entertaining the public for more than 50 years. My husband and I have seen them perform many times over the years. They both have wonderful voices that made the music come alive. Steve still performs, ... Read More »
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