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When my daughter told me there was a new movie called “Blue Moon” about Lorenz Hart, I immediately bought it. I love Larry Hart and have a photo of him above my work place in my art room. I have and play all his music by many artists on this station. Singers today still record his songs. When I saw …

Some of the most beautiful melodies have come from the movies. Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond is happy to present some of this exquisite music with our show Soundtracks and Singers. Several years ago, I wrote a blog about Percy Faith called My Faith in Percy. He was a brilliant composer, conductor and arranger and I play several of his …

I love Ella Fitzgerald and have all her discs. There were so many wonderful singers “back” then. In those days, you had to have great voices to become a singer. Makes sense. There was Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Andy Williams, Barbra Streisand and many, many more. Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond is happy …

What do you call an hour with Johnny Mathis, Percy Faith, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Barbra Streisand, Steve Lawrence and more like that? I call it Paradise. Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond is happy to present Warm and Tender, some of the most beautiful songs from some of the best artists of any generation. Johnny Mathis may have …

It is interesting that many talented artists throughout time have been fascinated with mannequins. Rod Serling wrote about them in The Twilight Zone episode, The After Hours. The legendary Stephen Sondheim collaborated with James Goldman (author of A Lion in Winter, Robin and Marian and Nicholas and Alexandra) to create a musical play for television in the l960’s called Evening …

I heard from several listeners who loved the show, Golden Lady, and asked about several songs. I will be adding several show times for this show. Stevie Wonder and all these talented performers deserve a second or third listen. So please enjoy! One of my favorites was Hummingbird by Seals and Crofts. Someone recently told me that hummingbirds are a  …

When I shared with photojournalist, Brandy Isadora, that I was doing a show featuring the wonderful Stevie Wonder called Golden Lady, she said she had the perfect photo – it had just won an award and was called Golden Lady. I lived in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1982. I listened to a radio station KJLH (Kindness Joy Love and …

Everywhere you go from medical buildings, hospitals, law firms, schools, you see people with tattoos. Consider that the tattoo industry is a 1.6 billion dollar industry and over 20% of American adults have at least one tattoo. For musician and photo journalist, Brandy Isadora, it was a fascination that would grow over time. As a member of a heavy metal …

Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond is happy to present Whistle Down The Wind, Part 2 in our salute to Broadway music. Many of these songs became part of popular music. You will hear songs from Finian’s Rainbow, Anyone Can Whitsle. Victor/Victoria, South Pacific, Kismet and so many more.  Look for artists Judy Collins, Barbra Streisand, Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Josh …

Photograph by Brandy Isadora Photography Music magically travels through genres. In the past, many songs from Broadway shows became the popular songs of their time. Think of Where or When, Once Upon a time, Old Devil Moon, You’ll Never Walk Along, Stranger In Paradise and more. Stranger in Paradise traveled from classical music (Polovtsian Dances by Alexander Borodin) to Broadway’s …