When my daughter was a little girl, I would drive her and her friends to dance class. Some classes were during the day and others were in the evening. One evening, while waiting for my sweet passengers, I was listening to the radio and a song came on. It was beautiful and I had never heard it before. When I ... Read More »
Burt Bacharach was talented and charismatic. There is no doubt about it. Consequently, his shyer partner, Hal David, was never given as much recognition as he should have been. His lyrics were wonderful. On Movies Broadway Singers & Beyond our next tribute will be dedicated to Part Two of The Collaborators and sometimes there even more than two. Our tribute ... Read More »
Dear Fans of Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond, I am so happy to be able to share this beautiful music with you. It was always my dream. I have been asked if people can play Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond in their car, truck, SUV, or other vehicle. Well, you can! Since we’re an Internet radio station you will need ... Read More »
I recently read a review of Richard Rodger’s prolific career and it indeed it was prolific. Composer Rodgers created music with Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein and all alone, with his last musical, No Strings. The review said that Rodgers was a genius, which he was and that Lorenz Hart, or Larry as I think of him, was a talented amateur. ... Read More »
Frank Sinatra’s I Have Dreamed from The Concert Sinatra, taken from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I is an all-time favorite. In fact, all the songs on Sherry’s Cherries new show, I Have Dreamed, are all all-time favorites. Composer and lyricist, Cole Porter, came from a wealthy family. Although encouraged to go to “law school”, Cole knew that his ... Read More »
I’ve often been asked what my favorite song is and frankly, I can’t answer. I have hundreds of favorites. On Sunday, July 2nd, Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond pays tribute to some of these favorites. You’ll hear from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Mathis, Carmen McRae, Percy Faith, Barry Manilow and more. Listen for music from the genius of Lorenz ... Read More »
When I was 22 years old and newly married, my husband and I moved to Arizona. We were in our apartment, and one day, I heard the theme to a movie playing in another room. I said to Mark, “that’s the theme to The Shrike!” The Shrike was a 1955 film noir starring June Allyson and Jose Ferrer. It was ... Read More »
Andy Williams sang some of the best songs from movies. Think of A Summer’s Place, Charade, The Days of Wine and Roses and more. A funny story that Andy used to tell was that he sang several Academy Award nominated songs on the Oscars and some of these songs won the award. Andy’s mom would tell everyone she knew that ... Read More »
Our last show, Sherry’s Cherries: And the Winner Is… Or Should Have Been, paid tribute to Academy Award winning songs and some of those that were nominated. Below is a list of the movies which highlighted these songs. Song Movie Year Winner or Nominee The Continental The Gay Divorcee 1934 Winner The Way You Look Tonight Swing Time 1936 Winner ... Read More »
When I was very young and watched the Academy Awards, I would always root for my favorite. When Elizabeth Taylor won in 1966 for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, my friends and I were cheering in my dorm room at NYU. I hoped Richard Burton would win also. I believed he needed it more than Elizabeth. I think she felt ... Read More »
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