Singers

The song said he did it “His Way”. . . and at the end of his life, it certainly appeared that he had.  But upon deeper reflection, Frank’s life was like any other life in that it had highs and lows, except his were much higher and much lower. In the early 1940s, the teenagers of that day screamed whenever …

Perception deception.  One of my favorite stories is about the late, beautiful Laura Nyro.  In 1967, she appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival.  The story goes, she followed the late and immortal Jimmy Hendrix.  As always, Jimmy was a sensation and when Laura followed him, she, well, felt that she wasn’t quite “as popular”.  For years afterwards, she would tell …

This is a belated thank you to Stevie Wonder . . . ful.  I grew up with Stevie’s music and I love it.  When I came of age, as a young teenager, the one and only Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons released the song, Sherry.  Everywhere I went I’d hear my friends singing Sherry in Frankie’s falsetto voice.  Well, …

Mind If I Make Love to You is a gorgeous song sung by Frank Sinatra from the movie, High Society, with Frank, Grace Kelly and Bring Crosby.  I have all of Frank Sinatra’s music and this song has always been one of my favorites.  It was written by Cole Porter who has always been one of my favorite song writers. …

Many years ago, I watched Trapper John with Pernell Roberts.  There was a wonderful young actor on the show who played Dr. Jackpot Jackson.  He was a charismatic actor and really added to the personality of the show.  Many years later, I was in New York in the audience of a Broadway play called Ragtime. Lo and behold . . …

What do Liza Minnelli, Jack Jones and Natalie Cole all have in common? They are great singers and they are also off-spring of equally talented singers. . . Judy Garland, Allan Jones and Nat King Cole. Now we can add another name to this illustrious group . . . Jason Gould. Jason is the son of Barbra Streisand and Elliot …

I once said that I would go to the ends of the earth to find a piece of music that I wanted.  Indeed, there have been many pieces of music for which I really had to search far and wide. Several years back, I saw a Johnny Mathis DVD which paid tribute to his 50 years in show business.  He …

I remember being in the audience when overly enthusiastic female fans threw their underwear on the stage when Tom Jones performed.  It wasn’t me.  I’ve been with my husband for 46 years.  The only place I’ve thrown my underwear is in the hamper. But I did see Tom Jones perform many times in concert.  He was always an exciting performer …

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 …