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I love movie soundtracks and we play a lot of them on our radio station, Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond.  I also love classic movies and have been collecting movie memorabilia since childhood.  In 2007, my husband and I opened an art museum, Femmes Fatales and Fantasies, in Scottsdale, AZ which displays original vintage movie posters. Now I am pleased …

With a million neon rainbows burning below me, And a million blazing taxis raising a roar, Here I sit, above the town, In my pet pailleted gown, Down in the depths On the ninetieth floor. While the crowds in all the nightclubs punish the parquet, And the bars are packed with couples calling for more, I’m deserted and depressed In …

There are times when I think I’ve heard almost every song, especially those sung by the one and only Johnny Mathis.  Just recently though, I bought a new Johnny Mathis disc that I did not have.  Although I had some of the songs on this disc, I didn’t have all of them and I felt the need for more Johnny.  …

Some people are gifted with long, happy lives.  Some are just gifted with long lives, the happiness being questionable.  Some people are given short lives, but with the kinds of gifts that are given to very few.  Such was the life of George Gershwin.  When I was 10 years old, I was asked to do a report on one of …

We all know how one thing leads to another.  About a month ago, I saw a wonderful movie called Neptune’s Daughter with Esther Williams.  All of Esther Williams’ movies had a feel good atmosphere about them.  You knew you were in for gorgeous scenery, beautiful music and some hot bathing suits. . . for the time! This particular movie also …

When I was young, my favorite holiday song was Sleigh Ride.  I didn’t care who performed it.  I liked every version.  I was so disappointed when the holidays were through and for some reason everyone stopped playing Sleigh Ride.  I didn’t have the money to buy the music, so all I could do was wait for the holiday season. When …

They say that 1939 was the golden age of movies.  In that year, ten movies were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.  These included Stagecoach (which introduced us to John Wayne), The Wizard of Oz, Good Bye, Mr. Chips and Gone with the Wind. I believe 1959 and 1960 were the golden age for television.  At least for …

When beautiful voices come together with exquisite music it is paradise.  I remember when I first saw Linda Eder on Star Search.  I thought she was so beautiful and her voice was magical.  I knew she would be successful: she had it all.  I believe that was when composer, Frank Wildhorn saw her and a wonderful collaboration began. A few …

Many of you know my passion for the song, Baia, by Johnny Mathis.  I personally listen to it all the time.  One of my favorite stories is that when I first heard this song I fell in love, and was determined to find out where the music came from.  It turns out it came from a Disney film from the …

I love movie soundtracks.  For those of you who share my passion please tune in on Monday, June 8th, at 1 pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific time when Movies Broadway Singers & Beyond plays some of my favorite soundtracks.  Some of these you may recognize but there will be many new ones for you to appreciate. It has fascinated …

It’s been described that the word crooner was given to male singers of jazz music either backed by a full orchestra, big band or piano.  What allowed the crooners to perform with such finesse was the invention of the microphone.  Before the mic, singers had to project their voices to the back of the theatre. I describe crooners as 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 …

”Can’t sing. Can’t act. Balding. Can dance a little.” This inauspicious quote about Fred Astaire’s early foray into Hollywood has been talked about for years. Fred, himself, said the quote was “Can’t act. Slightly bald. Also dances.” This obviously was not a good beginning for this extraordinarily talented man who helped lift the spirits and rescue the world from the …

Music and art.  Art and music.  For me, the two are closely intertwined. Right now, as I write this, I am listening to the sound track to Defending Your Life. In the 1950’s and early 1960’s, divorce wasn’t as common as it is today. I grew up an only child of a divorced single mother. I would always hear whispers, …

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 …