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Do It Again (George Gershwin And Buddy DeSylva Song)
"Do It Again" is an American popular song by composer George Gershwin and lyricist Buddy DeSylva. The song premiered in the 1922 Broadway show ''The French Doll'', as performed by actress Irène Bordoni. Background Gershwin recounted the origin of the song in 1934: Gershwin began playing the song, at parties. Upon hearing the song, Irène Bordoni insisted that she perform the song in her show. "Do It Again" first appeared in the Broadway play ''The French Doll'', which premiered on February 20, 1922 at the Lyceum and ran for a total of 120 performances. Construction In Edward Jablonski's book ''Gershwin: With a New Critical Discography'', he writes that "Do It Again" has "bar-to-bar modulations, distinctive harmonies and un-Tin Pan Alley long-lined melody that mark it as one of Gershwin's finest creations." Success Bordoni, the actress who performed the song in ''The French Doll'', earned praise and success with the song's premiere. Alice Delysia's performance of the song (ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gershwin
George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ''Rhapsody in Blue'' (1924) and ''An American in Paris'' (1928), the songs " Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera ''Porgy and Bess'' (1935), which included the hit " Summertime". Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark, Henry Cowell, and Joseph Brody. He began his career as a song plugger but soon started composing Broadway theater works with his brother Ira Gershwin and with Buddy DeSylva. He moved to Paris, intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, but she refused him, afraid that rigorous classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style; Maurice Ravel voiced similar objections when Gershwin inq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most populous urban agglomeration in the United States. The region generally contains ten of California's 58 counties: Imperial County, California, Imperial, Kern County, California, Kern, Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles, Orange County, California, Orange, Riverside County, California, Riverside, San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino, San Diego County, California, San Diego, Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo County, California, San Luis Obispo and Ventura County, California, Ventura counties. The Colorado Desert and the Colorado River are located on Southern California's eastern border with Arizona, and San Bernardino County shares a border with Nevada to the northeast. Southern California's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatever Julie Wants
''Whatever Julie Wants'' is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3192 as a monophonic recording and catalog number LST-7192 in stereo in 1961. For the cover photograph of this release Julie London had herself photographed in furs, jewels, and $750,000 in U.S. bills. A team of armed police officers were also present on the set. Track listing # "Why Don't You Do Right?" - (Kansas Joe McCoy)–2:17 # "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" - (Cole Porter)–2:41 # "Hard Hearted Hannah" - (Jack Yellen, Bob Bigelow, Charles Bates, Milton Ager)– 1:56 # " Do It Again" - (George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva)– 2:19 # "Take Back Your Mink" - (Frank Loesser)– 2:21 # "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" - (Jule Styne, Leo Robin)– 1:59 # "Daddy" - (Bobby Troup)– 2:12 # " An Occasional Man" - (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane)– 2:29 # " Love for Sale" - (Cole Porter)– 2:40 # "Always True to You in My Fashion" - (Cole Porter)– 2:25 # "There'll Be Some Changes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie London
Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto vocals, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of " Cry Me a River", a track she introduced on her debut album, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. In addition to her musical notice, London was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her portrayal of nurse Dixie McCall in the television series ''Emergency!''. Born in Santa Rosa, California, to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and she began her career as an actress. London's 35-year acting career began in film in 1944, and included roles as the female lead in numerous westerns, co-starring with Rock Hudson in '' The Fat Man'' (1951), with Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teach Me Tiger
April Stevens (born Caroline Vincinette LoTempio; April 29, 1929) is an American singer best known for her collaborations with her younger brother, Nino Tempo. Biography Stevens has recorded since she was twenty two years old. Her most popular solo recording was her RCA Victor recording of "I'm in Love Again" (music and lyrics by Cole Porter). Accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Henri René, Stevens' recording peaked at No. 6 on the pop chart in 1951. Her follow-up, "Gimme Me a Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?" made it to No. 10 later that year, and her next release, "And So to Sleep Again", hit #27. Stevens returned to the U.S. chart in 1959 with the song "Teach Me Tiger", which caused a minor uproar for its sexual suggestiveness and consequently did not receive airplay on many radio stations. The song peaked at No. 86 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The tune was featured in the 2006 film ''Blind Dating'', the 2011 Flemish drama film ''North Sea Texas'', season 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Stevens
April Stevens (born Caroline Vincinette LoTempio; April 29, 1929) is an American singer best known for her collaborations with her younger brother, Nino Tempo. Biography Stevens has recorded since she was twenty two years old. Her most popular solo recording was her RCA Victor recording of "I'm in Love Again" (music and lyrics by Cole Porter). Accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Henri René, Stevens' recording peaked at No. 6 on the pop chart in 1951. Her follow-up, "Gimme Me a Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?" made it to No. 10 later that year, and her next release, "And So to Sleep Again", hit #27. Stevens returned to the U.S. chart in 1959 with the song "Teach Me Tiger", which caused a minor uproar for its sexual suggestiveness and consequently did not receive airplay on many radio stations. The song peaked at No. 86 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The tune was featured in the 2006 film '' Blind Dating'', the 2011 Flemish drama film '' North Sea Texas'', season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gershwin Live!
''Gershwin Live!'' is a 1982 live album by Sarah Vaughan, of music composed by George Gershwin, accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. The album was arranged by Marty Paich. Vaughan's performance won her the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female at the Grammy Awards of 1983. Track listing # Overture: Porgy and Bess Medley: " Summertime"/"It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin)/"I Loves You, Porgy" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, D. Heyward) – 7:52 # Medley: " But Not for Me"/"Our Love Is Here to Stay"/"Embraceable You"/" Someone To Watch Over Me" – 9:39 # "Sweet and Low Down" – 3:36 # "Fascinating Rhythm" – 4:04 # " Do It Again" (Buddy DeSylva, G. Gershwin) – 5:29 # "My Man's Gone Now" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, Heyward) – 5:51 # " The Man I Love" – 10:03 # Medley: " Nice Work If You Can Get It"/"They Can't Take That Away from Me"/"'S Wonderful"/" Swanee"/" Strike Up the Band" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin
''Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin'' is a 1958 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, of the music of George Gershwin. Vaughan would release another all-Gershwin album, ''Gershwin Live!'', in 1982. Track listing # "Isn't It a Pity?" – 3:53 # "Of Thee I Sing" – 3:10 # "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" (Buddy De Sylva, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:39 # " Someone to Watch over Me" – 3:58 # "Bidin' My Time" – 3:01 # " The Man I Love" – 3:34 # "How Long Has This Been Going On?" – 3:58 # " My One and Only (What Am I Gonna Do?)" – 3:13 # "Lorelei" – 2:32 # "I've Got a Crush on You" – 4:00 # " Summertime" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 2:51 # " Aren't You Kinda Glad We Did?" – 3:27 # "They All Laughed" – 2:23 # "Looking For a Boy" – 3:38 # "He Loves and She Loves" – 3:24 # "My Man's Gone Now" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, Heyward) – 4:22 # "I Won't Say I Will" (DeSylva, G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:24 # "A Foggy Day" – 3:24 # "Let's Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "Jazz royalty, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine Grammy Awards. She was given an NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989. Critic Scott Yanow wrote that she had "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century". Early life Vaughan was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Asbury "Jake" Vaughan, a carpenter by trade who played guitar and piano, and Ada Vaughan, a laundress who sang in the church choir, migrants from Virginia. The Vaughans lived in a house on Brunswick Street in Newark for Vaughan's entire childhood. Jake was deeply religious. The family was active in New Mount Zion Baptist Church at 186 Thomas Street. Vaughan began piano lessons at the age of seven, sang in the church choir, and played piano for rehearsals and services. She developed an early love for popular music on records and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool Christy
''Cool Christy'' is a 2002 double-CD compilation of recordings by jazz vocalist June Christy from 1945 to 1951. Disc one # "Tampico" ( Gene Roland) # "It's Been a Long, Long Time" ( Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) # " It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) # "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) # " Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" ( Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) # "I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill) # "Hay Lawdy Papa" (Gene Roland) # "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Andy Razaf, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb) # " Get Happy" ( Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) # "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" ( Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) # "Don't Worry 'bout Me" ( Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) # " Mean to Me" (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert) # " Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) # "September in the Rain" ( Harry Warren, Al Dubin) # "Sweet Lorraine" ( Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) # " Make Love to Me" (Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Dreams (June Christy Album)
''Day Dreams'' is an album collecting examples of American jazz vocalist June Christy's 78-rpm and 45-rpm recordings from the 1940s and 1950s, mostly from her pre-Something Cool days. Track listing # "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Duke Ellington, Henry Nemo, John Redmond, Irving Mills) - 2:44 # "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 2:45 # "Day Dream" (Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, John La Touche) - 2:44. # " Little Grass Shack" (Bill Cogswell, Tommy Harrison & Johnny Noble) - 3:03 # "Skip Rope" (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee) - 2:48 # "I'll Bet You Do" (Lorenzo Pack) - 2:59 # "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 2:47 # " Everything Happens to Me" ( Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 3:00 # " I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 3:14 # " Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:43 # "Somewhere (If Not In Heaven)" (Kenny Burrell) - 3:06 # "A Mile Down The Highway (There's A Toll Bridge)" ( David Mann, Bob Hilliard) - 2:25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Christy
June Christy (born Shirley Luster; November 20, 1925June 21, 1990) was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a solo career from 1954 and is best known for her debut album ''Something Cool''. After her death, she was hailed as "one of the finest and most neglected singers of her time." Biography Early life Shirley Luster was born in Springfield, Illinois, United States. She moved with her parents Steve and Marie (née Crain) Luster to Decatur, Illinois, when she was three years old. She began to sing with the Decatur-based Bill Oetzel Orchestra at thirteen. While attending Decatur High School she appeared with Oetzel and his society band, the Ben Bradley Band, and Bill Madden's Band. After high school she moved to Chicago, changed her name to Sharon Leslie, and sang with a group led by Boyd Raeburn. Later she joined Benny Strong's band. In 1944, St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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