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If This Isn't Love
"If This Isn't Love" is a popular 1946 song composed by Burton Lane with lyrics written by E. Y. Harburg. The song was published in 1946 and introduced by Ella Logan and Donald Richards the following year in the Broadway musical '' Finian's Rainbow''. Recorded versions *Buddy Clark (recorded on November 12, 1946, released on Columbia 37223). * Ella Logan, Donald Richards and the Lynn Murray Singers (recorded on April 7, 1947) *The Clayton Brothers - included in their album ''Siblingity'' (2000). *Alma Cogan - a single release in 1958. *Michael Feinstein - included in his album ''Romance on Film, Romance on Broadway'' (2000) * Gracie Fields (recorded on September 1, 1947). * Don Francks, Petula Clark, Fred Astaire (1968 Film Soundtrack) * Geraldo & his Orchestra (vocal: Denny Vaughan) ( 1948). *Stan Kenton - for his album '' Finian's Rainbow'' (1968). * Dean Martin - for the album '' Finian's Rainbow'' (1963) * Karen Mason - for her album ''Not So Simply Broadway'' (1995). *Bif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Music
Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training.Popular Music. (2015). ''Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia'' It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional or "folk" music. Art music was historically disseminated through the performances of written music, although since the beginning of the recording industry, it is also disseminated through recordings. Traditional music forms such as early blues songs or hymns were passed along orally, or to smaller, local audiences. The original application of the term is to music of the 1880s Tin Pan Alley period in the United States. Although popular music sometimes is known as "pop music", the two terms are not interchangeable. Popular music is a generic term for a wide variety of genres of music that appeal to the tastes of a large segment of the population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He starred in more than 10 Broadway and West End musicals, made 31 musical films, four television specials, and numerous recordings. As a dancer, he was known for his uncanny sense of rhythm, creativity, and tireless perfectionism. Astaire's most memorable dancing partnership was with Ginger Rogers, whom he co-starred with in 10 Hollywood musicals during the classic age of Hollywood cinema. Astaire and Rogers starred together in ''Top Hat'' (1935), '' Swing Time'' (1936), and ''Shall We Dance'' (1937). Astaire's fame grew in films like ''Holiday Inn'' (1942), '' Easter Parade'' (1948), '' The Band Wagon'' (1953), '' Funny Face'' (1957), and ''Silk Stockings'' (1957). The American Film Institute named Astaire the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1960. Specific locations *1960 in British music * 1960 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1960 in country music *1960 in jazz Events *January – Stuart Sutcliffe joins the Liverpool band Johnny and the Moondogs and suggests they change their name to the Beatals; after several variations this settles on The Beatles in August. *January 14 – Elvis Presley is promoted to Sergeant in the United States Army. *January 25 – The National Association of Broadcasters in the United States reacts to the payola scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys accepting money for playing particular records. *February 6 – Songwriter Jesse Belvin dies in an automobile accident in Los Angeles; he is co-author of " Earth Angel", The Penguins' classic from 1954. *February 23 – United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps formed. *March 5 – Elvis Presley returns home from serving in the U.S. Army in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Howes
Bobby Howes (4 August 1895 – 27 April 1972) was a British entertainer who was a leading musical comedy performer in London's West End theatres in the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Born in Battersea, Surrey, his parents were Robert William Howes and Rose Marie Butler. He started his career in revues, but his career was interrupted for the First World War where he soldiered on the Western Front. He suffered a German mustard gas attack but recovered and returned to the stage. He gained a career break-through with the role-reversal comedy ''Mr. Cinders'', based on the ''Cinderella'' pantomime, also featuring Binnie Hale, with whom he appeared on many occasions subsequently. He reprised his title role in Mr. Cinders in several different productions. In the 1930s, he was with Van Phillips' Four Bright Sparks whose vocalists included Billy Milton. Four Bright Sparks recorded at least 60 sides. He was a leading musical comedy performer on the West End in the 1930s and 1940s. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannie Carson
Jeannie Carson (born Jean Shufflebottom; 23 May 1928) is a British-born retired comedian, actress, singer and dancer. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Early life Born to show business parents, Carson was born as Jean Shufflebottom in Pudsey, West Riding of Yorkshire. In her early British films, she performed under the name Jean Carson, but later changed her given name to "Jeannie" to avoid confusion with the similarly named American actress Jean Carson. Acting career Carson acted in ''Love from Judy'' in London. After producer Max Liebman saw her in that production, he signed her to a contract to appear on television in the United States, starting with a six-episode color version of the Broadway musical '' Best Foot Forward''. In January 1953 she released her first recording on the newly formed Philips label "Barrels and Barrels of Roses". In 1956, she starred in her own series ''Hey, Jeannie!'', which aired on CBS. The series lasted one season before being cance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biff McGuire
William "Biff" McGuire (October 25, 1926 – March 9, 2021) was an American actor. Best known as Inspector Kramer in ''Nero Wolfe'' (1979). Early years McGuire attended Hamden High School and the University of Massachusetts, where he studied agricultural engineering. He left the university to join the U.S. Army. While stationed in England, he studied at Shrivenham University; while there he painted sets for and acted in a local theater's production. That experience led to a role in a play in London. Career In a career that has spanned 50 years, McGuire collected a number of theatrical credits. He debuted on Broadway in ''Bright Boy'' (1944). He was acclaimed for his role as Woody in the 1960 revival of the musical '' Finian's Rainbow '' and played King Arthur in one of the first national tours of ''Camelot''. On October 9, 1955, McGuire starred in the episode "Number Seven, Hangman's Row" of the CBS anthology series, '' Appointment with Adventure''. He also starred in the ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Mason
Karen Mason is an American musical theatre actress and singer. She has appeared on stage in Broadway theatre, notably as Norma Desmond in ''Sunset Boulevard,'' and is a multiple award-winning cabaret performer. Career Mason was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up in St. Louis and Chicago. She majored in theater at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, graduating in 1999. Mason started as a "singing hostess at Lawrence of Oregano in Chicago" in 1976 after leaving college, where she met the late pianist and composer Brian Lasser, with whom she worked until his death in 1992.Johnson, ReeBroadway Singer Gets Intimate; Karen Mason Had Big Supporting Cast In ''Sunset Boulevard'', But She's Equally Adept Standing Alone In Her Cabaret Act ''Daily News'' (Los Angeles, CA) (freelibrary), January 2, 1998 Mason has performed in cabaret and with symphonies for many years. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre
''Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre'' is a series of four 12" long playing vinyl albums recorded in Los Angeles in 1963. The four albums were sold through mail order as a box set in 1963, then released separately to retail in 1964. They were conceived and produced by Frank Sinatra. Morris Stoloff was the musical director and the A&R Director was Sonny Burke. The four discs feature the scores of four popular Broadway musicals of the time – namely '' Finian's Rainbow'' (1947), ''Kiss Me, Kate'' (1948), '' South Pacific'' (1949), and ''Guys and Dolls'' (1950) – as performed by various Reprise artists. The "Guys and Dolls" album was issued on CD in 1992 when the musical itself was enjoying a revival. All the albums were re-released in a box set on September 26, 2000. Track listing ;Disc One - ''Finian's Rainbow'' ;Disc Two - ''Kiss Me, Kate'' ;Disc three - ''South Pacific'' ;Disc four - ''Guys and Dolls'' Personnel * Frank Sinatra - vocals * Dean Martin - vocals * Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Martin
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". Martin gained his career breakthrough together with comedian Jerry Lewis, billed as Martin and Lewis, in 1946. They performed in nightclubs and later had numerous appearances on radio, television and in films. Following an acrimonious ending of the partnership in 1956, Martin pursued a solo career as a performer and actor. Martin established himself as a singer, recording numerous contemporary songs as well as standards from the Great American Songbook. He became one of the most popular acts in Las Vegas and was known for his friendship with fellow artists Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., who together with several others formed the Rat Pack. Starting in 1965, Martin was the host of the television variety program ''The Dean Martin Show'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finian's Rainbow (Stan Kenton Album)
''Finian's Rainbow'' is an album by bandleader Stan Kenton recorded in 1968 for Capitol Records.Vosbein, PStan Kenton Discographyaccessed July 4, 2016 accessed July 4, 2016 Reception The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer says "Stan Kenton (piano/arranger) lends his highly stylistic touch to an assortment of Broadway and silver screen selections on the appropriately-titled ''Finian's Rainbow'' (1968). His proficiency as a jazz arranger and consummate musician provide unique interpretations on ten familiar melodies -- five taken from the score of ''Finian's Rainbow'' [Original Broadway Cast] (1947), and five from films".Track listing All compositions by Burton Lane and Yip Harburg except where noted. # ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Kenton
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward-looking. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.Sparke, Michael. ''Stan Kenton: This is an Orchestra.'' UNT Press (2010). . Early life Stan Kenton was born on December 15, 1911, in Wichita, Kansas; he had two sisters (Beulah and Erma Mae) born three and eight years after him. His parents, Floyd and Stella Kenton, moved the family to Colorado, and in 1924, to the Greater Los Angeles Area, settling in suburban Bell, California. Kenton attended Bell High School; his high-school yearbook picture has the prophetic notation "Old Man Jazz". Kenton started learning pian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1948. Specific locations * 1948 in British music * 1948 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1948 in country music * 1948 in jazz Events *January 10 – The Amadeus Quartet gives its first recital under this name, at the Wigmore Hall in London. *February 25 – First Nice Jazz Festival with Louis Armstrong, Stéphane Grappelli, Claude Luter, Mezz Mezzrow and Django Reinhardt. It is during this first edition that Suzy Delair sings for the first time the song "C'est si bon" to a cabaret where Louis Armstrong ended his evening. *March 20 – Renowned Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini makes his television debut, conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra in the United States in a program featuring the works of Richard Wagner. *April 3 – Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is played on television in its entirety for the first time in a concert featuring Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra. The chorus was prepare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
