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Sinatra In Concert
''Sinatra in Concert at Royal Festival Hall'', originally titled and broadcast as ''Night of Nights'', was a BBC television special starring Frank Sinatra in concert at London's Royal Festival Hall filmed on 16 November 1970, the day before he was to leave show business. Description The concert was introduced by Princess Grace of Monaco, the former Grace Kelly, who had co-starred with Sinatra in the 1956 film ''High Society'', prior to her marriage to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco later that year. Princess Grace was a stand-in for Noël Coward, who had been scheduled to appear but was ill. The television special was directed by Stanley Dorfman and produced by Harold Davison, and the musical direction and conducting was by Bill Miller. The filmed concert was the second night of a two-night charity event to raise money for the United World Colleges Fund, and also featured the comedian Bob Hope. The programme was broadcast in the UK on BBC Television on 22 November 1970. Ticket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Dorfman
Stanley Dorfman (born 24 November 1927) is an English music television director, producer, and painter. He is known as the co-creator and original producer and director of the world's longest running music television series, ''Top of the Pops''. His pioneering work on the program contributed to the development of music videos. During his tenure at the BBC, Dorfman created the BBC music television series '' In Concert'' in 1970'','' where he served as director and producer until mid-1974. He provided many notable musicians with their debut television opportunities in the UK. Examples include Glen Campbell, Paco de Lucia, and Laura Nero. Additionally, Dorfman produced and directed the debut international television performances of artists such as Leonard Cohen, as well as Harry Nilsson's only full concert of his career. Dorfman directed and produced three of the first television series on the BBC that were hosted by female performers, such as ''Dusty'', starring Dusty Springfield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Miller (pianist)
Bill Miller (February 3, 1915 – July 11, 2006) was an American jazz pianist, who accompanied Frank Sinatra for more than 50 years, and for the last eight years of his life, accompanied Frank Sinatra Jr. Life and career Miller was born in Brooklyn, New York. Performing with Red Norvo, Mildred Bailey and Charlie Barnet in the 1930s, Miller also performed with Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman.Post Mortem"Pianist Bill Miller, 91; Framed Sinatra's Songs With Elegance" ''The Washington Post''. First meeting Sinatra in 1941, they did not work together until November 1951, when Miller was performing in the lounge of the Desert Inn, in Las Vegas. Sinatra was having difficulty holding on to pianists, and it was Jimmy Van Heusen who recommended Miller to Sinatra. Miller's house was destroyed in a 1964 mudslide in Burbank, California, which also claimed the life of his wife, Aimee. He was abruptly dismissed for no apparent reason by Sinatra in 1978, but was invited back in 1985. Sinatra d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Have Dreamed (song)
"I Have Dreamed" is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, ''The King and I''. In the original Broadway production it was sung by Doretta Morrow and Larry Douglas. It has since become a standard, with many artists recording the song. Background In the show, the characters of Lun Tha and Tuptim sing of how they have dreamt of their true love blossoming in freedom, as they prepare to escape from the King's palace. This is in contrast to the subdued mood of the song "We Kiss in a Shadow", when they fear that the King will learn of their love. "I Have Dreamed" was added to the score of ''The King and I'' during its out-of-town tryout run. The song was recorded for the soundtrack of the 1956 film version of ''The King and I'', but, ultimately, no footage was shot to feature it. Only the melody is heard in the film, as incidental music prior to the "We Kiss in a Shadow" sequence. However, "I Have Dreamed" was retained on the soundtrack album where it was sung b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Foggy Day
"A Foggy Day" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film '' A Damsel in Distress''. It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" in reference to the pollution-induced pea soup fogs that were common in London during that period, and is often still referred to by the full title. The commercial recording by Astaire for Brunswick was very popular in 1937. Other recordings * Frank Sinatra – ''Songs for Young Lovers'' (1953) *Ella Fitzgerald on her Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book from Verve Records, 1959. * Charles Mingus – '' Pithecanthropus Erectus'' (1956) * Louis Armstrong with Ella Fitzgerald – ''Ella and Louis'' (1956) * Billie Holiday – ''Songs for Distingué Lovers'' (1957) * Red Garland – ''Red Garland at the Prelude'' (1959) * Frank Sinatra — ''Ring-a-Ding-Ding!'' (1961) * Judy Garland — ''Judy at Carnegie Hall'' (1961) * George Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One For My Baby
"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" is a hit song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the movie musical '' The Sky's the Limit'' (1943) and first performed in the film by Fred Astaire. Background Harold Arlen described the song as "another typical Arlen tapeworm" – a "tapeworm" being the trade slang for any song which went over the conventional 32-bar length. He called it "a wandering song. yricistJohnny ercertook it and wrote it exactly the way it fell. Not only is it long – fifty-eight bars – but it also changes key. Johnny made it work." In the opinion of Arlen's biographer, Edward Jablonski, the song is "musically inevitable, rhythmically insistent, and in that mood of 'metropolitan melancholic beauty' that writer John O'Hara finds in all of Arlen's music." It was further popularized by Frank Sinatra. Sinatra recorded the song several times during his career: in 1947 with Columbia Records, in 1954 for the film soundtrack album '' Young at Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didn't We (Richard Harris Song)
"Didn't We" is a song recorded by Irish singer and actor Richard Harris for his debut studio album, ''A Tramp Shining'' (1968). It was written and produced by Jimmy Webb and originally served as the B-side to Harris' 1968 single "MacArthur Park". "Didn't We" was then distributed as the record's single by Dunhill Records, also in 1968. A traditional pop song, Harris sings about his life in the past. Commercially, it charted at lower positions of both the United States and Canada, and in the higher ranks of their Adult Contemporary component charts. Harris featured "Didn't We" on several of his greatest hits albums, including ''The Richard Harris Collection: His Greatest Performances'' from 1973. That same year, the song was reissued as a promotional single paired alongside his 1971 single "My Boy". American vocalist Barbra Streisand recorded a version of "Didn't We" in 1972 for her second live album, ''Live Concert at the Forum''. It was originally performed at Four for McGove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)
"I Get Along Without You Very Well" is a popular song composed by Hoagy Carmichael in 1939, with lyrics based on a poem written by Jane Brown Thompson, and the main melodic theme on the Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66, by Frédéric Chopin.http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2006/06/i_get_along_wit.php The Melody Lingers On: I Get Along Without You Very Well, by Tony Thornton. Thompson's identity as the author of the poem was for many years unknown; she died the night before the song was introduced on radio by Dick Powell. The biggest-selling version was a 1939 recording by Red Norvo and his orchestra (vocal by Terry Allen). Carmichael and Jane Russell performed the song in the 1952 film noir '' The Las Vegas Story''. Notable recordings * Dick Todd and his orchestra (recorded February 8, 1939, released by Bluebird Records as catalog number 10150, with the flip side "I Promise You") *Charlie Barnet and his orchestra (recorded January 20, 1939, released by Bluebird Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something (Beatles Song)
"Something" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album ''Abbey Road''. It was written by George Harrison, the band's lead guitarist. Together with his second contribution to ''Abbey Road'', "Here Comes the Sun", it is widely viewed by music historians as having marked Harrison's ascendancy as a composer to the level of the Beatles' principal songwriters, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Two weeks after the album's release, the song was issued on a double A-side single, coupled with "Come Together", making it the first Harrison composition to become a Beatles A-side. The pairing was also the first time in the United Kingdom that the Beatles issued a single containing tracks already available on an album. While the single's commercial performance was lessened by this, it topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States as well as charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and West Germany, and peaked at number 4 in the UK. The track is generally cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I've Got You Under My Skin
"I've Got You Under My Skin" is a song written by American composer Cole Porter in 1936. It was introduced that year in the Eleanor Powell musical film ''Born to Dance'' in which it was performed by Virginia Bruce. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year but lost out to The Way You Look Tonight. Popular recordings in 1936 were by Ray Noble and his Orchestra (vocal by Al Bowlly) and by Hal Kemp and his Orchestra (vocal by Skinnay Ennis). The song has subsequently been recorded by hundreds of artists. It became a signature song for Frank Sinatra, and, in 1966, became a top 10 hit for the Four Seasons. Charts Weekly charts Louis Prima and Keely Smith The Four Seasons Year-end charts The Four Seasons Versions by Frank Sinatra Sinatra first sang the song in 1946 on his weekly radio show, as the second part of a medley with "Easy to Love". He recorded a studio version of the song with Nelson Riddle orchestral arrangement, accompanied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennies From Heaven (song)
"Pennies from Heaven" is a 1936 American popular song with music by Arthur Johnston and lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was introduced by Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra in the 1936 film of the same name. Background It was recorded in 1936 by Billie Holiday and afterwards performed by Doris Day, Arthur Tracy, Tony Bennett, Dinah Washington, Clark Terry, Big Joe Turner, Lester Young, Dean Martin, Gene Ammons, The Skyliners (a hit in 1960), Legion of Mary, Guy Mitchell, and Harry James. The July 24, 1936, recording by Bing Crosby and the Georgie Stoll Orchestra topped the charts for ten weeks in 1936 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004. He recorded another version on August 17, accompanied by Louis Armstrong, Frances Langford and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. Crosby recorded the song again for his 1954 album '' Bing: A Musical Autobiography''. The recording by Louis Prima on the soundtrack of the 2003 movie ''Elf'' helped bring the song to promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Make Me Feel So Young
"You Make Me Feel So Young" is a 1946 popular music, popular song composed by Josef Myrow, with lyrics written by Mack Gordon. It was introduced in the 1946 musical film ''Three Little Girls in Blue'', where it was sung by the characters performed by Vera-Ellen and Charles Smith (actor), Charles Smith (with voices dubbed by Carol Stewart and Del Porter). The song was recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1956, and performed frequently throughout his career. His version is featured in the 2003 movie ''Elf (film), Elf '' and is included in the albums Songs for Swingin' Lovers! and Sinatra at the Sands. Many other artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Helen Reddy, and Michael Buble, have covered the song. References 1946 songs Songs with lyrics by Mack Gordon Songs with music by Josef Myrow 1940s jazz standards {{Show-tune-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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