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The Best Things In Life Are Free (1927 Song)
"The Best Things in Life Are Free" is a popular song written by the songwriting team of Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown (lyrics) and Ray Henderson (music) for the 1927 musical '' Good News''. It enjoyed a revival during the period from 1947 to 1950, when it was covered by many artists. On January 1, 2023, the composition entered the public domain in the US. Lyrics :There are so many kinds of riches, ::And only one of them is gold. :Though wealth you miss, :Remember this : ::Worthwhile things cannot be bought or sold. :''Refrain'' :The moon belongs to everyone— ::The best things in life are free :The stars belong to everyone ::They gleam there for you and me :The flowers in spring :the robins that sing :The sunbeams that shine :They're yours!—They're mine! :And love can come to everyone— ::The best things in life are free Recordings The song first enjoyed chart success in 1927 with the recordings by George Olsen and Frank Black. Jo Stafford recorded the song on No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Tunes
A show tune is a song originally written as part of the score of a work of musical theatre or musical film, especially if the piece in question has become a standard, more or less detached in most people's minds from the original context. Though show tunes vary in style, they do tend to share common characteristics—they usually fit the context of a story being told in the original musical, they are useful in enhancing and heightening choice moments. A particularly common form of show tune is the "I Want" song, which composer Stephen Schwartz noted as being particularly likely to have a lifespan outside the show that spawned it. Show tunes were a major venue for popular music before the rock and roll and television era; most of the hits of such songwriters as Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin came from their shows. (Even into the television and rock era, a few stage musicals managed to turn their show tunes into major pop music hits, sometimes aided by film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Stitt With The New Yorkers
''Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers'' is an album by the saxophonist Sonny Stitt, recorded in 1957 and originally released on the Roost label. Reception The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars. Track listing ''All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated'' # "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva) - 5:00 # "Engos, the Bloos" - 3:40 # "It Might As Well Be Spring" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 5:40 # "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 4:05 # "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Rodgers) - 4:30 # " Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 3:52 # "People Will Say We're In Love" (Hammerstein, Rodgers) - 4:50 # "Bloosey" - 3:45 # "Birds' Eye" - 4:15 Personnel *Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone *Hank Jones - piano *Wendell Marshall - bass *Shadow Wilson - drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good News (1947 Film)
''Good News'' is a 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film based on the 1927 stage production of the same name. It starred June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Mel Tormé, and Joan McCracken. The screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green was directed by Charles Walters in Technicolor. Three additional songs were written for the film: "The French Lesson", "Pass That Peace Pipe", and "An Easier Way", the last of which was cut from the released film. ''Good News'' was the second adaptation of the stage musical, after the 1930 film '' Good News''. The 1947 film was a more sanitized version of the musical; the 1930 version included Pre-Code content, such as sexual innuendo and lewd suggestive humor. Production The Film was originally planned for Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland as a follow up to their success in "Babes in Arms". ''Good News'' and ''Summer Stock'' was also originally planned to become part of the backyard musical series. ''Summer Stock'' was released three years later. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good News (1930 Film)
''Good News'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by Nick Grinde, and starring Bessie Love, Cliff Edwards, and Penny Singleton. The film was shot in black-and-white, although the finale was in Multicolor. The film is preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The surviving print lacks the color finale; no footage is known to survive. The film was based on the 1927 stage production of the same name. Another film based on the musical, also called '' Good News'', was released in 1947. By the 1940s, the 1930 production was not shown in the United States due to its Pre-Code content, which included sexual innuendo and lewd suggestive humor. Plot College student Connie Lane (Lawlor) falls for campus football star Tom Marlowe (Smith), but his bad grades threaten to make him miss the big game. Professor Kenyon (McGlynn) helps Tom academically, and Tom is able to play in the big game and lead the team to victory. Cast Songs * "He's a Lady's Man" by Lew Brow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance On Film, Romance On Broadway
''Romance on Film, Romance on Broadway'' is a 2000 album by American vocalist Michael Feinstein arranged by Alan Broadbent and John Oddo. It was Feinstein's third album for the Concord label. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album four and a half stars and said "Feinstein's voice is alluring, sophisticated, and comfortable on this excellent collection of popular music that he interprets in so many heartfelt ways...Michael Feinstein takes these songs to a different time and space that is sure to keep lovers of romantic ballads happy for some time to come" Track listing Disc One # "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 6:16 # " The Second Time Around" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 5:32 # " As Time Goes By" (Hermann Hupfeld) - 6:28 # "Isn't It Romantic?" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:44 # "All the Way" (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 5:18 # " Something's Gotta Give" (Johnny Mercer) - 5:06 # "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Feinstein
Michael Jay Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, pianist, and music revivalist. He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988 he won a Drama Desk Special Award for celebrating American musical theatre songs. Feinstein is also a multi-platinum-selling, five-time Grammy-nominated recording artist. He currently serves as Artistic Director for The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana. Early life Feinstein was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Florence Mazie (née Cohen), an amateur tap dancer, and Edward Feinstein, a sales executive for the Sara Lee Corporation and a former amateur singer. He is Jewish. At the age of five, he studied piano for a couple of months until his teacher became angered that he was not reading the sheet music she gave him, since he was more comfortable playing by ear. As his mother saw no problem with her son's method, she took him out of lessons and allowed him to enj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Jackson
Victoria Jackson (born August 2, 1959) is an American actress, comedian, and singer who was a cast member of the NBC television sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) from 1986 to 1992. Early life Jackson was born in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Marlene Esther (née Blackstad) and James McCaslin Jackson, a gym coach. From the age of 5 until she was 18, Jackson's father trained her in gymnastics. After graduating from high school, Jackson attended Florida Bible College in Hollywood, Florida, later transferring to Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina on a gymnastics scholarship. At Furman, she was cast in her first play. She transferred to Auburn University in 1979 for her senior year, changing her major to theater. Midway through her senior year, she left Auburn to pursue an acting career. In the 2000s, Jackson earned a degree in theatre from Palm Beach Atlantic University. Acting and comedy While doing summer stock theater in Alabama, Jackson met for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's What Life Is All About (album)
'' That’s What Life Is All About'' is a 1975 vinyl album recorded by Bing Crosby for United Artists at Chappells in London in February 1975. He was accompanied by Pete Moore and his Orchestra. The songs from the album were included on a 3-CD set called ''Bing Crosby: The Complete United Artists Sessions'' issued by EMI Records (7243 59808 2 4) in 1997. This included several previously unreleased alternate takes and studio chat. Background In January 1974, Crosby was seriously ill and after two weeks of tests, he underwent three and a half hours of major surgery. Two-fifths of his left lung and an abscess the size of a small orange were removed. The tumor was a rare fungus called nocardia. There were concerns initially that he would not be able to sing again and his recuperation took many months. Record producer Ken Barnes later heard that Crosby was thinking of recording again and he quickly presented his credentials and eventually met Crosby on September 9, 1974 at the sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977. He made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed, such as Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Dick Haymes, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon. ''Yank'' magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. In 1948, ''Music Digest'' estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fried Buzzard
''Fried Buzzard'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded at the Bon Ton Club in Buffalo, NY for the Cadet label in 1965 but not released until 1970. Reception The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review.Allmusic Reviewaccessed December 11, 2009. Track listing :''All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated'' # "Fried Buzzard" - 11:18 # " Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 5:38 # "Peck Time" - 3:10 # "The Thang" - 8:11 # "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 6:02 # "Wee" (Denzil Best) - 3:03 *Recorded at the Bon Ton Club in Buffalo, New York on August 6 & 7, 1965. Personnel *Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone *Bill Hardman - trumpet *Billy Gardner - organ *Warren Stephens - guitar *Leo Morris - drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is an American retired jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker. Life and career Donaldson was born in Badin, North Carolina, United States. He attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro in the early 1940s. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was trained at the Great Lakes bases in Chicago where he was introduced to bop music in the lively club scene. At the war's conclusion, he returned to Greensboro, where he worked club dates with the Rhythm Vets, a combo composed of A and T students who had served in the U.S. Navy. The band recorded the soundtrack to a musical comedy featurette, ''Pitch a Boogie Woogie'', in Greenville, North Carolina, in the summer of 1947. The movie had a limited run at black audie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Cooke At The Copa
''Sam Cooke at the Copa'' is a live album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The album was released in 1964 in the United States by RCA Victor. It was Cooke's only live album to be released during his lifetime; ''Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963'', although recorded earlier, was not released until 1985. ''Copa'' was reissued in 2003, with remastered sound. The album peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. Production The album was recorded during a two-week stand in July 1964. The shows during the 1964 engagement were well received, in contrast to a show Cooke performed at the Copa in 1958. Staying away from the Copa—and from many "white" clubs—for years, Cooke was inspired to return after watching Nat King Cole go over well there. Cooke chose to perform a set heavier on standards and show tunes. ''Sam Cooke at the Copa'' was produced by Al Schmitt. It was recorded on 3 tracks, and was engineered by Bernard Keville. Critical reception AllMusic wro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
