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At The Supper Club (Como)
''At the Supper Club'' is a posthumous 2010 album consisting of recordings of Perry Como performing on the radio variety show '' The Chesterfield Supper Club'', recorded for the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS), in 1946. Others featured on the broadcasts are Lloyd Shaffer and his Orchestra, The Satisfiers, and announcer Martin Block. Guests include Nat King Cole, Spike Jones and his City Slickers, Peggy Lee, Diana Lynn and the Modernaires with Paula Kelly. Track listing # "All The Things You Are" # " Shoo Fly Pie" # " Laura" # " Laughing On The Outside" # " You Won't Be Satisfied" # "There's Always Tomorrow" # "I Don't Know Enough About You" # " They Say It's Wonderful" # "Jog Along" # "It's Just A Matter Of Opinion" # " If You Were The Only Girl In The World" # " (Get Your Kicks) on Route 66" # " More Than You Know" # " You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" # "Without A Penny In Your Pocket" #" Don't Blame Me" # "La Cucaracha" # " Full Moon And Empty Arms" # "Out California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987. "Mr. C.", as Como was nicknamed, reportedly sold over 100 million records worldwide and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show. His weekly television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world. Como recorded primarily vocal pop and was renowned for recordings in the intimate, easy-listening genre pioneered by multimedia star Bing Crosby. In the official RCA Records Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' magazine memorial, Como's life was summed up in these few words: "50 years of music and a life well lived. An example to all." Como received five Emmy Award, Emmys from 1955 to 1959, and a Christopher Award in 1956. He also shared a Peabody Award with good friend Jackie Gleason in 1956. Como received a Kenne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
"You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" is a popular song published in 1946. It was written by Freddy James (pseudonym for Teddy Powell) and Larry Stock and published in 1946. The biggest hit version was recorded by the Les Brown orchestra with vocalist Doris Day. This recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 36884. It first reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart on February 14, 1946 and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. Other recordings to reach the charts in 1946 were by Perry Como with The Satisfiers (No. 5) and by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (No. 10). Other versions *Nat King Cole *Dean Martin on Martin & Lewis radio show. *Louis Prima - a 1946 single release on the Majestic label. *Debbie Reynolds Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer and entrepreneur. Her acting career spanned almost 70 years. Reynolds performed on stage and television and in film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Albums Published Posthumously
Compilation may refer to: *In computer programming, the translation of source code into object code by a compiler ** Compilation error **Compilation unit *Product bundling, a marketing strategy used to sell multiple products, such as video game compilations * Compilation thesis Media Literature *Anthology, a collection of short works, most often poetry or short stories Film & TV *Anthology film * Compilation documentary *Compilation film, a feature film that is mostly composed of footage from an older television serial, movie serial or short films *Compilation episode, a clip show with clips from a TV series assembled together in one episode *Compilation, a pornographic film or video made up of various segments from other productions or leftover or spare footage Music *Compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stardust (1927 Song)
"Stardust" is a List of 1920s jazz standards, 1927 song Musical composition, composed by Hoagy Carmichael, with lyrics later added by Mitchell Parish. It has been recorded as an instrumental or Human voice, vocal track over 1,500 times. Carmichael developed a taste for jazz while attending Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University. He formed his own band and played at local events in Indiana and Ohio. Following his graduation, Carmichael moved to Florida to work for a law firm. He left the law sector and returned to Indiana, after learning of the success of one of his compositions. In 1927, after leaving a local university hangout, Carmichael started to whistle a tune that he later developed further. When composing the song, he was inspired by the end of one of his Romance (love), love affairs, and on the suggestion of a university classmate, he decided on its title. The same year, Carmichael recorded an instrumental version of the song for Gennett Records. In 1928, Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isn't It Romantic?
"Isn't It Romantic?" is a popular music, popular song and part of the Great American Songbook. The music was composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It has a 32-bar chorus in A–B–A–C form. Alec Wilder, in his book ''American Popular Song: The Great Innovators 1900–1950,'' calls it "a perfect song." It was introduced by Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in the Paramount Pictures, Paramount film ''Love Me Tonight'' (1932 in film, 1932). It has since been recorded numerous times, with and without vocals, by many jazz and popular artists. The song has also since been featured in a number of other movies. In ''Love Me Tonight'', the song is used in a sequence in which it is first sung by Maurice Chevalier, a tailor, and then taken up by others (his customer, a cabby, a composer, a troop of soldiers, a band of gypsies) and is finally heard and sung by a princess, played by Jeanette MacDonald. The lyrics in the film are not the same as those in the publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Cucaracha
La Cucaracha (, "The Cockroach") is a popular folk song about a cockroach who cannot walk. The song's origins are Spanish, but it became popular in the 1910s during the Mexican Revolution. The modern song has been adapted using the Mexican genre. The song's melody is widely known and there are many alternative stanzas. Structure The song consists of verse-and-refrain (strophe-antistrophe) pairs, with each half of each pair consisting of four lines featuring an ABCB rhyme scheme. Refrain The song's earliest lyrics, from which its name is derived, concern a cockroach that has lost two of its six legs and struggles to walk with the remaining four. :''La ''cu''-ca- , ''ra''-''cha'', la ''cu''-ca-''ra''-''cha :, ya ''no ''pue''-de ''ca''-mi-''nar :''por-''que'' no , ''tie''-''ne'', por-''que'' le ''fal''-''tan :, las ''dos ''pa- ''titas'' "de" a-''trás''.— There are many versions of this line; the most common ones include "''una pata par' '' 'para''' andar''" ("a leg to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Blame Me (Dorothy Fields And Jimmy McHugh Song)
"Don't Blame Me" is a popular song with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The song was part of the 1932 show ''Clowns in Clover'' and was published in 1933. Popular versions that year were recorded by: Ethel Waters (US No. 6), Guy Lombardo, and Charles Agnew. Later recordings *It was a No. 21 hit for Nat King Cole in 1948. *The song received two significant "rock era" remakes: a ballad version by the Everly Brothers in 1961 which reached No. 20 on ''Billboard'', and an up-tempo version by Frank Ifield which reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart on 15 February 1964, as well as in New Zealand. In the U.S., Ifield's version reached No. 128. Other recordings * Charles Agnew and his Hotel Stevens Orchestra (1933). ''The New Yorker'' magazine reviewed this recording as "richly played." * Ethel Waters with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra – 1933 * Teddy Wilson – 1937 * Nat "King" Cole October 1938, July 1944,The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years, 1941-1945, Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
"You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" is a popular song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, written in 1938 for the Warner Brothers movie '' Hard to Get,'' released November 1938, in which it was sung by Dick Powell. The biggest-selling hit version was recorded by Bing Crosby, with Bob Crosby and his orchestra while other contemporaneous hit versions included recordings by Tommy Dorsey (with vocal by Edythe Wright) and Russ Morgan. It was also revived by Bobby Darin in 1961, reaching the charts again that year. The song has been recorded by many other artists (see below for a partial list) and is considered a popular standard. It was used frequently in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, also produced by Warner Brothers, under the musical direction of Carl W. Stalling. Recorded versions *Russ Morgan and his orchestra (recorded August 26, 1938, released by Decca Records as catalog number 2125A, with the flip side "This Is Madness") *Tommy Dorsey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Than You Know (1929 Song)
"More Than You Know" is a popular song, composed by Vincent Youmans with lyrics by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu. The song was published in 1929. The song was introduced in the Broadway musical '' Great Day'' where it was sung by Mayo Methot. It was also popularized on the stage and radio by Jane Froman. The most popular contemporary recordings were by Helen Morgan ( Victor catalog number 22149), and by Libby Holman ( Brunswick catalog number 4613). The song was subsequently featured in three musical films: '' Hit the Deck'' (1955), sung by Tony Martin; ''Funny Lady'' (1975), sung by Barbra Streisand (who first recorded it for her 1967 studio album, '' Simply Streisand''); and ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' (1989) sung by Michelle Pfeiffer. It has been recorded by many artists. Recorded versions * Mildred Bailey (recorded November 9, 1936, released by Vocalion as catalog number 3378, with the flip side "Long about Midnight"; re-recorded February 12, 1942, released by Decca as catal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 66 (song)
"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues song, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The lyrics relate a westward roadtrip on U.S. Route 66, a highway which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. The song became a standard, with several renditions appearing on the record charts. Background Bobby Troup got the idea for the song on a cross-country drive from Pennsylvania to California. Troup wanted to try his hand as a Hollywood songwriter, so he and his wife, Cynthia, packed up their 1941 Buick and headed west. The trip began on US 40 and continued along US 66 to the California coast. Troup initially considered writing a tune about US 40, but Cynthia suggested the title "Get Your Kicks on Route 66". The song was started during the ten-day trip and finished after consulting a map in Los Angeles. The lyrics mention several cities and towns encountered along the way; Cynth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Were The Only Girl (In The World)
"If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)" is a popular song, composed by Nat D. Ayer with lyrics by Clifford Grey. It was written for the musical revue ''The Bing Boys Are Here'', which premièred on 19 April 1916 at the Alhambra Theatre in Leicester Square, London. The song was originally performed as a duet between Lucius Bing, played by George Robey, and his love interest Emma, originated by Violet Loraine. The song was published in 1916 by B. Feldman & Co. and republished in 1946. It has become a standard, recorded by many artists. In Aldous Huxley's '' The Genius and the Goddess'', there is a comment about this "'disgusting' song and how it comes again after a (war) slaughter..." Notable recordings The first recording, 'the original cast recording', by the first performers to sing this song, George Robey and Violet Loraine, was released on a 78rpm disc and became a hit. It was a popular recording during World War I, played in war zones as well as 'at home'. *Perry C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
