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“Girl Crazy,” the George and Ira Gershwin musical from 1930 has opened this year’s Encores! series of concert musicals at New York's...
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In 1943, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney starred in the MGM film version of the Gershwin's Broadway hit "Girl Crazy." Judy sings the...
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Finally, here are the tracks of Susan Boyle's debut album; 1 Wild Horses 2 I Dreamed A Dream 3 Cry Me A River 4 How Great Thou...
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Here is a video from a 1957 TV appearance by Benny Goodman and his orchestra playing one of the greatest big band/swing numbers of all time-"Sing...
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Look at the four top selling albums on Amazon....no rock or hip-hop! First; Susan Boyle's CD I DREAMED A DREAM is about to finally arrive. Huge...
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On this date (November 18) in 1994, bandleader-singer Cab Calloway died at the age of 86. Cabell or "Cab" Calloway was born on December 25,...
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army performed Glenn Miller's hit "In The Mood" during the state dinner in Beijing at the Great...
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TOMMY DORSEY,PIED PIPERS,FRANK SINATRA (AP) Here is one of the best bio's of The Pied Pipers; "The Pied Pipers are best remembered for their...
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Did you know that songwriter Johnny Mercer was a co-founder of Capitol Records in 1942? A year later Mercer signed former Dorsey singer Jo Stafford,...
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