“That Old Dark Magic” was the magic wand for performer Billy Daniels with regards to strikes. He was therefore thoroughly from the Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen regular that, within the ’50s, any impressionist well worth his lower lip included a minimum of a half-chorus imitation of Daniels performing his …

b. 14 August 1924, Mansfield, Ohio, USA. A significant lyricist and librettist for the musical theater, after their studies at the Ohio Condition University with Columbia College or university’s Pulitzer College of Journalism in NY, Adams worked for a while in the paper and mag business before conference composer Charles …

Singer/celebrity Mary Martin was, alongside Ethel Merman, among the two leading performers in stage musicals through the middle third from the 20th hundred years. In the 1930s towards the 1960s, Martin made an appearance on Broadway, in the Western world End, and on tour a large number of situations in …

An uninhibited vocalist who gave even more to her performances than some other singers around, Pearl Bailey gained popularity for her function in Broadway, cabaret, and Hollywood. Bailey’s sultry, slurred delivery livened up many a stale regular, including “Baby It’s Chilly Outdoors” and her just hit, “Requires Two to Tango.” …

b. Thelma Booth Ford, 30 August 1898, NEW YORK, USA, d. 16 Oct 1992, North Chatham, Massachusetts, USA. A recognized actress and vocalist, who was simply once referred to by the brand new York Post as ‘one from the wonders from the American stage; an excellent actress, an impressive comedienne, …

b. 26 Apr 1924, Zion, Illinois, USA. After producing his Broadway debut in Marc Blitzstein’s opera Regina (1949), where his solid baritone voice produced an excellent impression, Nype made an appearance in Great TO BECOME Alive and Irving Berlin’s Contact Me Madam (both 1950). In the last mentioned his tracks …

Gisela Might is a German nationwide treasure, a singing actress (or “diseuse”) in the custom established by Lotte Lenya and Marlene Dietrich and later on continued by Ute Lemper. Delivered to creative parents, May’s profession got off to a gradual start, functioning obscure parts in East German movies and taking …

Reaching number 3 for the pop graphs in 1964 with perhaps one of the most successful easy hearing singles from the ’60s, “Appreciate Me with ALL OF YOUR Heart (Cuando Caliente el Sol),” the Ray Charles Singers produced many genteel albums of choral disposition music through the entire ’50s and …

An American director, choreographer and dancer, Tommy Tune is definitely internationally identified and has performed in and directed several Broadway shows. He’s known for his comedic design and producing light of significant issues such as for example androgynous part modeling. His credits are the film The Partner, starring well-known model …

b. 9 November 1905, Hillsboro, Tx, USA, d. 13 July 1970, Hollywood, California, USA. A significant arranger, songwriter – and later on – producer, who was simply a detailed associate of MGM maker Arthur Free of the 30s to the 50s, once the famous Freed Device was turning out one …