On This Day Nov 25 Paul Desmond
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On This Day Nov 24 Serge Chaloff & Teddy Wilson
On This Day Nov 24, Ray Alexander will be sharing about Serge Chaloff & Teddy Wilson
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On This Day – Jerry Bock & Tyree Glenn
Series of Podcasts called On This Day hosted by Ray Alexander, and On This Day it is about Jerry Bock and Tyree Glenn
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Put On A Happy Face
“Put on A Happy Face” is from the musical Bye, Bye Birdie, based loosely on the story of Elvis Presley being drafted into the Army in 1957. It is a popular song with lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles
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Smile – Tony Bennett
Smile” was composed by Charlie Chaplin, the song based on an instrumental theme used in the soundtrack for Charlie Chaplin’s 1936 film Modern Times. The lyrics were added later by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons, and like the music, match
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Sing-The Carpenters
“Sing” is a 1971 song written by Joe Raposo for the children’s television show Sesame Street as its signature song. In 1973, it gained popularity when performed by the Carpenters, who made it a #3 hit on the Billboard Hot
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Here’s To Life – Joe Williams
Joe Williams sang “Here’s to Life” on his penultimate album in 1994, which he named after the song, before his death in 1999
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“Music is My Mistress” – Edward Kennedy ‘Duke ‘ Ellington
To this day I will never understand how a gifted lyricist like the late John Lennon omitted or neglected to elaborate, in his profound statements about imagination, a sentiment regarding a world without a powerful force called music. Perhaps he believed
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