Henry Mancini

The quality of Mercer

I’ve missed the centennial of Johnny Mercer’s birth by a few days (he was born on 18 Nov 1909): sorry! He was one of the Twentieth Century’s great song lyricists, and was also a fine singer himself. He recorded as a vocalist in...

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[cinema blender] : III Festival de Cine Global Dominicano - V

500 Days of Summer Dir. Marc Webb, 2009 | EEUU En 1967, Stanley Donen dirigió a Audrey Hepburn y Albert Finney en una de las mejores películas de él como realizador y ellos como intérpretes: Two For The Road. En aquella...

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New Johnny Mercer Song Debuts – 'You're in Savannah' Sung by Michael Feinstein

NewswireToday (newswire) - 11/20/2009 Savannah, GA United States - Michael Feinstein sings new Johnny Mercer song, "You're in Savannah" at the Johnny Mercer Statue Unveiling in Savannah's Ellis Square on November 18. The story...

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Conversation: Robert Kimball, Author of 'Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer'

On Wednesday, prolific songwriter and singer Johnny Mercer would have turned 100. In his lifetime, he worked with more than 200 collaborators and churned out lyrics for more than 1,500 songs for both Broadway and the silver...

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Binghamton Philharmonic opens Pops season with Mancini tribute

When it comes to popular composers of the last 50 years, it's hard to beat Henry Mancini. Between the 1950s and 1990s, Mancini's cool jazz vibe provided the soundtrack for hundreds of films and TV shows. On Saturday night, the...

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100 Years Of Johnny Mercer, Pop Poet Laureate

He wrote the words, and sometimes the music, for more than 1,500 songs, among them "Skylark," "Blues in the Night" and "Moon River." He had a few hits himself on Capitol Records — which he started. He was a great American...

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Striking the right chord

Orpheo, the renowned brass quintet from France, presented an aural treat Music lovers were in for a breath-taking experience as Orpheo, one of the world’s finest brass ensembles, rendered an ethereal performance at a concert...

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TONY LEVIN "Double Espresso" (Jazz Rock/Fusion, 2002) by tszirmay

4/5 STARS - I was positively drooling at the mere thought of reviewing this absolutely successful live album by the maestro himself , basso supremo Tony Levin surrounded by some fierce and legendary...

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THE NIGHT VISITOR (Laslo Benedek, 1971)

Laslo Benedek, who in different films had once directed Fredric March, Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner and Frank Sinatra, got to direct two of the actors who made my list of the fifty best film actors of all time, Swedes Per...

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Tribute to Music Legend

FOXNews.com George Christy goes inside the life of the American genius Famed Beverly Hills Courier columnist George Christy gives you an insider's peek into Hollywood's A-list parties and personalities. You had to be there. To...

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