Related Research Articles
Ethel Merman was an American actress and singer. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in musical theater, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." She performed on Broadway in Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy, and Hello, Dolly!
Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music by Irving Berlin and a book by Dorothy Fields and her brother Herbert Fields. The story is a fictionalized version of the life of Annie Oakley (1860–1926), a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and her romance with sharpshooter Frank E. Butler (1847–1926).
A cast recording is a recording of a stage musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience. An original cast recording or OCR, as the name implies, features the voices of the show's original cast. A cast recording featuring the first cast to perform a musical in a particular venue is known, for example, as an "original Broadway cast recording" (OBCR) or an "original London cast recording" (OLCR).
"There's No Business Like Show Business" is an Irving Berlin song, written for the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun and orchestrated by Ted Royal. The song, a slightly tongue-in-cheek salute to the glamour and excitement of a life in show business, is sung in the musical by members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in an attempt to persuade Annie Oakley to join the production. It is reprised three times in the musical.
"Night and Day" is a popular song by Cole Porter that was written for the 1932 musical Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter's most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of musicians. NPR says "within three months of the show's opening, more than 30 artists had recorded the song."
"Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" is a popular song written in 1928 by Cole Porter. It was introduced in Porter's first Broadway success, the musical Paris (1928) by French chanteuse Irène Bordoni, for whom Porter had written the musical as a starring vehicle.
"Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" is a show tune composed by Irving Berlin for the 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun. The song is a duet, with one male singer and one female singer attempting to outdo each other in increasingly complex tasks.
"All Alone" is a popular waltz ballad composed by Irving Berlin in 1924. It was interpolated into the Broadway show The Music Box Revue of 1924 where it was sung by Grace Moore and Oscar Shaw. Moore sat at one end of the stage under a tightly focused spotlight, singing it into a telephone, while Oscar Shaw sat at the other, doing the same.
"You're Just in Love" is a popular song by Irving Berlin. It was published in 1950 and was first performed by Ethel Merman and Russell Nype in Call Me Madam, a musical comedy that made its debut at the Imperial Theatre in New York City on October 12 that year. The show ran for 644 performances. Ethel Merman also later starred in the 1953 film version, with Donald O'Connor.
"It's De-Lovely" is one of Cole Porter's hit songs, originally appearing in his 1936 musical, Red Hot and Blue. It was introduced by Ethel Merman and Bob Hope. The song was later used in the musical Anything Goes, first appearing in the 1956 film version ; in the 1962 revival where it was sung by Hal Linden and Barbara Lang, and in the 2004 biographical film De-Lovely, where it was performed by Robbie Williams.
"Heat Wave" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1933 musical As Thousands Cheer, and introduced in the show by Ethel Waters.
"The Girl That I Marry" is a song from the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun, written by Irving Berlin.
"I Got Lost in His Arms" is a song from the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun, written by Irving Berlin. It was performed by Ethel Merman in the original production of the musical.
"Who Do You Love, I Hope?" is a popular song by Irving Berlin. It was published in 1946 and introduced in the musical Annie Get Your Gun
"You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" is a song from the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun, written by Irving Berlin. It was originally performed by Ethel Merman.
"It's Easy to Remember " is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart.
Annie Get Your Gun is a 1950 American musical Technicolor comedy film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer release, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a screenplay by Sidney Sheldon based on the 1946 stage musical of the same name, was directed by George Sidney. Despite several production and casting problems, the film won the Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture and received three other nominations. Star Betty Hutton was recognized with a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.
"The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin and published in 1950. It was featured in the 1950 Broadway musical play, Call Me Madam, in which it was introduced by Ethel Merman in a scene with Paul Lukas. The 1953 film version also featured the song when it was sung by Ethel Merman and George Sanders.
"Remember" is a popular song about nostalgia by Irving Berlin, published in 1925. The song is a popular standard, recorded by numerous artists.
Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from Broadway Shows is a Decca Records compilation 78rpm album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby featuring some of the hits from Broadway musicals.
References
- ↑ Mordden, Ethan (27 August 1999). Beautiful Mornin' : The Broadway Musical in the 1940s: The Broadway Musical in the 1940s . Oxford University Press, USA. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-19-535176-7.
- 1 2 Gilliland, John (c. 1975). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #13". UNT Digital Library.
- ↑ The Ethel Merman Disco Album, Track 8 - "They Say It's Wonderful". Original 1979 recording reissued on CD in 2002 by Fynsworth Alley, LLC and Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1991). Pop Memories 1890-1954: The History of American Popular Music . Record Research, Inc. p. 375. ISBN 0898200830.
- ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ↑ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ↑ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "All The Songs In 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 3". Bustle. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
 | This pop standards-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| | This show tune-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a jazz standard or composition written in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |