The song of the day for Thursday, November 21, 2024, is “The Song Is Ended.” About This Song Irving Berlin wrote “The Song Is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On)” in 1927. In his book The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia, Thomas Hischak calls this song “… an Irving Berlin standard whose title has been […]
Song of the Day: Gone With The Wind
The song of the day for Tuesday, November 19, 2024, is “Gone With The Wind.” About This Song “Gone With The Wind” (not to be confused with the book and film Gone With The Wind) was written in 1937 by Allie Wrubel and Herb Magidson. Alec Wilder notes in American Popular Song that “these exceptional […]
Song of the Day: That Old Black Magic
The song of the day for Monday, November 18, 2024, is “That Old Black Magic.” About Today We are remembering Johnny Mercer on the anniversary of his birth in Savannah, Georgia, on November 18, 1909. About This Song “That Old Black Magic” was written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer in 1942 for the film […]
Bill Evans and Tony Bennett Together Again
1976 This recording was made without an audience, but it’s really wonderful. 0:00 (intro) Lucky To Be Me 04:21 My Foolish Heart 08:42 When In Rome 11:21 Some Other Time 14:41 A Child Is Born 18:59 Make Someone Happy 23:24 Together Again 26:26 (outro) Theme from The Bad and the Beautiful