The song of the day for Wednesday, September 27, 2023, is “Lucky To Be Me.”
About The Next Few Days
Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded their second album, Together Again, 47 years ago, from September 27-30, 1976, at the Columbia Studios in San Francisco. Their first album, The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album, was recorded in 1975 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California.
We’ll be featuring songs from Together Again for the next few days.
About This Song
“Lucky To Be Me” was written by Leonard Bernstein, Adolph Green, and Betty Comden, for the 1944 musical On The Town, where it was introduced by John Battles. The song (as were most of the songs from the score) was cut from the 1949 film.
About This Version
Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “Lucky To Be Me” in September 1976 for their second album, Together Again, which was released in 1977.
“Lucky To Be Me,” as well as Together Again, is available on Apple Music.
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