#Vincent Youmans

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Ira Gershwin: The Poet of the American Songbook

Introduction: Ira Gershwin, the lyricist behind some of the most iconic songs in American music history, stands as a towering figure in the world of popular song and musical theater. As the elder brother and frequent collaborator of composer George Gershwin, Ira contributed the words to some of the most enduring standards of the 20th century. His wit, elegance, and inventive rhymes shaped the…

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[oldisnewradio]

Liza!!!

Known for her belting, I think she is one of our best ballad singers! This Week on Everything Old Is New Again Radio Show's March 10th & 13th broadcasts, we feature the music of Liza Minnelli ("Softly, Slowly" - a broadcast of ballads)

Some of the ballads from her career that we will hear: *You Are For Loving *Charles Aznavour's Quiet Love *More Than You Know (Vincent Youmans / Billy Rose / Edward Eliscu) of course, *A Quiet Thing and *Spring Is Here And MORE!

Visit www.oldisnew.org for more info!

EverythingOldIsNewAgainRadioShow #45thYear #PopStandards #GreatAmericanSongbook #Jazz #Showtunes #Cabaret #broadway

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 9.27

Beer Birthdays

Samuel Adams (1722)

Eberhard Anheuser (1806)

Carl Adolf Riebeck (1821)

Conrad Seipp (1825)

Charles L. Centlivre (1827)

Louis Alphonse Centlivre (1857)

Frank D. Yuengling (1876)

David Farnsworth (1927)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Randy Bachman; rock guitarist, singer (1943)

Wilford Brimley; actor (1934)

Thomas Nast; cartoonist (1840)

Bud Powell; jazz pianist (1924)

Jim Thompson; writer (1906)

Famous Birthdays

Henri Frederic Amiel; Swiss writer (1821)

Harry Blackstone; magician (1885)

Shaun Cassidy; pop singer (1958)

William Conrad; actor (1920)

Don Cornelius; "Soul Train" television show host (1936)

George Cruikshank; illustrator (1792)

Cassandra Cruz; porn actor (1982)

Cytherea; porn actor (1981)

Cosimo de' Medici; merchant prince (1389)

Greg Ham; rock woodwind player, keyboardist (1953)

Dillon Harper; porn actor (1991)

Avril Lavigne; rock singer (1984)

Marc Maron; comedian (1963)

Meat Loaf; rock singer (1947)

Jayne Meadows; actor (1920)

Greg Morris; actor (1933)

Don Nix; baritone saxophonist (1941)

Gwyneth Paltrow; actress (1972)

Arthur Penn; film director (1922)

Mike Schmidt; Philadelphia Phillies 3B (1949)

Jim Shooter; comic book writer, artist (1951)

Top Cat; cartoon character (1961)

Lil Wayne; rapper (1982)

Vincent Youmans; songwriter (1898)

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Lee Wiley - Lee Wiley Sings Vincent Youmans & Irving Berlin (LP, Comp, Mono)

Vinyl(VG++) Sleeve(VG) Insert(VG++) Obi(missing) // missing Obi 帯なし / No scratches on Vinyl, VG+ or better. in great shape / / Sleeve has foxing. ジャケットにシミ / コンディション　盤 : Very Good Plus (VG+) コンディション　ジャケット : Very Good (VG) コンディションの表記について　  [ M > M- > VG+ > VG > G+ > G > F > P ] レーベル : CBS/Sony – 20AP 1496 フォーマット : Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono 生産国 : Japan 発売年 : 21 Nov 1979 ジャンル : Jazz スタイル…

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"Tea for Two"

“Tea for Two,” the iconic song from the Broadway musical, No, No, Nanette, was published one hundred years ago on June 10, 1924. It was composed by Vincent Youmans with lyrics by Irving Caesar (see “Tea for Two“). In the duet, a young couple considers marriage. The man, Tom, wants to marry right away but his girlfriend, Nanette, would rather wait and have some fun first. That fun takes place in…

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Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra ‎– Music of Vincent Youmans Album Art

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11/24 おはようございます。Ralph Towner / Blue Sun ECM1250 等更新しました。

Billie Holiday / All or Nothing at All v6-8329Bobby Hackett / In A Mellow Mood t-575Pat Moran / Quartet Bcp6007Zoot Sims / New Beat Bossa Nova Cp435Bob Brookmeyer Al Cohn / Storyville Presents Bob Brookmeyer STLP305Oscar Peterson / Plays The Harry Warren And Vincent Youmans Song Books mgv2059Ben Webster / Soulville mgv8274Johnny Hodges / at the Sportpalast Berlin 2620102Chet Baker & Paul Bley /…

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"Tea for Two" written in 1924 by composer Vincent Youmans and lyricist Irving Caesar for the broadway show "No, No, Nanette." It became the biggest hit of the show and of Youman's career in general. I particularly love this song because it was sung in the 1975 documentary "Grey Gardens" by Big Edie Beale in quite a stunning rendition! Here it is sung by my dear friend Kerry Kincannon who recently visited me in my home and we recorded this on the fly. I have been wanting to sit and play songs with her for such a long time! It was a great experience and we're sure to do it together again. This is just a great song and I'm pleased to post it here for it's (almost) centennial!

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In Variety, December 6, 1932: an ad for Take a Chance, starring Ethel Merman, Jack Haley, and Jack Whiting.

from Tom Samuels on Broadway Remembered, Facebook

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Muppet Song of the Day: "Take a Little One Step"

Music: Vincent Youmans

Lyrics: Zelda Sears

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Happy birthday Vincent Youmans

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 9.27

Beer Birthdays

Samuel Adams (1722)

Eberhard Anheuser (1806)

Carl Adolf Riebeck (1821)

Conrad Seipp (1825)

Charles L. Centlivre (1827)

Louis Alphonse Centlivre (1857)

Frank D. Yuengling (1876)

David Farnsworth (1927)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Randy Bachman; rock guitarist, singer (1943)

Wilford Brimley; actor (1934)

Thomas Nast; cartoonist (1840)

Bud Powell; jazz pianist (1924)

Jim Thompson; writer (1906)

Famous Birthdays

Henri Frederic Amiel; Swiss writer (1821)

Harry Blackstone; magician (1885)

Shaun Cassidy; pop singer (1958)

William Conrad; actor (1920)

Don Cornelius; "Soul Train" television show host (1936)

George Cruikshank; illustrator (1792)

Cassandra Cruz; adult actress (1982)

Cytherea; adult actress (1981)

Cosimo de' Medici; merchant prince (1389)

Greg Ham; rock woodwind player, keyboardist (1953)

Dillon Harper; adult actress (1991)

Avril Lavigne; rock singer (1984)

Marc Maron; comedian (1963)

Meat Loaf; rock singer (1947)

Jayne Meadows; actor (1920)

Greg Morris; actor (1933)

Don Nix; baritone saxophonist (1941)

Gwyneth Paltrow; actress (1972)

Arthur Penn; film director (1922)

Mike Schmidt; Philadelphia Phillies 3B (1949)

Jim Shooter; comic book writer, artist (1951)

Top Cat; cartoon character (1961)

Lil Wayne; rapper (1982)

Vincent Youmans; songwriter (1898)

[everlastingess]

A Timeline of "Tea for Two" in its Many Arrangements and Orchestrations

1925 - from the musical No, No, Nanette, by Vincent Youmans

1929 - also called Tahiti Trot, Op. 16, in Shosty's ballet The Golden Age. In 1929, Dmitri Shostakovich was challenged to re-orchestra "Tea for Two", from memory, by conductor Nikolai Malko. 

(A preview of the Bolshoi Ballet dancing to the Tahiti Trot)

1933 - A recording by jazz pianist Art Tatum

1956 - A recording by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk

1959 - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ft. Warren Covington 

[outoftowninac]

DAYBREAK

1917

Daybreak is a play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin. It was originally produced by Selwyn and Company staged by Wilfred North and Miss Cowl. 

Successful businessman Arthur Frome, who drinks too much, pushes a newsboy under an automobile, thus causing him severe injuries. His wife Edith then becomes disillusioned with her husband and leaves him. After an absence of a few years, Edith returns to her husband but offers no explanation of her behavior. Soon, however, Arthur becomes suspicious when she and their family friend, Dr. Brent, frequently visit a house in which a small child is living. Arthur has Edith followed by the wife of one of his employees, whom he has caught stealing, and soon discovers that the child, who is gravely ill, is his own. Edith confesses that she did not want to raise their child under the influence of a drunkard and so left him in someone else's care. Soon after this confession, Arthur is shot by the husband of the woman who has followed Edith because the man suspected his wife of having an affair. Arthur recovers, however, as does the child, and through Dr. Brent's intervention is happily reconciled with Edith, with whom he plans a new life.

About the Title: The play begins at daybreak in a darkened hallway of a New York apartment. Cowl and Murfin were intent on creating the mood of daybreak without resorting to clichés that might result in laughter. They nixed a visit from the milkman and a crowing rooster. They settled on a single shaft of yellow light piercing the darkness of the quiet room. The first scene is played in silence with no dialogue to create the ‘hush’ of early morning. 

Daybreak premiered in Atlantic City at Nixon’s Apollo Theatre on the Boardwalk on June 18, 1917.

“[The play] was presented to early summer reporters at Atlantic City.  It will not, therefore, be an unusual sight in Atlantic City to see a large number of people going home after ‘Daybreak'.” ~ WASHINGTON POST

Edith Frome was played by Blanche Yurka, a performer that Cowl had worked with and promised to help in her career. She was later cast in another play by Cowl and Murfin. Arthur Frome was played by Frederick Truesdell, one of Broadway’s most popular leading men.  

In late July and early August, the play was seen on the Jersey shore in Asbury Park at The Savoy and Long Branch at the Broadway.

Daybreak opened on Broadway at the Harris Theatre (254 West 42nd Street) on August 14, 1917. 

About the Venue: The Harris (named after William B. Harris) was built in 1904 as the Lew Fields Theatre. It was variously known as the Hackett, Wallacks, the Frazee, and finally the Anco Cinema. In 1988, the interior was gutted and it was used as retail space. It was finally demolished in 1997 as part of the 42nd Street redevelopment.

This was the second collaboration between Cowl (above) and Murfin, who previously penned Lilac Time earlier in 1917. Cowl also performed in Lilac Time, which closed on June 9th at The Harris (having transferred from The Republic), allowing Daybreak to move in. Between the two plays, Lilac Time proved the more popular and more successful. In October 1918 they collaborated on a third production, Information Please, with Cowl again performing, which was less successful still. In December 1919, the pair had their most successful script, Smilin’ Through, although they wrote it under the pseudonym Allan Langdon Martin. It inspired two films and two television adaptations. In 1932, Smilin’ Through was the basis for a flop musical titled Through The Years by Vincent Youmans. 

"I am really pretty tired," she said. "You see, last summer was a strenuous one. I live at Great Neck on Long Island, and my movie work was done at Fort Lee NJ. I used to get up every morning at 5:30 am and shortly after after 6:30 I was in my car and on my way to Fort Lee. At 7 I was in my dressing room, by 8 I was in the studio. Then it was work until 5 or 6, with a short time off for lunch. Back to New York and rehearsals for "Daybreak,” my new play, until all hours. ~ JANE COWL, OCTOBER 7, 1917

After the play was established on Broadway, Jane Cowl joined the road company of her Lilac Time. As of October 1917, Cowl was also seen on cinema screens in The Spreading Dawn (a title oddly similar to Daybreak), a civil war drama. 

Daybreak closed on Broadway on October 13, 1917 after 71 performances. 

Daybreak was filmed in 1918 starring Emily Stevens and Julian L’Estrange. It is now considered a lost film.