#reveille with beverly

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Throwback: Duke Ellington-Take The A Train

Billy Strayhorn wrote "Take The A Train" for Duke Ellington soon after he was hired by him in 1939. The song was inspired by travel directions Ellington gave Strayhorn on how to get to his home in New York City. Strayhorn's love of bandleader Fletcher Henderson's style influenced the genteel horn arrangement for the tune that had to replace "Sepia Panorama" because of expensive ASCAP fees. Lee Gaines of The Delta Rhythm Boys wrote the first lyrics for "Take The A Train" and vocalist Joya Sherrill wrote her own which she present to Ellington during her audition for the band in 1944.

The song became a jazz standard and was covered by many including Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Mingus and Sun Ra. Ellington and his band performed it in the 1943 musical film Reveille With Beverly with singer Betty Roche. "Take The A Train" became Ellington's signature song and it is considered one of the most important compositions of the 20th century. The Duke Ellington Center Big Band will perform a free concert on May 21st in New York City at the Duke Ellington statue to acknowledge the late bandleader's 124th birthday. Ellington's granddaughter Mercedes Ellington and Tony Waag who is the executive producer of the American Tap Dance Foundation will co-host the annual event. 

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Movie Musical Divas Tournament: Round 3

Ann Miller (1923-2004): Claire Huddesen in On the Town (1949) | Beverly Ross in Reveille with Beverly (1943) | Lois Lane/Bianca in Kiss Me Kate (1953) | Nadine Hale in Easter Parade (1948)

"Often overlooked, relegated to the side, brought in just to showcase her ridiculous fast tapping, Ann Miller was a toe-tapping diva from a very early age and kept going till late in her life. There are many things claimed about Ann Miller(her age, how fast she could actually tap, her actual name) but the truth remains that she was a star and a diva that gifted the movie musicals with so much talent." - @tabbyofwisdom

Angela Lansbury (1925-2022): Em in The Harvey Girls (1946) | Eglantine Price in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | Ruth in Pirates of Penzance (1983) | Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (1982) | London Speciality in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) | Mrs. Claus in Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)

"The patron saint of girls and young women labeled character actors at a young age, there are few people in the history of cinema who can claim a career as long and iconic as Angela Lansbury’s. Despite near constant sidelining and regularly being cast to play characters decades older than her, she managed to create a resume full of iconic characters and performances. In addition, she used her star power to advocate for AIDS research while it was still a taboo subject, as well as create roles for older actors to help them stay afloat." - anonymous

This is Round 3 of the Movie Musical Divas tournament. Additional polls in this round may be found by searching #mmround3, or by clicking the link below. Add your propaganda and support by reblogging this post.

ADDITIONAL PROPAGANDA AND MEDIA UNDER CUT: ALL POLLS HERE

Ann Miller:

"her LEGS man hER LEGSSSS. please pit her against cyd charisse so we can have a leg-off" - anonymous

"Nothing can recreate being eleven, bi but not knowing it, and watching Kiss Me, Kate for the first time. I didn't know if I wanted Ann Miller or wanted to be Ann Miller, and honestly, that's still the case." - anonymous

Photos and video submitted by: @tabbyofwisdom | Photo submitted by: @funnygirlthatbelle

Angela Lansbury:

"Because of Sondheim's continued insistance on making his musicals as accessibly viewable as possible, we have the glorious Sweeney Todd proshot that captures Angela Lansbury's career-defining performance as Mrs. Lovett. Many have followed. None of have baked a better pie." - anonymous

"Angela Lansbury lost the Emmy eighteen times. Don't let her lose again. She deserves this as one of our most beloved gay icons. She is happiness personified and the world is dimmer without her." - anonymous

Photos submitted by: @mygreatadventurehasbegun, @funnygirlthatbelle | Video submitted by: anonymous

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Ann Miller-Andrew Tombes "La canción del amanecer" (Reveille with Beverly) 1943, de Charles Barton.

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Jack Gereghty of Columbia’s sound department records Ann Miller’s taps for the soundtrack of Charles Barton’s REVEILLE WITH BEVERLY (1943).

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Part 9 of watching 1001 films between the years 1920 through 1979.

81. Reveille with Beverly (1943)

82. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

83. Destiny (1921)

84. The Blackbird (1926)

85. Lovely to Look At (1952)

86. Life with Father (1947)

87. Bells Are Ringing (1960)

88. Undercurrent (1946)

89. A Woman Rebels (1936)

90. A Kiss for Corliss (1949)

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Duke Ellington, "Take the A Train"

TAKE THE ‘A’ TRAIN DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA FEATURING BETTY ROCHE    1943

The Duke Ellington Orchestra perform “Take The ‘A’ Train” with singer Betty Roche in an excerpt from the 1943 film “Reveille With Beverly.” Pianist, composer, and bandleader, Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC. In a world of giants, he was a giant with a capital “G.” Both parents were pianists, but initially he was more interested in baseball than his lessons. At 14, Ellington started sneaking into local music venues and while listening to local “professors” became fascinated by the potential of the piano and jazz. Duke Ellington was a force who would forever change music leaving his imprint as one of the most important figures in jazz development during the swing era and beyond. Not only a pianist and composer of exceptional ability, Ellington was equally as important for the artistic collective formed by his band over the years playing host to a many legends in their own right. Working with only top musicians over the course of half a century as bandleader his Orchestra was responsible for many innovations. Among the most popular compositions to come out of the Ellington Orchestra was “Take The ‘A’ Train” written by fellow pianist and arranger Billy Strayhorn, whose collaboration with Ellington lasted for three decades beginning in 1938. The lyrics were composed by singer Joya Sherrill who was an Orchestra member from 1944 to 1946.

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Duke Ellington & Orchestra, Take the A Train, 1943 (colorized) - Extract from the movie "Reveille with Beverly"

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Ann Miller on the set of “Reveille with Beverly” (1943)

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Duke Ellington, Take the A Train

from the film Reveille with Beverly (1943)

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Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in a scene from You'll Never Get Rich (1941), photographed by Philip Tannura. Phil was born in New York City and had 157 cinematography credits, from a 1917 short, to 29 episodes of Family Affair (1966-67). His other notable credits include Reveille with Beverly, Night Editor, The Babe Ruth Story, 54 episodes of Racket Squad, 171 episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, 11 episodes of The Jack Benny Program, and an episode of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Almost all of his feature film credits are for forgettable obscurities.

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Movie Musical Divas Tournament: Round 2

Virginia O'Brien (1919-2001): The Harvey Girls (1946) - Alma from Ohio | Thousands Cheer (1943) as Self | Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) Ellie May Shipley | Zigfield Follies (1945) as self

"I love me a tall wise cracking woman. She's fantastic." - anonymous

Ann Miller (1923-2004): Claire Huddesen in On the Town (1949) | Beverly Ross in Reveille with Beverly (1943) | Lois Lane/Bianca in Kiss Me Kate (1953) | Nadine Hale in Easter Parade (1948)

"Often overlooked, relegated to the side, brought in just to showcase her ridiculous fast tapping, Ann Miller was a toe-tapping diva from a very early age and kept going till late in her life. There are many things claimed about Ann Miller(her age, how fast she could actually tap, her actual name) but the truth remains that she was a star and a diva that gifted the movie musicals with so much talent." - @tabbyofwisdom

This is Round 2 of the Movie Musical Divas tournament. Additional polls in this round may be found by searching #mmround2, or by clicking the link below. Add your propaganda and support by reblogging this post.

ADDITIONAL PROPAGANDA AND MEDIA UNDER CUT: ALL POLLS HERE

Virginia O'Brien:

Photos and video submitted by: anonymous

Ann Miller:

"her LEGS man hER LEGSSSS. please pit her against cyd charisse so we can have a leg-off" - anonymous

"Nothing can recreate being eleven, bi but not knowing it, and watching Kiss Me, Kate for the first time. I didn't know if I wanted Ann Miller or wanted to be Ann Miller, and honestly, that's still the case." - anonymous

Photos and video submitted by: @tabbyofwisdom | Photo submitted by: @funnygirlthatbelle

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Ann Miller in a publicity photo for Reveille with Beverly, 1943.

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Humphrey Bogart and Walter Sande in a publicity still for To Have and Have Not (1944). Walt was born in Denver and had 269 acting credits, from The Goldwyn Follies (1938) as a singer, to two 1972 episodes of The Magical World of Disney. His other notable credits include Mr Smith Goes to Washington (uncredited bit), Angels Over Broadway, Kitty Foyle, Citizen Kane (a reporter at Xanadu), Sergeant York, Air Force, Reveille with Beverly, Corvette K225, Son of Dracula, A Guy Named Joe, Rawhide, A Place in the Sun, Red Planet Mars, seven episodes of The Lone Ranger, The War of the Worlds, Invaders from Mars, Bad Day at Black Rock, Anything Goes, 15 episodes of Dragnet, 26 episodes of The Adventures of Tugboat Annie (as Captain Horatio Bullwinkle), episodes of Perry Mason, The Rifleman, Lost in Space, Lassie, The Man from UNCLE, The Farmers Daughter (11 episodes), That Girl (2), My Three Sons, Bewitched, The Big Valley, Bonanza (4), The Doris Day Show (4), and Gunsmoke (7),

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Ann Miller recording the sound of her tap dancing for the film REVEILLE WITH BEVERLY (1943)

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Andrew Tombes-Ann Miller “La canción del amanecer” (Reveille with Beverly) 1943, de Charles Barton.