Really interesting column! Just for a laugh, if you haven't seen this version of Ol' Man River, by Stan Daniels, a writer/director from the Mary Tyler Moore show, it's hilarious: https://youtu.be/dFvcgSKaEY8?si=qwG6lZY3WvIA3Lbd
I wrote with Stan on ROC. We shared lots of happy time absorbed in flights of musical fancy. He was 'the best,' a gifted, sweet, and stand-up guy.
"Around the time "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" was thriving, Mr. Daniels, a talented pianist, wrote the music and lyrics for So Long, 174th Street, a musical based on the hit play Enter Laughing. Despite boasting the services of Burt Shevelove, the show's director, and stars Robert Morse and George S. Irving, it closed after 16 performances. Mr. Daniels never gave up on the theatre, however. At the time of his death, he left behind nine unproduced musicals." Obit in PLAYBILL
I caught the rehearsal for the Carnegie Hall show owing to George Duvivier, to whom I owe more than much.
Really interesting column! Just for a laugh, if you haven't seen this version of Ol' Man River, by Stan Daniels, a writer/director from the Mary Tyler Moore show, it's hilarious: https://youtu.be/dFvcgSKaEY8?si=qwG6lZY3WvIA3Lbd
I wrote with Stan on ROC. We shared lots of happy time absorbed in flights of musical fancy. He was 'the best,' a gifted, sweet, and stand-up guy.
"Around the time "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" was thriving, Mr. Daniels, a talented pianist, wrote the music and lyrics for So Long, 174th Street, a musical based on the hit play Enter Laughing. Despite boasting the services of Burt Shevelove, the show's director, and stars Robert Morse and George S. Irving, it closed after 16 performances. Mr. Daniels never gave up on the theatre, however. At the time of his death, he left behind nine unproduced musicals." Obit in PLAYBILL
Wow, so great to read that you knew each other! Thanks for the interesting background as well.
It's always fascinating to discover how his performances of particular material varied as his career evolved.
The depth of Sinatra’s bass and breath control is frankly astonishing as he confidently moves into “and lands in jail to I gets weary!”