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NEW YORK SHEET MUSIC SOCIETY NOVEMBER, 2012 President’S Message New New York Sheet Music Societsy lette VOLUME 34, NUMBER 2 SINCwwwE.NY S1MS.o9rg 80 NOVEMBER, 2012 r DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF CLASSIC POPULAR MUSIC Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and, in Richard Holbrook: his movie debut, Fred Astaire. The cast also included Franchot Tone, This will be the The Songs of Burton Lane – Nelson Eddy, Robert Benchley and LAST “PRINTED” Ted Healey and The Three Stooges. A Centennial Celebration “Everything I Have is Yours” copy of the emerged as Lane’s first big hit, Newsletter ! By Jerry Osterberg dressed elegantly in a tuxedo, resulting in a long term contract. Please make certain that black tie and dapper vest. With Babes on Broadway, in 1941, with we have your email address charm and grace, and a love of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, and each month you will the Great American Songbook, was hugely popular, including the receive a link to our website Richard Holbrook evokes an Academy Award nominated song so that you can see the earlier era in which the songs had “How About You?” which contained Newsletter in glorious color romantic melodies and the lyrics more verses than contained in Frank were memorable. He is surely Sinatra’s recording. Years earlier, and you can print it out for one of the best practitioners of Burton Lane had discovered the yourself if you like having a singing the tunes which represent hard copy for your files. For what the New York Sheet Music the very few of you who do Society is all about. not have email, please let us As the ideal guide to the know, and we will continue to world of Burton Lane, Richard send you the Newsletter in the interspersed his performance of printed black and white form. many of the well known hits in the Lane catalog, with interesting patter and anecdotes about Lerner, Ralph Freed and Frank Lane’s life. Before the age of Loesser. In addition to the songs twenty, the composer had already from Hollywood, Richard included participated in four Broadway tunes from Lane’s most successful productions, among them: Artists shows: On a Clear Day You Can See and Models, Three’s a Crowd Forever, Finian’s Rainbow and Hold and The Third Little Show, before On To Your Hats , which featured Al Jolson and Martha Raye in the At an early age, Richard working with Harold Adamson for the first time in Earl Carroll’s company. Holbrook became addicted to Among the songs Richard watching old films, especially the Vanities of 1931 . Within two years, Lane and Adamson had shipped off performed were, “On a Clear Day great Hollywood musicals. He You Can See Forever,” “How Could to MGM, thus beginning Burton’s thirteen-year-old Judy Garland when taught himself to sing by listening to You Believe Me When I Said I Love very fertile period in Hollywood, she was performing with the Gumm the recordings of Fred Astaire, Judy You When You Know I’ve Been a which lasted over twenty years. Sisters and got her a screen test. Garland and Bing Crosby. As a high Liar All My Life?” (a showstopper During that time he wrote songs Burton obviously had an eye for school freshman, he auditioned for sung by Fred Astaire and Jane for over thirty feature films, most exceptional talent, a skill he would the part of J. Pierrepont Finch with Powell in the film Royal Wedding ), notably Dancing Lady , which starred be known for over his lifetime. the song “I Believe in You,” and he “What Did I Have That I Don’t Similarly, Richard Holbrook got the part. This began a life-long Have?” (a major hit for Edie Gorme) also has a skill for selecting some of relationship with performing. and “Lover Come Back to Me” (one the great songs of the Burton Lane A cabaret performer since 1985, of Peggy Lee’s most successful catalog, so that if there were any Richard brought all of his recordings.) audience members who weren’t accumulated experience and talent to Impossible to exclude, of aware of his extensive output before the first meeting of our season, and course, were “Old Devil Moon,” the show, they certainly left much what a beginning it was! Richard “Look to the Rainbow” and “How enlightened and entertained. Richard has been presenting his tribute to the Are Things in Glocca Morra,” the is an impressively seasoned music of the composer Burton Lane opening song in Finian’s Rainbow ” showman and clearly knows how to for the past four years and graciously and the foremost of the countless put over a song. His program provided his show to The New York compositions written for that slot. effectively demonstrated the Sheet Music Society, performing to Representing his fruitful extraordinary range of Burton Lane’s a full house of Burton Lane fans, collaboration with Frank Loesser gift and his ability to create beauty including Lynn Lane, Sondra Gorney were “Dancing on A Dime,” “I Hear with some of the greatest lyricists in and the Drakes. Music” and “The Lady’s In Love Richard arrived on stage with the business: Harold Adamson, Ira Continued on page 4 his characteristically bright smile, Gershwin, “Yip” Harburg, Alan Jay PAGE 2 NEW YORK SHEET MUSIC SOCIETY NOVEMBER, 2012 President’s Message... New York Linda Amiel Burns, President Sheet Music Society What a wonderful turnout we had for the opening of our 2012-2013 season last OFFICERS month! Thanks so much to Richard Holbrook and his accompanist Bill Zeffiro for a President: terrific program that celebrated the centennial birthday and the music of Burton Lane. Linda Amiel Burns You can read all about it in this issue. 1st Vice Presidents: th Lynn DiMenna & The next program, on November 10 is The Magic of Mathis starring Frank Dain, with Kathleen Sandi Durell Landis on piano. Frank has been busy as the Editor of Cabaret Scenes Magazine, and this is his first 2nd Vice Presidents: show in a long time. I am so glad he is back singing again and to see that he garnered amazing reviews Joan Adams & when he played at the Metropolitan Room. You won’t want to miss this program! Sandy Marrone Just a reminder that our meetings take place at Local 802 on the second Saturday of each month, so Treasurer: Glen Charlow please mark your calendars. If there are any changes, we will let you know. People phone me all the time Membership: to ask when the next meeting is. You can always go to www.NYSMS.org to see what the subject of the Glen Charlow & Trudi Mann program is – our entire season is now booked with fabulous afternoons featuring great singers and Recording Secretary: covering a variety of subjects of the world of music and song! Edie Stokes This will be the last printed copy of the Newsletter ! Programs & Special Events: Please make certain that we have your email address and each month you will receive a link to our Elliott Ames & Sandi Durell Marketing & Public Relations: website so that you can see the Newsletter in glorious color and you can print it out for yourself if you Laura Slutsky & Barbara Thaler like having a hard copy for your files. For the very few of you who do not have email, please let us know, Website: and we will continue to send you the Newsletter in the printed black and white form. As I have mentioned Glen Charlow before, the Newsletter is our biggest expense, as the cost of printing and mailing continues to rise, so Newsletter Editors: sending it in digital form will help us out a lot. The New York Sheet Music Society is known as the “best Jerry Laird bargain” in town. We would like to keep it that way and not have to raise the dues, so we appreciate your [email protected] Jerry Osterberg cooperation in this regard. However, for those who pay their dues with a Credit Card or Paypal, there will [email protected] be small fee of $3.00 added to cover the additional costs. Associate Editor: Looking forward to seeing you all on November 10 th ! Joan Adams s e Graphic Designer: e m v i a Glen Charlow h F c f r [email protected] Linda o a d r l l o NYSMS Official Photographer: a f r H e Rose Billings h s t r a e t e i r W w s New York Sheet Music Society g s n u o P.O. Box 564 R S y b m New York, NY 10008 o o r t f o o h t Special Theater Discounts for P o h NYSMS Members! We know P that you love a good deal, so in Burton Lane association with Marna Mintzer and MGM Consulting, NYSMS s members are being offered g n i l Broadway & Off Broadway l Opening night, Metropolitan Room, October 10, 2012- Jennifer i B theatre ticket discounts of e Sheehan, Tom Toce, Jack Donahue & Carole J. Bufford s o approximately 48% or more off R retail, plus arts event ticket y s b g n o discounts ranging from 30-50% i t l l o i h off. For show updates and B P e s ordering information, call 212- o R 935-2664 to hear what is y b available and please mention o t o your special Membership code # h P A1. Offerings change frequently so phone the Hotline and listen carefully to the many choices Members Sandi Durell and Pat Addiss.
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