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Stories of Standards—Exactly Like You Linda Hillshafer Share Join us for Stories of Standards at 7:50 and 8:50 am, Monday through Friday when Rodney Franks shares highlights and our favorites versions of “Exactly Like You.” Stories of Standards is sponsored by   . Written by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields “Exactly Like You” was one of the two songs introduced in Lew Leslie’s “International Revue” on February 25, 1930, at the Majestic Theater in New York City which went on to become jazz standards. The other song was “On the Sunny Side of the Street”. “E...

100 Greatest Movie Songs From 100 Years of Film By Chris Compendio, Stacker News On 1/16/21 at 11:00 AM EST While visuals are a huge part of what ultimately defines movies, it is the combination of imagery and sound that completes the full cinematic experience. Even before the advent of "talking pictures" in the late 1920s, musical scores accompanied films in one way or another, whether it was through live accompaniment from a performer or a synchronized gramophone record system. As the film industry became more mainstream and commercialized, the use of popular songs and music generally in...

New book traces Canadian songwriter Ruth Lowe’s musical legacy By Brad Barker Canadian songwriter Ruth Lowe was a trailblazer. Back in the early 1940s, Lowe took on the male-dominated music business and composed two songs for Frank Sinatra, the first of which helped launch the singer’s career. Lowe wrote  I’ll Never Smile Again in 1940, and it became an instant hit when Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra recorded the song with vocals by a young Sinatra. The song has since become a standard, and it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982. In 1943, Lowe teamed up with Paul Mann a...

FILM CLIPS Here's what's playing -- DEC. 26-JAN. 1 -- at area movie theaters and streaming on the virtual screens offered by non-profit, year-round, independent cinemas in the Berkshires and environs. Where films have been reviewed, the capsules include the name of film critic and the day the full review was posted on berkshireeagle.com. All reviews are by Associated Press critics. 76 DAYS On January 23rd, 2020, China locked down Wuhan, a city of 11 million, to combat the emerging COVID-19 outbreak. Set deep inside the frontlines of the crisis, this documentary tells indelible human stories a...

Lynn Ahrens: A Lyric Life - Digital Premiere Friday, December 18th Exclusively On Stage Access - Free Event To Help Raise Funds For The Theatrical Community Share Article Lynn Ahrens, one of the most revered and prolific lyricists in the history of Broadway and film, is celebrated in this special free event. Lynn Ahrens: A Lyric Life - Streaming Exclusively on Stage Access We’re all trying, in our own ways, to do what we can. I hope people will not only enjoy the program but will be moved to donate. NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 17...