Stories of Standards—After You've Gone
Linda Hillshafer Tune in weekday mornings for Stories of Standards to hear our favorite versions of “ After You’ve Gone.” Rodney Franks presents Stories of Standards Monday through Friday at 7:50 and 8:50 a.m.. Stories of Standards is sponsored by ListenUp. “After You’ve Gone” was written in 1917 by Turner Layton, with lyrics by Henry Creamer, in order to bring some life to the failing road show “So Long, Letty.” The road show failed, but the song hooked audiences, and took off on a life of its own. Creamer and Layton apparently cut a trial record for Columbia in April ...
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