20/02/2011
This week, Russell pays tribute to two major contributors to the story of our music - singer Mary Cleere Haran and composer John Barry.
This week, Russell pays tribute to two major contributors to the story of our music - singer Mary Cleere Haran and composer John Barry - but we start with songs that share a title and a theme.
Russell investigates two examples of My Resistance Is Low, one by Orrin Tucker and a much more famous one by Hoagy Carmichael. He wonders whether another song on the same subject, Irving Berlin's My Defenses Are Down from Annie Get your Gun, might have been inspired by Tucker's one.
The contribution of Mary Cleere Haran who died recently in Florida, the result of a cycling accident, is evaluated by Russell: We hear her first in a typical introduction to a performance at New York's Algonquin Room; thereafter in three songs, one in company with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.
Russell also remembers John Barry who died recently, playing two of his most famous compositions (sung by Shirley Bassey & Matt Monro) and one most untypical from the musical Billy.
The correction of an omission in a previous show about 1931 and an oblique nod to composer Percy Grainger, who died 50 years ago, complete the mix this week.
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Music Played
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Nat King Cole
Let's Face The Music And Dance
βNat King Cole: The Great Films & Shows Vol 2β
- EMI/Capitol.
- CDP 79 3209 2.
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Orrin Tucker & His Orchestra
My Resistance Is Low
βThe Best Of Orrin Tucker & His Orchestraβ
- Collectors Choice/Sony Special Products.
- CCM 092-2.
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Tom Wopat
My Defenses Are Down
βAnnie Get Your Gun: Broadway Cast 1999β
- Angel.
- CDQ 5568122.
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Hoagy Carmichael
My Resistance Is Low
βHoagy Carmichael β In Person 1925-1955β [10 CDs]
- Avid.
- AMSC 851.
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Mary Cleere Haran
Regarding Rodgers & Hart [Speech Interlude]
Mary Cleere Haran: Live At The Algonquin
- Columbia.
- CK 52403.
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Mary Cleere Haran
There's A Small Hotel
Mary Cleere Haran: Live At The Algonquin
- Columbia.
- CK 52403.
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Mary Cleere Haran & Richard Rodney Bennett
There'll Be Some Changes Made
Mary Cleere Haran: Crazy Rhythm: Manhattan In The 20βs
- Sin-Drome β After 9.
- SD 8951.
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Lennie Niehaus
Where The Blue Of The Night Meets The Gold Of The Day
βThe Chronological Bing Crosby Aug 19 β Dec 21 1931β
- Jonzo.
- JZCD 9.
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Shirley Bassey
Diamonds Are Forever
βBassey β The EMI Yearsβ 4 CD Set
- EMI.
- 7243 8 31239 2 6.
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Lockwood West
It Were All Green Hills
Original Cast Recording βBillyβ: Michael Crawford
- Columbia.
- 4728182.
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Matt Monro
Born Free
βThe Greatest Matt Monroβ
- EMI.
- 606 7642.
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Jimmie Rodgers
English Country Garden
βIn The Summertimeβ 6 CD Nostalgia Box
- Readers Digest.
- RDCD 512.
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Mary Cleere Haran
Mary Cleere Haran
Mary Cleere Haran Sings Lyrics By Hart
- Varese Sarabande.
- VSD 5584.
Broadcast
- Sun 20 Feb 2011 21:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2