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Rodgers and Hart

They Write the Songs Series 1
Episode 7 of 10

Barry Manilow looks at the lives and works of famous composers of the Great American Songbook. Barry celebrates the songwriting duo Rodgers and Hart.

Barry Manilow continues to look at the lives and works of his favourite composers, de-constructing their songs at his piano. This week he celebrates a songwriting duo - Rodgers and Hart.

Richard Rodgers wrote with Larry Hart for twenty years in one of the most successful of songwriting partnerships. He then went on to write with Oscar Hammerstein for another twenty years - a feat which no other composer has equalled. Tonight we begin a two part exploration of the work of Richard Rodgers, beginning with his relationship with Lorenz Hart.

The son of German immigrants, lyricist Lorenz Hart began his theatrical career by translating German plays, while the New York-born Richard Rodgers studied composition at the Institute of Musical Art (now the Juilliard School), before their partnership began in 1919. After five years of failure Rodgers was about to give up and become a clothing salesman, when the two had a breakthrough hit - Manhattan.

From that point on Rodgers and Hart created an almost unbroken stream of hits, including the shows On Your Toes, A Connecticut Yankee and Pal Joey. Among the pair's songs: My Romance; The Lady Is a Tramp; and a song that started life as The Prayer, followed by The Bad in Every Man, before becoming a smash hit as - Blue Moon.

1 hour

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Sun 27 Nov 2011 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra - Slaughter On Tenth Avenue

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Manhattan

    • Rodgers & Hart Songbook Volume 1.
    • VERVE.
    • 821 579-2.

  • Bob Dylan

    Blue Moon

    • Self Portrait.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 51-22.

  • Ruth Etting

    Ten Cents A Dance

    • Ten Cents A Dance.
    • LIVING ERA.
    • CDAJA-5008.

  • Barry Manilow

    Where or When

    • Showstoppers.
    • ARISTA.
    • 18687-2.

  • Tony Bennett

    There's A Small Hotel

    • Unforgettable.
    • EMI.
    • 7243576-16423.

  • Frank Sinatra

    It Never Entered My Mind

    • In The Wee Small Hours.
    • CAPITOL.
    • CDP-746571 2.

  • Judy Garland

    You're Nearer

    • Judy Garland At Carnegie Hall.
    • CA[ITOL.
    • EM-2604323.

  • Peggy Lee

    Lover

    • Best Of Peggy Lee 1952 1956.
    • MUSIC CLUB.
    • MCCD-157.

  • Michael Feinstein

    Isn't It Romantic

    • Isn't It Romantic.
    • ELEKTRA.
    • 960792-2-2.

  • Blossom Dearie

    To Keep My Love Alive

    • Blossom Dearie, Soubrette Sings Broadway Song Hits.
    • VERVE.
    • MG-VS-62133.

  • Linda Ronstadt

    My Funny Valentine

    • For Sentimental Reasons.
    • ASYLUM.
    • K9604-744.

  • Barbra Streisand

    I'll Tell The Man In The Street

    • The Barbra Streisand Album.
    • CBS.
    • CBS-32010.

  • Jane Froman

    With A Song In My Heart

    • Jane Froman On Capitol.
    • CAPITOL.
    • 72438 19197-2 9.

  • Lena Horne

    The Lady Is A Tramp

    • Words And Music.
    • SONY.
    • AK-47711.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 26 Apr 2011 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Sun 27 Nov 2011 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2