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Don salutes the writers and lyricists including Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman and Elmer Bernstein

Don Black celebrates the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century. Tonight he pays tribute to that exclusive club whose members wrote both the words and the music

Multi award-winning lyricist Don Black celebrates the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century, their songs and the artists who performed them. Each week Don showcases a selection of iconic tunes, popular and timeless standards.

Tonight he pays tribute to that exclusive club whose members wrote both the words and the music including Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Leslie Bricusse, Stephen Sondheim and Elmer Bernstein.

This week's 'And They Also Wrote.....' is Jerry Herman.

Plus there's a weekly nod to the fabulous voice of Matt Monro.

The show is packed full of personal anecdotes and entertaining stories as Don recalls meeting and working with many of the greatest writers and entertainers in the business.

This show was originally broadcast in 2019

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 3 May 2020 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

    Blue Skies (feat. Frank Sinatra)

    • 24 Classic Hits.
    • Nimbus.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Blue Skies

    • The Columbia Years 1943-1952: The Complete Recordings.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    You're The Top

    • The Cole Porter Songbook (Vol 2).
    • Verve.

  • Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby

    On A Slow Boat To China

    • Peggy Lee: Essential Collection.
    • Avid.

  • Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee

    On A Slow Boat To China

    • The Radio Years.

  • Robert Preston

    I Won't Send Roses

    • Mack & Mabel (Original Broadway Cast).
    • MCA.

  • Angela Lansbury

    If He Walked Into My Life

    • Mame.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Angela Lansbury

    If He Walked Into My Life

    • Broadway Magic: The 1960s.

  • The Beatles

    Till There Was You

    • With The Beatles.
    • Parlophone.
    • 6.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Not While I'm Around

    • The Broadway Album.
    • Britannia Music.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Not While I'm Around

    • The Broadway Album.

  • Dinah Washington

    Mad About The Boy

    • 100% Summer Jazz.
    • Telstar.

  • Dinah Washington

    Mad About The Boy

    • Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Johnny Mathis

    Where Is Love

    • A Night To Remember.
    • Columbia.

  • Matt Monro

    Didn't We

    • Love Songs.
    • EMI.

  • Matt Monro

    Didn't We

    • Portrait Of A Song Stylist.

  • Julie London

    Cry Me A River

    • Julie Is Her Name/Calendar Girl.
    • Not Now Music.

  • Julie London

    Cry Me A River

    • The Best Of Julie London.
    • Liberty.

  • Rod McKuen

    Jean

    • Reflections: The Greatest Songs of Rod McKuen.
    • Proper.

  • Rod McKuen

    Jean

  • Petula Clark

    You and I

    • Goodbye, Mr Chips/The Boy Friend.
    • MGM.

  • Petula Clark

    You and I

  • Perry Como

    And I Love You So

    • 20 Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Perry Como

    And I Love You So

    • Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs: The New Collection.

  • Michael Feinstein

    As Time Goes By

  • Michael Feinstein

    As Time Goes By

    • Romance On Film, Romance On Broadway.
    • Concord Jazz.

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Something's Gotta Give

    • Sammy Davis Jr: Greatest Hits.

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Something's Gotta Give

    • The Best of Sammy Davis Jr.
    • Charly.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 27 Jan 2019 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Sun 3 May 2020 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2