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Jun 18, 2024 · Not only were Louis Alter and Con Conrad, born on this day, but so was Sammy Cahn (Samuel Cohen, 1913-1993), not to be confused with Sammy Cohen and no relation to Gus Kahn. Cahn came along a little too late for vaudeville , but he did attend constantly as a teenager and learned from it and later said “I think a sense of vaudeville is very strong in anything I do.”
Jun 20, 2024 · The acclaimed singer revisits his 2001 Sammy Cahn recording, long out-of-print: the original album has been remixed, reimagined and expanded upon, reflecting both Harnar's desire to widen his perspective on the lauded lyricist's work – new tracks feature special guest appearances by Grammy Award nominee Clint Holmes, the acclaimed vocal trio MOIPEI and Grammy Award winner Nicole Zuraitis ...
Jun 14, 2024 · Academy Award (1955) (Show more) Sammy Cahn (born June 18, 1913, New York, N. Y., U.S.—died Jan. 15, 1993, Los Angeles) was an American lyricist who, in collaboration with such composers as Saul Chaplin, Jule Styne, and Jimmy Van Heusen, wrote songs that won four Academy Awards and became number one hits for many performers, notably Frank ...
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6 days ago · One thing that is certain is Sinatra’s affection for “Lush Life.” In his book, Hajdu quotes Sammy Cahn as saying, “Frank [Sinatra] and I love that song… Those words, the maturity. Sophistication. You really had to have lived a life to write that. Frank adored that.”
Jun 30, 2024 · Declared unfit for military service, songwriter Sammy Cahn spent the war years penning morale-lifting hits. Michael Freedland presents the second in this series on the man who wrote some of Frank ...
4 days ago · The American Film Institute gave her an Academy Honorary Award in 2009, labeling her the 20th greatest female star in classic Hollywood films. ... Judy Garland, Sammy Cahn, Art Linkletter--were ...
3 days ago · Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. [1] The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London.
