In 1932, the Great Depression had reached its peak, with unemployment in the US alone topping out at 24.9%. (Right now in 2025 it’s at 4.4%.)
Amelia Earhart’s triumphant solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean gave the papers some positive news to print, as well as Franklin D. Roosevelt beating out Herbert Hoover for the role of US president.
The big band sound and jazz dominated the music scene, with Cole Porter’s song “Night And Day” sung by Fred Astaire being the biggest hit of the year.
#OnThisDay in 1934, #ColePorter's musical "Anything Goes" opens at the Alvin Theatre, NYC, later transferred to 46th Street Theatre; runs for 420 performances.
"I've Got You Under My Skin" is a song written by American composer #ColePorter in 1936. It was introduced that year in the #EleanorPowell musical film #BornToDance in which it was performed by #VirginiaBruce. It was nominated for the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong that year but lost out to "#TheWayYouLookTonight". Popular recordings in 1936 were by #RayNoble and his Orchestra (vocal by #AlBowlly) and by #HalKemp and his Orchestra (vocal by #SkinnayEnnis).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1AHec7sfZ8
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #ClassicalLive Cole Porter, James Newby & Joseph Middleton: 🎵 The Tale of the Oyster [Fifty Million Frenchmen] #BBCRadio3 #ColePorter #JamesNewby #JosephMiddleton
#OnThisDay in 1937, American songwriter #ColePorter (46) and his horse fall during a ride at the Piping Rock Club in Locust Valley, New York; Porter's pelvis and legs are crushed, crippling him for the rest of his life.
Cal Tjader/Cole Porter: `I Love Paris (Remastered 2024)`
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyC3xrAS0Gs&list=RDfyC3xrAS0Gs&start_radio=1
#OnThisDay in 1964, #ColePorter, American #composer and #lyricist ("Anything Goes"; "Night And Day"; "I've Got You Under My Skin"), died of #kidneyfailure at 73.
#RIP 🕊️
https://mackncheezemusic.blog/a-history-of-censorship-in-america/
From Cole Porter to TikTok bans, America’s censors never kill art—they sharpen it. Under pressure, art mutates, finds cracks, and breaks through louder than before.
#AmericanCensorship #ColePorter #AnythingGoes #CensorshipHistory #MackncheezeMusic
Happy 35th anniversary to the ‘Red Hot + Blue‘ compilation album. Released this week in 1990. #redhotandblue #coleporter #AIDS #redhotorganization
Gute Nacht mit #EllaFitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the #ColePorter Songbook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVnAQcRIkZo&list=PLcvFO4lyuy_tgAuuzz1gU9T5DkWapccxg
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #FridayNightIsMusicNight Cole Porter, Michael England, Chumisa Dornford-May & BBC Concert Orchestra: 🎵 I've Got You Under My Skin #BBCRadio3 #ColePorter #MichaelEngland #ChumisaDornfordMay #BBCConcertOrchestra
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #FridayNightIsMusicNight Cole Porter, Michael England, Ashley Day, Haydn Oakley & BBC Concert Orchestra: 🎵 High Society - Music For The Film ; Well, Did You Evah! #BBCRadio3 #ColePorter #MichaelEngland #AshleyDay #HaydnOakley #BBCConcertOrchestra
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #FridayNightIsMusicNight Cole Porter, Michael England, Haydn Oakley & BBC Concert Orchestra: 🎵 Anything Goes - Musical ; I Get A Kick Out Of You #BBCRadio3 #ColePorter #MichaelEngland #HaydnOakley #BBCConcertOrchestra
#HashtagGames
#MatchmakerASongOrPoem
Love For Sale
#ColePorter #NoEffort
"Love for Sale" is a song by #ColePorter introduced by #KathrynCrawford in the musical #TheNewYorkers, which opened on #Broadway on December 8, 1930, and closed in May 1931 after 168 performances. The song is written from the viewpoint of a #prostitute advertising "love for sale".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=570VOeSHAPo
Mary Wells Sings My Guy is the fourth studio album and fifth overall album released by Motown vocalist Mary Wells. The album features her signature hit of the same name (which had already appeared on Greatest Hits earlier in the year) and the proposed singles "Whisper You Love Me Boy" and "He's the One I Love", the latter later re-recorded by Tammi Terrell during her own brief Motown tenure. It turned out to be the last studio effort Wells released for Motown as she left the label that year for 20th Century Fox Records. - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhMlNnatuis&list=PLvxWibFr0wiIuXJlMwtBu4s2HMutB6yX_&index=6
#marywells #myguy #tamla #motown #smokeyrobinson #coleporter #soul #60spop
"In the Still of the Nite", also subsequently titled "#InTheStillOfTheNight", is a song written by Fred Parris and recorded by his band #theFiveSatins in 1956. Originally the song was titled "(I'll Remember) #InTheStillOfTheNite" to distinguish itself from #ColePorter's "In the Still of the Night.” Later the title was changed to "In the Still of the Night". While only a moderate hit when first released (peaking at No. 24 on the national pop charts).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7RMiaVLBW8
Mel Tormé at the Red Hill Review by John Bush
Mel Tormé's first recording for Atlantic is his best, a devastating swing set recorded at the Red Hill in Pennsauken, New Jersey. It's clear from just a few bars that the ever-ebullient scatter/singer is in his element here, swinging live at an intimate jazz club before a knowing audience; he treats onlookers to glorious versions of his live standards "Mountain Greenery" and "It's Delovely," extending the latter by several verses with updated, modern lyrics. Always conscious of featuring his musicians too, Tormé allows room for solos from pianist Jimmy Wisner, and even grabs the piano himself for three songs (including both of the above).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfH7xb6dPFU&list=OLAK5uy_lf8m0Z675wD-42Qk4OgRhNHmyRYzKkqJs&index=6
#MelTormé #vocaljazz #swing #coleporter #irvingberlin #standards
