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  • Puttin' On the Ritz

    - 28 Jul 2015
    Dancer, pianist, entertainer, singer, actor, comedian, songwriter, bandleader, and night club performer Harry Richman (Reichman) recorded "Puttin' on the Ritz" (Irving Berlin) in 1929. Harry starred in the movie of the same name the next year. This

  • Lady

    - 28 Jul 2015
    Lionel Richie wrote the tune and pitched "Lady" to The Commodores. They turned it down. Kenny Rogers did not! This is from Lionel's 1998 album "Time". Kenny Rogers was the first performer to record "Lady". He did so in 1980 for his "Greatest Hits" album.

  • Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody

    - 28 Jul 2015
    The poem was composed by Juluis Brammer in 1924, the music by Leonello Casucci in 1928. "Schoner, Gigolo, armer Gigolo" (Casucci - Brammer) is performed by Irene Bondoni in 1931. Bing Crosby and the Gus Arnheim Orchestra had Bing's first solo hit with