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Writer George T. Simon, while working on a compilation of music for The Big Band Songbook, contacted composer Will Hudson regarding "Moonglow", and Hudson explained how the tune came about. "It happened very simply. Back in the early '30s, I had a band at the Graystone Ballroom in Detroit, and I needed a theme song. So I wrote 'Moonglow'."
The 1933 piece, "Moonglow", was written by Will Hudson, Irving Mills and Eddie DeLange.The 1955 piece, "Theme from Picnic", was written by George Duning.(Steve Allen set lyrics to the tune, and is credited on vocal versions of the song as a co-author, but not on the hit instrumental versions by Stoloff and others.)
"Theme from Picnic" is a popular song, originated in the 1955 movie Picnic, starring Kim Novak and William Holden, which was based on the play of the same name. The song is often referred to simply as "Picnic." The song was published in 1956 and the music was written by George Duning.
Moonglow (Tatsuro Yamashita album), 1979 "Moonglow", a song from Moonglow/This Bitter Earth by Venetian Snares, 2004 "Moonglow" (song), by Will Hudson and Irving Mills, 1933 "The Theme for Moonglow", a 2008 song by Windsor Airlift, originally by Dolphin Park; The Moonglows, an American R&B and doo-wop group; Moonglow Records, an American record ...
Title song sung by Nat King Cole from the film of the same name Autumn Leaves Roger Williams No. 1 Billboard Charts 1955 1957 Bernadine: Johnny Mercer Pat Boone (#1 Billboard charts for 1 week 1957 1941 Blues in the Night: Harold Arlen 1946 Come Rain or Come Shine: Harold Arlen 1939 Cuckoo in the Clock: Walter Donaldson: 1939 Day In, Day Out ...
White Christmas (1959) Moonglow (1960) This and That (1960) Professional ratings; Review scores; Source Rating; AllMusic [1] Billboard: positive ("Spotlight" pick) [2]
Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times (1942–1968). Creator of many of the rules of modern crossword design, she compiled and edited a long-running series of crossword puzzle books – including the first book of any kind that Simon & Schuster published (1924). [1]
Vachel Lindsay in 1912. While in New York in 1905 Lindsay turned to poetry in earnest. He tried to sell his poems on the streets. Self-printing his poems, he began to barter a pamphlet titled Rhymes To Be Traded For Bread, which he traded for food as a self-perceived modern version of a medieval troubadour.