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Lopez was born of Portuguese immigrant parents in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, [3] and was leading his own dance band in New York City by 1916. [1] On November 27, 1921, his band began broadcasting on the new medium of entertainment radio; the band's weekly 90-minute show on the Newark, New Jersey, station WJZ boosted the popularity of both himself and of radio.
It was the signature theme of the Vincent Lopez orchestra, and a top ten hit for Les Paul in 1950. A vocal recording by Billy Williams , featuring lyrics by Sunny Skylar , became a minor hit in 1959.
The song was the 12th most covered song of all recordings from 1936, “Let’s Face the Music and Dance,” amassed 194 versions and 2 adaptations since its first recording by Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra on January 21, 1936. [22] The song's hit versions in 1936 were by Fred Astaire and by Ted Fio Rito & His Orchestra (vocal by Stanley ...
Solid Gold – Theme song performed by Dionne Warwick (Seasons 1 and 4) and Marilyn McCoo (Seasons 2–3, 5–8) Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em – Ronnie Hazlehurst; The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ("The Beat Goes On") – Sonny Bono and Cher; Sonny with a Chance ("So Far, So Great") – Demi Lovato; The Sooty Show – Alan Braden
This song has become associated with the age and image of the flapper during the Roaring Twenties. [2] While the Jolson version was the most popular, other high-selling versions in 1923 were those by Ernest Hare & Billy Jones, Vincent Lopez, and Benson Orchestra of Chicago. [6]
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Lester Young, Nat King Cole and Buddy Rich recorded the song in 1946, which was released in 1953 on the Clef Records 10-inch LP The Lester Young Trio No.2 Doris Day on the album Tea for Two (1950) Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1954 [ 4 ] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio ...
Christian Birkenberger and Alyssa Lopez. Cliff Lipson/CBS (2) Turning his pain into art. Christian Birkenberger released a song about his fellow Big Brother alum Alyssa Lopez one year after the ...