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Fine and Dandy was the first successful Broadway musical to feature a complete score by a female composer, running for over 250 performances. [ 18 ] The Times Union (Brooklyn, New York) reported that among those in the audience for the opening night performance were George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin , Ted Lewis , Al Jolson , Ruby Keeler , Marc ...
The song was published in 1930. The song was introduced in the musical of the same name in 1930, by the characters Joe Squibb and Nancy Ellis. [1] It has since become a pop and jazz standard. A take-off using the same chord structure but a different melodic line was recorded by Woody Herman and called "Keen and Peachy".
A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement. Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition. The term comes from classical music and was first applied to jazz by ...
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
The West Point Story (also known as Fine and Dandy) is a 1950 musical comedy film starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Doris Day, and directed by Roy Del Ruth.
Cotton and Wood got married in 2014 and share two children: son Rex, 11, and daughter Honey, 9. Wood also shares son Arthur, 22, and daughter Lola, 19, from his previous marriage to Tilly Wood.
PHOTO: Lainey Wilson accepts the Female Vocalist of the Year Award onstage during The 58th Annual CMA Awards, Nov. 20, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
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