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Gotta sing! Cabaret-jazz singers pay tribute to the music of Fred Astaire
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Can't act. Can't sing. Balding. Can dance a little. Those are the
words that one studio executive wrote down when evaluating screen
legend Fred Astaire's very first screen test.
While the name of that studio flack has long since been forgotten,
Astaire's star continues to shine, thanks to memorable roles in many
screen musicals, often dancing opposite Ginger Rogers.
Astaire wasn't just a dancer, though. He was also an accomplished
vocalist, and in 1952 he hooked up with several o...
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Fred Astaire: flights of fancy.(dancer and actor)(Brief Article)
Town & Country
; When Princess Diana visited the United States, her royal wish was to dance with John Travolta. How sad, I thought, that she was born far too late to have danced with Fred Astaire, the dream partner of tens of millions of women. I can close my eyes and sense in my bones the experience she missed:
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Gotta sing! Cabaret-jazz singers pay tribute to the music of Fred Astaire
Chicago Sun-Times
; Can't act. Can't sing. Balding. Can dance a little. Those are the words that one studio executive wrote down when evaluating screen legend Fred Astaire's very first screen test. While the name of that studio flack has long since been forgotten, Astaire's star continues to shine, thanks to memorable
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`Great Performances' salutes Fred Astaire, the singer
Chicago Sun-Times
; The Fred Astaire Songbook (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) 1/2 WTTW-Channel 11, 8 to 9:30 tonight. The name Fred Astaire conjures up visions of great dancing in the grand old musicals of the '30s, '40s and '50s. No one has equaled his debonair grace and dynamic footwork. But before there was the dancing, there
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FRED ASTAIRE
The Boston Globe
; My voice will crack if I sing it," the singer protested. "No, it won't," the composer replied. "I wrote it especially for you." Fred Astaire relented, and on Nov. 7, 1932, at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, he sang "Night and Day" in the premiere of Cole Porter's hit musical "Gay Divorce." He never
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FEINSTEIN WORKS TO PRESERVE AS WELL AS PERFORM; SSO CONCERT GUEST TRIES TO FIND AND SAVE AMERICA'S GREAT POPULAR MUSIC.(CNY)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; Byline: Frank Herron Staff writer Consider the George and Ira Gershwin piece, They Can't Take That Away From Me. Not the music. The title: They Can't Take That Away From Me. That's the attitude entertainer Michael Feinstein has for that song and the thousands of pop classics - by the Gershwins,
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`Beyond Words': Bobby McFerrin defines his identity in his music
Baltimore Afro-American
; To find words that adequately describe Grammy Award-winning artist Bobby McFerrin would be impossible. One would have to spend hours leafing through a thesaurus, listing the thousands of terms that illustrate his renowned talents. The 52-year-old musician, composer, conductor's musical gifts
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TECHNOLOGY BRINGS BACK FRED ASTAIRE, BARRIE CHASE TAPE
The Boston Globe
; LOS ANGELES - The tape was so old it had outlived the machinery to play it. But through digital wizardry, the magic of Fred Astaire's dancing will again enchant television audiences, 30 years after his first TV appearance. That first special, "An Evening With Fred Astaire," costarring dance partner
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Classically cool Tony Bennett talks about life and music.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; He has won nine Grammy Awards and sung for seven U.S. presidents. He has sold more than 50 million records and is described by The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll as the epitome of cool. He is also an accomplished painter, and the United Nations has given him a Citizen of The World
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Interview: Stacey Kent discusses her music and her new CD, "Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire"
Morning Edition (NPR)
; ... STAMBERG: Stacey Kent's new CD from Candid Records is called Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire. I'm Susan Stamberg, NPR News, Washington. Ms. KENT: (Singing) I can see where you and I could be cozy and ... BERKES: This is NPR's MORNING EDITION. I'm Howard ...
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NHSO Pops concert a tribute to Fred Astaire
New Haven Register
; Once attired in their black tie and evening dress, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra can match Fred Astaire's dapper looks, but it will take professional dancers to match his moves as the symphony pays tribute to the legendary dancer with "Dance the Night Away, A Tribute to Fred Astaire and his
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