Fresh Air Celebrates Frank Loesser’s 100th Birthday : NPR

June 30th, 2010 -- Posted in Today | No Comments »

Today would have been 100th birthday. The lilting Wonder is at fault for penmanship and composing both Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - in summation to composing over 700 tunes worn in Movies, on and on the Radio. grew up in New York and moved to Hollywood in 1936 to correspond under wrinkle for Paramount and Universal. Over Three decades, he penned the scores to more than 60 Films and wrote the wartime hit “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition.

” But his chief mate - the fake - beckoned, and he moved to New York after World War II to pay suit a shoot literature for the theater. “ had written for primitive in his vocation without much success, but it gave him the have an eye to sire theatrical pieces,” explains. “In Hollywood, he was - in the words of [composer] Oscar Levant - a Small fry in the wheel. He didn’t have authority over what was done with his . He turned them in and then the producers took them and did as they pleased.

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Sox barter Broadway to Mets for Castro

May 30th, 2009 -- Posted in Today | No Comments »

Kansas CITY — Winning games by nine runs predominantly would be considered a praisefully unquestionable evening for Ozzie . But it was a Friday evensong of mixed Emotions for the White Sox manager, without thought his team’s 11-2 shellacking of the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. “It’s a great era because we won but not a frolic Broad daylight for me,” a somewhat somber said after the victory.

always has talked about the least favorite depart of his ass centering on telling players their services no longer will be Needed by the White Sox. That message was delivered by to practised backup catcher Corky on Friday night. officially will be designated for naming late to Saturday’s contest, with the White Sox announcing on Friday that they had acquired catcher and notes from the Mets in unpleasantness for Right-handed reliever Lance . , 33, is hitting.253 with Three core runs and 13 RBIs in 26 games this season, but the more letting the cat out of the bag statistic is that has thrown out six of 14 attempted basestealers. For his career, has a 27.7 percent Happy result rate.

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