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Arthur Schwartz  ~ The Band Wagon

vinyl LP front cover 

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On June 3, 1931, The Broadway musical The Band Wagon opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City and concluded on January 16, 1932, running a total of 260 performances.    

 

In 1953, the musical was made into a film which not only featured the dancing of  Fred Astaire, but that of Cyd Charisse. Charisse had the most incredible legs that seemed to go on forever!              

 

 

Cyd Charisse
 date & photographer unknown 

 

 

MGM Records issued the soundtrack of the film in its series that featured albums with two soundtracks in each, a two for one deal.         

 

 

Arthur Schwartz  ~ The Band Wagon

vinyl LP back cover detail 

detail photo by Styrous®

 

  

The album covers were always in a gatefold format . . .            

 

 

Arthur Schwartz  ~ The Band Wagon

vinyl LP gatefold cover 

photo of album cover by Styrous®

 

. . . which gave tons of information about the film, the music, the actors, etc.             

 

Arthur Schwartz  ~ The Band Wagon

vinyl LP gatefold interior 

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The Band Wagon had many opportunities to showcase the incredible dancing and power of both Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse.           

 

 

 

Fred Astaire & Cyd Charisse 

The Band Wagon 

film still 

 

 

The Band Wagon  movie poster 
 

 

 

 

 

 Arthur Schwartz  ~ The Band Wagon

vinyl LP side 1 & 2 

photos by Styrous®

  

            
   

Tracklist:
       
Side 1:

        

A1 - A Shine On Your Shoes, Vocals – Fred Astaire
A2 - By Myself, Vocals – Fred Astaire
A3 - Dancing In The Dark
A4 - Triplets, Vocals – Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray
A5a - New Sun In The Sky, Vocals – India Adams
A5b - I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan, Vocals – Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan
A6 - Louisiana Hayride, Vocals – Nanette Fabray, 

       
Side 2:
       
B1 - I Love Louisa, Vocals – Fred Astaire
B2 - That's Entertainment, Vocals – Fred Astaire, India Adams, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray
B3 - The Girl Hunt Ballet, Adapted By – Edens*, Narrator – Fred Astaire, Written By [Narration] – Minnelli*
        
Credits:
       
    Chorus – M-G-M Studio Chorus*
    Chorus Master, Conductor – Adolph Deutsch
    Music By – Schwartz* (tracks: B3)
    Orchestra – M-G-M Studio Orchestra*
    Producer – Arthur Freed
    Songwriter [Songs By] – Schwartz - Dietz* (tracks: A1-B2)
        
Notes:
       
1949-60 yellow / black MGM labels with "☆ LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE ☆ UNBREAKABLE ☆ 33⅓ R. P. M. " rim text.

This release is a cover variation of Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray • Jack Buchanan - The Band Wagon that has "A HIGH FIDELITY RECORDING" to the left of catalog number at top right and (after market) "DUST PROOF.." sticker.

       
Barcode and Other Identifiers
        

    Matrix / Runout (Side A stamped): E3051 S1 1 C
    Matrix / Runout (Side B stamped): E3051 S2 1 A 

Howard Dietz And Arthur Schwartz* / M-G-M Studio Orchestra* And Chorus* Conducted By Adolph Deutsch Featuring Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray & Jack Buchanan – The Band Wagon
Schwartz & Dietz - The Band Wagon album cover
Label: MGM Records – E3051
Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1953
Genre: Stage & Screen
Style:Soundtrack, Musical, Vocal

         

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Fred Astaire         

Cyd Charisse          

Nanette Fabray        

        

         

        

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The Band Wagon (1953) ~         

       The Band Wagon (film segments)

       Dancing in the Dark      

       I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan     

       I Love Louisa        

       Recreation Center        

       That's Entertainment          

       The Girl Hunt Ballet     

       Final (That's Entertainment)           

        

        

         

        

        

        

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George M. Cohan ~   George M!          

Arthur Schwartz ~ The Band Wagon             

        

       

       

       

Nanette Fabray - 1963 

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20,000 Vinyl LPs 297: George M. Cohan ~ George M!

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George M. Cohan ~ George M!

vinyl LP front cover 

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What  better way to salute the 4th of July, aka Independence Day (although that is slowly disappearing), than to celebrate the birthday of George M. Cohan who was born on July 3, 1878[, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Irish Catholic parents. He was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer.        

 

He wrote the patriotic standards, Over There, The Yankee Doodle Boy and You're a Grand Old Flag, as well as the wonderfully uplifting tune, Give My Regards to Broadway.        

 

 

George M. Cohan ~ George M!

vinyl LP back cover 

photo by Styrous®

 

George M! is a musical based on the period of his life from the late 1880s until 1937 and focuses on his life and show business career from his early days in vaudeville with his parents and sister to his later success as a Broadway singer, dancer, composer, lyricist, theatre director and producer.     

 

It was produced by Emanuel Azenberg and directed and choreographed by Joe Layton. The cast featured Joel Grey as George M. Cohan, Bernadette Peters as his sister, Betty Ann Grove as his mother and Jamie Donnelly of Grease fame and Magenta in The Rocky Horror Show as his first wife.    

 

George M. Cohan ~ George M!

vinyl LP back cover detail

detail photo by Styrous®

 

In 1969 I saw the production when it was on tour with Joel Grey; it was pretty exciting to see it live as Grey was totally animated and perfect for the role of Cohen.      

George M! program, June 26, 1969 

photos by Styrous®

 

 

 

 

George M! opened at the Palace Theatre on April 10, 1968 and closed on April 26, 1969 after 433 performances and 8 previews. It did not get very good reviews.          

        

 

 

 

 

A television adaptation, presented as a staged reading of the musical with the performers discussing Cohan's life and work between rehearsal-style song-and-dance routines, was broadcast by NBC on September 12, 1970. Grey and Peters were joined by Jack Cassidy, Nanette Fabray, Anita Gillette, and Blythe Danner. 

 

There are some great videos of both Joel Grey from the play and James Cagney from the film, as well as Enrico Caruso taking a shot at a Cohen song and sound and video of George M. Cohan himself on YouTube (links below).        

 

A 1942 film, Yankee Doodle Dandy, was based on his life and starred James Cagney as Cohan. It also featured Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney, and Vera Lewis. Joan Leslie's singing voice was partially dubbed by Sally Sweetland.           

 

 

James Cagney ~ Yankee Doodle Dandy - 1942 

movie poster
 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Overture - 3:32
Performer – Orchestra*
        -   
A2a - Musical Moon - 3:59
Performer – Grove*, Dodge*
A2b - Oh, You Wonderful Boy
Performer – Peters*
        -   
A3 - Musical Comedy Man - 2:03
Performer – Chorus*, Peters*, Grove*, Dodge*, Grey*

A4 - Twentieth Century Love - 2:34
Performer – Peters*, Grove*, Donnelly*, Dodge*, Grey*

A5 - My Town - 1:46
Performer – Grey*

       
A6a - Billie -    6:00
Performer – O'Hara*
A6b - Push Me Along In My Push Cart
Performer – Donnelly*, Baker*, Savage*
A6c - Ring To The Name Of Rose
Performer – Bell Ringers*, Peters*
A6d - Popularity
Performer – Orchestra*
        -   
A7 - Give My Regards To Broadway - 4:04
Performer – Company*, Grey*

Side 2:

B1a - Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway - 4:43
Performer – Grey*, Ackerman*
B1b - So Long, Mary
Performer – Martin*, Carroll*, Evans*, Grey*, Ackerman*
B1c - Down By The Erie
Performer – Company*, Politicians*, Allen*, Batson*
Performer – Company*, Politicians*, Allen*, Batson*
        -   
B2 - Mary - 1:49
Performer – Alloway*

B3 - All Our Friends - 1:49
Performer – Company*, Evans*, Grey* - 1:05

B4 - Yankee Doodle Dandy; Nellie Kelly I Love You; Harrigan; Over There; You're A Grand Old Flag - 8:23
Performer – Company*, Grey*

B5 - Finale; Yankee Doodle Dandy - 1:10
Performer – O'Hara*, Grey*

B6 - Epilogue
Performer – Company*, Grey*

Companies, etc.



Credits:

    Arranged By [Vocals] – Jay Blackton
    Directed By – Joe Layton
    Engineer – Fred Plaut, Murray Zimney
    Liner Notes – Charles Burr
    Music By, Lyrics By – George M. Cohan
    Orchestrated By – Philip J. Lang
    Producer – Thomas Z. Shepard
    Supervised By [Musical] – Laurence Rosenthal
    Vocals [Agnes Nolan] – Jill O'Hara
    Vocals [Ethel Levey] – Jamie Donnelly
    Vocals [Fay Templeton] – Jacqueline Alloway
    Vocals [George M. Cohan] – Joel Grey
    Vocals [Jerry Cohan] – Jerry Dodge
    Vocals [Josie] – Bernadette Peters
    Vocals [Nellie] – Betty Ann Grove
    Vocals [Rose] – Loni Ackerman
    Vocals [Sam Harris] – Harvey Evans

Notes:

Sleeve variation, back of sleeve bottom near # shows an Engineering credit. 

Joel Grey – George M!
Label: Columbia Masterworks – KOS 3200
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Stage & Screen
Style: Musical

   
   
   

         

Viewfinder links:        

         

James Cagney          

Enrico Caruso         

George M. Cohan        

Joel Grey       

William Hopper         

Walter Huston         

Bernadette Peters        

Rocky Horror articles        

        

Net links:        

         

Masterworks Broadway ~ George M! – Original Broadway Cast 1968    

NY Times ~ George M. Cohan, 64, Dies at Home       

NPR ~ The Man Who Created Broadway Was An Anthem Machine 

PBS ~ George M. Cohan         

Playbill ~ George M!

Songwriters Hall of Fame ~ He gave us Yankee Doodle Dandy        

        

YouTube links:        

        

George M! (complete show) (1 hr., 16 mins., 26 secs.)       

      

James Cagney ~           

     Give My Regards To Broadway        

     Yankee Doodle Dandy      

Enrico Caruso ~ Over There

George M. Cohan ~       

     George M. Cohan (sound clips)           

     Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway (1906)     

     Life's A Funny Proposition After All       

     Over There (only Cohen studio recording)         

     You Won't Do Any Business (If You Haven't Got a Band      

     You're a Grand Old Flag (1948)       

Joel Grey ~   

     George M. Cohan Medley, Statue of Liberty, 1986 (TV)     

     George M! 1974 Tony Awards (TV)      

        

        

         

"Ladies and gentlemen, my mother thanks you, 

my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, 

and I thank you!"

                    ~ George M. Cohan 

        

        

        

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