The Happiest Fella of Them All - A Salute to Frank Loesser
Tribute to composer/lyricist Frank Loesser with selections from his shows, movies and songs.
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Explore "frankloesser" with insightful episodes like "The Happiest Fella of Them All - A Salute to Frank Loesser", "32. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?", "Episode 40 - Brotherhood of Man from How to Suceed in Business without Really Trying" and "The Most Happy Fella" from podcasts like ""The Curtain Call", "Something in the Wilderness", "So Much Stuff to Sing" and "The Curtain Call"" and more!
Episodes (4)
32. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Tis the season! Let's celebrate with Andrew's only studio-recorded holiday cover song. Maybe one day we'll get a full holiday album, but for today, we'll explore this one's origins, delve into Andrew's own take on this classic, and why this should maybe not be considered a “Christmas song”.
AMITW, 2017: https://youtu.be/SKecREPZuoc
Margaret Whiting (original), 1947: https://youtu.be/s-f1HcY4gAs
The Orioles, 1949: https://youtu.be/gJt1xSRmgfQ
Puddles’ Pity Party, 2017: https://youtu.be/v5ZMuM5lcvA
Episode 40 - Brotherhood of Man from How to Suceed in Business without Really Trying
We're dancing as if our jobs depended on it as we continue our jaunt through some iconic production numbers. This time we're talking about Frank Loesser's Pulitzer Prize winner How to Succeed in Business... and "Brotherhood of Man." But make way, boys -- Lillias White is coming to steal the show.
All clips are from the 1995 Broadway Revival Cast album with Matthew Broderick as Finch and Lillias White as Miss Jones and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary.
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The Most Happy Fella
The legendary Frank Loesser's masterpiece - "The Most Happy Fella". It's the story of a May/December romance. One of the few shows recorded intact. The songs include "Big D", "Joey, Joey, Joey", and "Standin' on the Corner".