Music From the Golden Age of Movies and Beyond
The Great American Song Book - Recommended CDs and Downloads
Take a guess as to which singer has introduced the most standards to the public? You might guess the genteleman pictured below; however, it was actually Fred Astaire. The connection between the Great American Songbook and classic films is a strong one. On this page you will find much of the music you loved from classic films by some of the greatest artists of the Twentieth Century.
Frank Sinatra
Johnny Holiday
Originally from Chicago, Johnny Holiday received his vocal training from an opera singer beginning at age 11. During the 1940s, the singer with the rich baritone voice, performed with The Glenn Miller Air Force Band under Ray McKinley. In 1950 Holiday starred on his own radio show on NBC called Time to Dream and also did some acting having guest starred in the hit 1960s TV series The Untouchables. Holiday recorded for Capitol Records and toured Europe with the Count Basie All Stars Critics have hailed Holiday as a “singers singer” with “staying power” and for perpetuating the “Great American Songbook”. More than 200 songs from various albums by Holiday can be downloaded at CDBaby.com. Download a few of his song samples and you'll wonder why you've not heard him before. It's practically guaranteed that you'll be buying one or more of his CDs. Not only is Holiday a talented singer but he has some of the best musicians in the business backing him up including Mary Paich, Jack Sheldon, Herb Geller, Bud Shank and Barney Kessel. For an extensive biography on Holiday please visit Concord Music Group.
Ella Fitzgerald
Nat King Cole
Dean Martin
Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. & Frank Sinatra - The Summit/The Rat Pack
Peggy Lee
Doris Day
Julie London
Author Dina-Marie Kulzer has written extensively about classic movie stars of the golden age of Hollywood from the time she was a teenager. Her book Television Series Regulars of the Fifties and Sixties In Interview (McFarland Publishing) consisting of 22 in-depth interviews with stars of classic TV series was published in 1992. In addition, she has worked as a research consultant and provided materials for biography specials about Carole Lombard for the A & E Network and E! Entertainment Television.
Dina-Marie Kulzer's Classic Hollywood Biographies
Classic Film Actress Vintage Movie Magazine Gallery - 1920s thru 1950s Covers MORE THAN 100 COVERS including Carole Lombard, Ginger Rogers, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, Louise Brooks, Clara Bow, Dolores Costello, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Vivien Leigh, Joan Bennett, Constance Bennett, Katharine Hepburn, Claudette Colbert, Marion Davies, Audrey Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Jeanne Crain, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Olivia De Havilland, Joan Fontaine, Maureen O'Hara, Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, Elizabeth Taylor, Lana Turner, Susan Hayward, Loretta Young, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Irene Dunne, Greer Garson,Veronica Lake, Billie Dove, Ann Blyth, Linda Darnell, Dorothy Lamour, Jeanette MacDonald, Kay Francis, Natalie Wood, Leslie Caron, Kim Novak, Marilyn Monroe, June Haver, Debbie Reynolds, Shirley Temple, Esther Williams, Terry Moore, June Allyson & Janet Leigh |