Livingston & Evans, 1946
Livingston & Evans: The Last Of The Great Songwriters From The Golden-Age Of Hollywood After Buddy DeSylva picked up the Livingston & Evans song “A Square In The Social Circle” for Betty Hutton to perform in The Stork Club, Louis Lipstone invited Jay & Ray to join the music department at Paramount Pictures. Being new […]
Livingston & Evans, 1945
Livingston & Evans: The Last Of The Great Songwriters From The Golden-Age Of Hollywood Now that Livingston & Evans were pounding the streets of Hollywood and had the recognition and support of non-other than one of the greatest lyricists of all time, Johnny Mercer, it was only time before lady luck knocked. In June 1945, […]
Livingston & Evans, 1944 Pt.2
Livingston & Evans: The Last Of The Great Songwriters From The Golden-Age Of Hollywood In 1944, Livingston & Evans were offered the opportunity to go to Hollywood by Ole Olsen, half of the famous comedy team of Olsen & Johnson. Seems Olsen wanted Livingston & Evans to drive his car to Los Angeles. After only […]
Livingston & Evans, 1944
Livingston & Evans: The Last Of The Great Songwriters From The Golden-Age Of Hollywood After 7 years of minimal success living and working in New York City as half of the Livingston & Evans songwriting team, Jay Livingston and his songwriting partner Ray Evans were given the opportunity to try their luck in Hollywood. L&E’s […]
Feature: Que Sera, Sera Wins 1956 Oscar
In 1955, Alfred Hitchcock was making a picture called, “The Man Who Knew Too Much” and wanted Jimmy Stewart for the lead. Stewart’s agents, the omnipotent MCA, told Hitchcock he could have Stewart only if he took another client, Doris Day, and another of their clients, Livingston & Evans, to write a song for her. […]
Feature: “Happy Birthday, Erwin”
This song from the Let It Ride! Broadway Soundtrack works beautifully as an alternative to the usual Happy Birthday To You song by just changing the name at the end to whatever they desire. Here’s your chance to start a NEW birthday tradition. Give it a listen. The Back Story John Cecil Holm and George […]
Feature: “Never Let Me Go”
Never Let Me Go appeared in The Scarlet Hour, a 1956 American crime drama film directed and produced by Michael Curtiz. The film stars Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon and Jody Lawrance. The screenplay was based on the story “The Kiss Off” by Frank Tashlin. It has been recorded many times by artists as various as […]
Feature: “Femininity”
Femininity was written for the 1958 Broadway show, Oh Captain! based on the screenplay, The Captain’s Paradise, by Alec Coppel. The show opened on Broadway February 4, 1958 at the Alvin Theatre and ran for 192 performances. The original cast included Tony Randall, Alexandra Danilove, Susan Johnson, Abbe Lane, Jacquelyn McKeever, Edward Platt and Paul […]