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[American_Idol_Extra] Sing Along Sunday: "I'm Always Hearing Wedding Bells" in Tribute to The Late Eddie Fisher

Sing Along Sunday:  

 

"I'm Always Hearing Wedding Bells"

 

in Tribute to The Late Eddie Fisher

 

Eddie Fisher, whose huge fame as a pop singer was overshadowed by scandals ending his marriages to Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, Connie Stevens, and Terry Richard died this week at the age of 82 weeks after suffering a broken hip from hip surgery complications. His fifth and last wife Betty Lin died in 2001.

 

Fisher on his NBC-TV series, 1954

 

Early life

Fisher, fourth of seven children, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Russian-born Jewish immigrants Kate (née Minokur) and Joseph Fisher.^[1][2] His father's surname was originally Tisch or Fisch, but was anglicised to Fisher upon entry into the United States.^[3] To his family, Fisher was always called "Sonny Boy", a nickname derived from the song of the same name in Al Jolson's film The Singing Fool (1928).^[4]

Fisher attended Thomas Junior High School,^[5] South Philadelphia High School, and Simon Gratz High School. It was known at an early age that he had talent as a vocalist and he started singing in numerous amateur contests, which he usually won. He made his radio debut on WFIL,^[5] a local Philadelphia radio station. He also performed on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, a popular radio show which later moved to TV. Because he became a local star, Fisher dropped out of high school in the middle of his senior year to pursue his career.^[6]

Career

By 1946, Fisher was crooning with the bands of Buddy Morrow and Charlie Ventura. He was heard in 1949 by Eddie Cantor at Grossinger's Resort in the Borscht Belt. After performing on Cantor's radio show he was an instant hit and gained nationwide exposure. He then signed with RCA Victor.

Fisher was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951, sent to Texas for basic training, and served a year in Korea. From 1952 to 1953, he was the official vocal soloist for The United States Army Band (Pershing's Own) and a tenor section member in the United States Army Band Chorus (an element of Pershing's Own) assigned at Fort Myer in the Washington, D.C. Military District. After his discharge, he became even more popular singing in top nightclubs. He also had a variety television series, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher (NBC) (1953–1957), appeared on Perry Como's show, The Gisele MacKenzie Show, The Chesterfield Supper Club and The George Gobel Show, and starred in another series, The Eddie Fisher Show (NBC) (1957–1959, alternating with Gobel's series).

A pre-Rock and Roll vocalist, Fisher's strong and melodious tenor made him a teen idol and one of the most popular singers of the early 1950s. He had seventeen songs in the Top 10 on the music charts between 1950 and 1956 and thirty-five in the Top 40.

In 1956, Fisher costarred with then-wife Debbie Reynolds in the musical comedy Bundle of Joy. He played a serious role in the 1960 drama Butterfield 8 with second wife Elizabeth Taylor. His best friend was showman and producer Mike Todd, who died in a plane crash in 1958. Fisher's affair and subsequent marriage to Taylor, Todd's widow, caused a show business scandal because he and Reynolds had a very public divorce. It was because of the unfavorable publicity surrounding the affair and divorce that NBC cancelled Fisher's television series in March 1959.

In 1960, he was dropped by RCA Victor and briefly recorded on his own label, Ramrod Records. He later recorded for Dot Records. During this time, he had the first commercial recording of "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof. This technically counts as the biggest standard Fisher can claim credit for introducing, although it is rarely associated with him. He also recorded the album Eddie Fisher Today which showed that he had more depth than his singles from earlier years had shown. The Dot contract was not successful in record sales terms, and he returned to RCA Victor and had a minor single hit in 1966 with the song "Games That Lovers Play" with Nelson Riddle, which became the title of his best selling album. During the time Fisher was the most popular singer in America^{[citation needed]}, in the mid 1950s, singles, rather than albums, were the primary recording medium. His last album for RCA was an Al Jolson tribute, You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet. In 1983 he attempted a comeback tour but this was not a success. Eddie Fisher's last released album was recorded around 1984 on the Bainbridge record label. Fisher tried to stop the album from being released, but it turned up as After All. The album was produced by William J. O'Malley and arranged by Angelo DiPippo. DiPippo worked with Eddie countless hours to better his vocals but it became useless. His final recordings (never released) were made in 1995 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. According to arranger-conductor Vincent Falcone in his 2005 autobiography, 'Frankly: Just Between Us', these tracks were "...the best singing of his life." Fisher performed in top concert halls all over the United States and headlined in major Las Vegas showrooms. He headlined at the Palace Theater in New York City as well as London's Palladium.

Fisher has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for recording, at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard, and one for television, at 1724 Vine Street.

Personal life

Fisher had five marriages and four children:

• Debbie Reynolds (1955–1959; divorced)
  • Carrie Fisher (born 1956)
  • Todd Fisher (born 1958)

Elizabeth Taylor (1959–1964; divorced)

Connie Stevens (1967–1969; divorced)

• Joely Fisher (born 1967)
• Tricia Leigh Fisher (born 1968)

Terry Richard (1975–1976; divorced)

Betty Lin (1993–2001; she predeceased him)

In 1981, Fisher wrote an autobiography, Eddie: My Life, My Loves (ISBN 0-06-014907-8). He wrote another autobiography in 1999 titled Been There, Done That (ISBN 0-312-20972-X). The later book devotes little space to Fisher's singing career, but recycled the material of his first book and added many new sexual details that were too strong to publish before. His daughter Carrie declared, upon publication: "That's it. I'm having my DNA fumigated."

When interviewed, Debbie Reynolds will characteristically say that she could understand being dumped "for the world's most beautiful woman (Taylor)", previously a close friend. Taylor and Reynolds later resumed their friendship, and mocked Fisher in their TV movie These Old Broads, wherein their characters ridiculed the ex-husband they shared, named "Freddie."

Death

Fisher broke his hip on September 9, 2010 and died 13 days later on September 22, 2010 at his home in Berkeley, California, due to complications from hip surgery. He was 82 years old.^[7]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Fisher_(singer)

 

The Lyrics

I'm Always Hearing Wedding Bells

 

I don't think I'm crazy
My feet are on the ground
But I'm always hearing wedding bells
Whenever you're around
When I'm out with people
I try to lend an ear
But I'm always hearing wedding bells
And wishing you were here
I never thought I'd fall
But when I saw you how quickly I fell
And darling that's not all
Your kiss rang a wedding bell
If I'm only dreaming
You'll make my dreams come true
On the day I'm hearing wedding bells
Walking down the aisle with you

I never thought I'd fall
But when I saw you how quickly I fell
And darling that's not all
Your kiss rang a wedding bell
If I'm only dreaming
You'll make my dreams come true
On the day I'm hearing wedding bells
Walking down the aisle with you

 

Eddie Fisher singing "I'm Always Hearing Wedding Bells" (Improved Picture Quality) (Aired 1953)

 

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[American_Idol_Extra] Ellen DeGeneres Leaving ‘American Idol’, Jennifer Lopez Joining Judges Panel

Ellen DeGeneres Leaving 'American Idol'

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Published: July 29, 2010

LOS ANGELES — Walking away from a five-year contract worth tens of millions of dollars, Ellen DeGeneres said Thursday evening that she was leaving "American Idol" on Fox after just one season because it was not a "right fit" for her. In bowing out, she joins the infamous judge Simon Cowell, who departed in May.

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The departures of two of the show's four judges denotes that a wholesale makeover is under way as "Idol," the nation's most popular entertainment show, heads into its 10th season this winter. Singer auditions are already under way.

The Web site Deadline.com said Thursday night that the singer Jennifer Lopez secretly reached a deal earlier this week to replace Ms. DeGeneres. Fox declined to comment but a person familiar with the deal confirmed the report.

More details about the changes to "Idol" could come on Monday, when Fox executives are scheduled to answer questions at a conference for TV critics here.

Hardly a day goes by without a new name being floated for one of the seats on the judges' panel, one of the most enviable jobs in television and music. Trade publications and entertainment Web sites have said recently that the musicians Harry Connick Jr., Chris Isaak, Elton John, Jessica Simpson and Justin Timberlake have all been considered.

Separately, people familiar with the show's production said this week that one of the original executive producers of "Idol," Nigel Lythgoe, is in negotiations to return in the same position. He would supplement, not replace, the other executive producers.

Mr. Lythgoe, who now produces and judges another Fox reality show, "So You Think You Can Dance," said earlier this year that if he were back in charge, he would replace every judge on "Idol."

Despite slowly sagging ratings, "Idol" continues to generate huge profits for Fox and the show's producers, 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia. Each year it mints new pop stars and generates at least $800 million in advertising revenue.

The two judges who remain are Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi.

Because Ms. DeGeneres had a longer-term contract than they do, she remarked in a CNN interview in May, "I'm going to be the last one in there."

But in that same interview, she also said that she had a hard time hurting the feelings of the young contestants who try out for "Idol" but get voted off each week during the live telecasts. On Thursday, she cited that as one of several reasons why she was leaving.

Ms. DeGeneres said in a statement that she informed Fox "a couple months ago" that the show "didn't feel like the right fit for me."

"I told them I wouldn't leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next," she said.

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Re: [American_Idol_Extra] Ellen DeGeneres out on "American Idol"

I never liked Kara and Donald Trump I would not watch. I'm not a bitch. I just have a low bullshit tolerance. --- On Thu, 7/29/10, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote: From: Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> Subject: [American_Idol_Extra] Ellen DeGeneres out on "American Idol" To: "american_idol_extra" <American_Idol_Extra@yahoogroups.com>, "ent" <TelevisionMoviesandTheater@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 8:35 PM Ellen DeGeneres out on "American Idol" Ellen DeGeneres is out on "American Idol." DeGeneres will not return as a judge on the hit singing competition series, Fox announced Thursday. And more judge changes are in store as the network tries to stem the show's alarming loss of viewers. Sources say the suits behind the scene wanted her gone. But, on Thursday, they handed her the knife, issuing a statement saying DeGeneres "has decided to bow out from her role as a judge on 'American Idol' next season" which included a quote from Ellen in which she said that a couple of month ago she told Fox and the show's producers she didn't think she was "the right fit" for the show. Mmmmm. Yup. The announcement even included a quote from the usually buttoned-down Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment at Fox Networks Group, in which he effused, "We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of 'Idol'." Anyway, however it happened, the good news -- the thing for us to focus on -- is that Ellen is gone. Monday, Fox's day at Summer TV Press Tour 2010, is going to be major with the remaining "Idol" judges' status on everyone's minds, such as they are. Sources say the exit of Ellen, who survived just one season on the show, is not the producers' last move. We already know Simon Cowell is gone, and Kara DioGuardi's contract had not been renewed as of press time. And Nigel Lythgoe, who has returned to the show in an oversight capacity, had been advocating for a gut job. Lythgoe, who executive produced "Idol" for many years before leaving in summer of '08 to focus exclusively on "So You Think You Can Dance," was no fan of the judging panel. This past season -- Ellen's first and, as it turns out last, Lythgoe was the show's most outspoken critics, telling pretty much anyone who would listen, including Zap2it.com last April, "I would replace the entire judging panel." "They don't' have a great deal of chemistry at the moment," he said, stating the obvious, of Randy Jackson, Ellen, Kara, and Simon. "It's uncomfortable to watch," Lythgoe said, speaking for us all, adding, "Ellen hasn't worked out as well as we would have hoped." Ellen was a bad fit from the get go. The comic-turned-sitcom-star-turned-daytime-talk- show-host started her new "Idol" judging career on the same day Simon came to Winter TV Press Tour 2010 to announce he was quitting the show. DeGeneres was never comfortable performing the responsibilities of an "Idol" judge. Cheerleader yes -- judge no, and her pre-written gags almost always fell with a thud on performance nights. In that interview back in April, Lythgoe blue-skied that if he could get any judge lineup he wanted on "Idol" it would be: Usher, Elton John and Justin Timberlake. Not coincidentally, their names have all turned up in recent speculation as to who will replace Simon -- and now, it would appear, Ellen -- on the singing competition, which has seen its ratings sink dramatically the past couple seasons, though it remains the country's most watched program. But names of other pop culture names are being spit-balled as Reporters Who Cover Television play Let's Re-Cast Idol. The list includes Chris Isaak, Harry Connick Jr., and Jessica Simpson. And, let's not forget Bret Michaels, Howard Stern -- and, of course, Donald Trump . More: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tvblog/2010/07/ellen-degeneres-is-out-on.html -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. Have a great day, Tommy

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[American_Idol_Extra] Ellen DeGeneres out on "American Idol"

Ellen DeGeneres out on "American Idol"

Ellen DeGeneres is out on "American Idol."

DeGeneres will not return as a judge on the hit singing competition series, Fox announced Thursday. And more judge changes are in store as the network tries to stem the show's alarming loss of viewers.

Sources say the suits behind the scene wanted her gone. But, on Thursday, they handed her the knife, issuing a statement saying DeGeneres "has decided to bow out from her role as a judge on 'American Idol' next season" which included a quote from Ellen in which she said that a couple of month ago she told Fox and the show's producers she didn't think she was "the right fit" for the show.

Mmmmm. Yup.

The announcement even included a quote from the usually buttoned-down Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment at Fox Networks Group, in which he effused, "We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of 'Idol'."

Anyway, however it happened, the good news -- the thing for us to focus on -- is that Ellen is gone. Monday, Fox's day at Summer TV Press Tour 2010, is going to be major with the remaining "Idol" judges' status on everyone's minds, such as they are.

Sources say the exit of Ellen, who survived just one season on the show, is not the producers' last move. We already know Simon Cowell is gone, and Kara DioGuardi's contract had not been renewed as of press time.

And Nigel Lythgoe, who has returned to the show in an oversight capacity, had been advocating for a gut job. Lythgoe, who executive produced "Idol" for many years before leaving in summer of '08 to focus exclusively on "So You Think You Can Dance," was no fan of the judging panel.

This past season -- Ellen's first and, as it turns out last, Lythgoe was the show's most outspoken critics, telling pretty much anyone who would listen, including Zap2it.com last April, "I would replace the entire judging panel."

"They don't' have a great deal of chemistry at the moment," he said, stating the obvious, of Randy Jackson, Ellen, Kara, and Simon.

"It's uncomfortable to watch," Lythgoe said, speaking for us all, adding, "Ellen hasn't worked out as well as we would have hoped."

Ellen was a bad fit from the get go. The comic-turned-sitcom-star-turned-daytime-talk- show-host started her new "Idol" judging career on the same day Simon came to Winter TV Press Tour 2010 to announce he was quitting the show.

DeGeneres was never comfortable performing the responsibilities of an "Idol" judge. Cheerleader yes -- judge no, and her pre-written gags almost always fell with a thud on performance nights.

In that interview back in April, Lythgoe blue-skied that if he could get any judge lineup he wanted on "Idol" it would be: Usher, Elton John and Justin Timberlake.

Not coincidentally, their names have all turned up in recent speculation as to who will replace Simon -- and now, it would appear, Ellen -- on the singing competition, which has seen its ratings sink dramatically the past couple seasons, though it remains the country's most watched program.

But names of other pop culture names are being spit-balled as Reporters Who Cover Television play Let's Re-Cast Idol. The list includes Chris Isaak, Harry Connick Jr., and Jessica Simpson. And, let's not forget Bret Michaels, Howard Stern -- and, of course, Donald Trump .

More:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tvblog/2010/07/ellen-degeneres-is-out-on.html

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I got some e-mails from friends my e-mail was jacked , so gotta get a new yahoo account  I am so sorry for this I haven't been on here for a few days either  not happy about this either If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything. Nancy

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[American_Idol_Extra] SING ALONG SUNDAY: "Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin

 

SING ALONG SUNDAY

 

"Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin

 

 

 

The cast of Porgy and Bess photographed by Richard Tucker. Oct. 10, 1935

Porgy and Bess is an opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. It was based on DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy and the play of the same name as the opera which he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy Heyward. All three works deal with African American life in the fictitious Catfish Row (based on the real-life Cabbage Row) in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1920s.

Originally conceived by Gershwin as an "American folk opera", Porgy and Bess premiered in New York in the fall of 1935 and featured an entire cast of classically trained African-American singers—a daring and visionary artistic choice at the time. Gershwin chose African American Eva Jessye as the choral director for the opera. Incorporating a wealth of blues and jazz idioms into the classical art form of opera, Gershwin considered it his finest work.

The work was not widely accepted in the United States as a legitimate opera until 1976, when the Houston Grand Opera production of Gershwin's complete score established it as an artistic triumph. Nine years later the Metropolitan Opera gave their first performance of the work. This production was also broadcast as part of the ongoing Saturday afternoon live Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. The work is now considered part of the standard operatic repertoire and is regularly performed internationally. Despite this success, the opera has been controversial; some critics from the outset have considered it a racist portrayal of African Americans.

"Summertime" is by far the best-known piece from the work, and countless interpretations of this and other individual numbers have also been recorded and performed. The second best-known number is It Ain't Necessarily So. The opera is admired for Gershwin's innovative synthesis of European orchestral techniques with American jazz and folk music idioms.

Porgy and Bess tells the story of Porgy, a crippled black man living in the slums of Charleston, South Carolina. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her violent and possessive lover, and Sportin' Life, the drug dealer. Where the earlier novel and stage-play differ, the opera generally follows the stage-play.

The Porgy and Bess original cast recording was included by the National Recording Preservation Board in the Library of Congress, National Recording Registry in 2003.^[1] The board selects songs on an annual basis that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

On July 14, 1993, the United States Postal Service recognized the opera's cultural significance by issuing a commemorative 29-cent postage stamp, and in 2001 Porgy and Bess was proclaimed the official opera of the State of South Carolina.^[2]

"Summertime" is the name of an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward. The song soon became a popular jazz standard.

Gershwin is said to have based this song on a Ukrainian lullaby, Oi Khodyt Son Kolo Vikon (A Dream Passes By The Windows), which he heard in a New York City performance by Oleksander Koshetz's Ukrainian National Chorus.

Gershwin began composing the song in December 1933, attempting to create his own spiritual in the style of the African American folk music of the period. It is sung multiple times throughout Porgy and Bess, first by Clara in Act I as a lullaby and soon after as counterpoint to the craps game scene, in Act II in a reprise by Clara, and in Act III by Bess, singing to Clara's baby.

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Summertime Lyrics

 

Summertime, And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Your daddy's rich And your mamma's good lookin' So hush little baby Don't you cry One of these mornings You're going to rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And you'll take to the sky But till that morning There's a'nothing can harm you With daddy and mamma standing by Summertime, And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Your daddy's rich And your mamma's good lookin' So hush little baby Don't you cry

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Summertime (Porgy and Bess) - George Gershwin

 

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Summertime Billie Holiday

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4PSju9HYwU

 

 

 

Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j6avX7ebkM

 

 

Leontyne Price sings "Summertime"

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMCw_FjSQuQ

 

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