You're a grand old rag / George M. Cohan.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942.

Contributor:

Benjamin, Rick, conductor.

Boerckel, Bernadette, performer.

Pritchard, Colin (Baritone), performer.

Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, performer.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musicals--Excerpts.

Musicals.

Dance music.

After-dinner speeches.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Excerpts.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (65 min., 52 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

New York : New World Records, [2008]

Language Note:

The vocal selections sung in English.

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Contents:

There's only one little girl for me (2:36)

The yankee doodle boy (2:40)

Overture to The talk of New York (9:32)

Geo. M. Cohan's rag (2:08)

The eyes of youth see the truth (2:13)

March medley from George Washington, Jr. : introducing "Ethel Levey's Virginia song" and "You're a grand old rag" (2:56)

Harrigan (2:33)

Selection from The man who owns Broadway (5:57)

Mary's a grand old name (3:55)

Give my regards to Broadway (2:41)

Popularity (3:03)

That haunting melody (4:33)

Overture to Little Nellie Kelly (10:42)

Over there (3:26)

Appendix : George M. Cohan speech (6:05).

Participant:

Paragon Ragtime Orchestra ; Bernadette Boerckel, Colin Pritchard, vocals ; Rick Benjamin, director.

Notes:

Compact disc.

Includes a recording of Cohan speaking at the 1938 Catholic Actor's Guild annual dinner.

Recorded June 5-6, 2008, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York ; the speech recorded April 24, 1938, Hotel Astor, New York.

Program notes with selected discography and bibliography (35 p.) inserted in container.

"World premiere recordings of original period orchestrations"--container.

OCLC:

275934666

Publisher Number:

00093228068525 gtin-14

093228068525

80685-2 New World Records