Topic: Frank Loesser

Some pleasures, some frustrations

San Francisco Chronicle - 193 days ago
0 View Larger Image . The Most Happy Fella: Musical. By Frank Loesser. Directed by Brian Staufenbiel. Through Sun. Festival Opera, Lesher Center...

Can You Succeed in Business Without Really Trying?

American Banking News - 324 days ago
Can You Succeed in Business Without Really Trying? . . DeNatale Jewelers once again designs a commemorative for Broadway's latest hit.. New York...

Here's Looking at You, Ponty

Conde Nast Portfolio - 329 days ago
This may sound a bit strange, especially coming from someone who can't carry a tune, but just about every time I found myself heading into a job...

Matt Gurney: If we're banning songs, let's ban these too

Full Comment - 400 days ago
On Wednesday, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council released a decision banning original versions of Dire Strait's 1985 smash hit Money for...

Frank Loesser

Mahalo - 468 days ago
Frank Henry Loesser (June 29, 1910 ? July 26, 1969) was an American songwriter who wrote the scores to the Broadway hits Baby, It's Cold Outside ".Loesser was born in New York City to Henry Loesser, a pianist, and Julia Ehrlich. Frank ...

What Do You Do in the Infantry

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 925 days ago
Aspects of the topic What Do You Do in the Infantry? Assorted References discussed in biography (in Frank Loesser (American composer and lyricist)) . " From 1947 Loesser enjoyed major successes on Broadway and in Hollywood, often with songs employing an urban postwar vernacular.

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 925 days ago
Aspects of the topic Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Loesser's first melody with lyrics was "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition," the first big hit song of World War II.

Sheet Music: Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!

National Museum of American History - 991 days ago
" Words and Music by Frank Loesser (New York: Famous Music Corp., 1942).. On a Sunday morning in December 1941, a chaplain had his most difficult assignment &#8212 to say a prayer to sailors aboard a U.S. navy ship actively under low-flying ...

Guys and Dolls

Time Out New York - 1083 days ago
When you see a guy heave a long-winded sigh, you can bet that he's coming from Guys and Dolls. Call it dumb, call it clever-but it's a so-so endeavor, this uneven revival of Guys and Dolls.. This tour of Damon ...

Slow bus to Swindon

Spectator, The London - 1200 days ago
From Philip French Sir: In his review of Stephen Fry's The Ode Less Travelled (Books, 31 December) Grey Gowrie recalls an apparently accidental piece of verse he found in a lavatory by Wells Cathedral. The graffito he saw -- 'I'd like ...