The All-Time American Songbook
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A gala musical salute to America's greatest songwriters and their best-loved songs. The program pays tribute to the works of George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein II, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, and Duke Ellington, among others. In addition to pe
Film Details
Also Known As
All-Time American Songbook
Genre
Music
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Synopsis
A gala musical salute to America's greatest songwriters and their best-loved songs. The program pays tribute to the works of George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein II, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, and Duke Ellington, among others. In addition to performances by guest artists, the program features film footage of the songwriters performing their own songs. The program concludes with a grand finale of the top ten songs of all time, as chosen by a ten-member blue-ribon panel of experts.
Cast
Kenny Rankin
Melba Moore
Larry Kert
Dinah Shore
Judy Collins
Johnny Hartman
Sergio Franchi
Bobby Short
Crew
John Adams
Producer
Judy Collins
Song Performer
Jacqueline Donnet
Line Producer
Sergio Franchi
Song Performer
Johnny Hartman
Song Performer
Larry Kert
Song Performer
Melba Moore
Song Performer
Kenny Rankin
Song Performer
Jack Sameth
Executive Producer
Dinah Shore
Song Performer
Bobby Short
Song Performer
Michael Winship
Writer
Film Details
Also Known As
All-Time American Songbook
Genre
Music
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
