It began as a time-filler during a lull in the writer’s room; became a favorite party gag; then was captured on a 1961 album – “the comedian’s Bible,” says Billy Crystal.
‘O Que è Que a Bahiana Tem’ was recorded by Carmen Miranda in 1939. Dori Caymmi, the son of the songwriter and biographer Martha Gil-Montero explain how the song brought Brazilian music to the global marketplace; with unforeseen consequences for Miranda.
George Jones and songwriter Bobby Braddock were a power team in country music, and certainly no strangers to sentiment. But when Jones was presented with “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” by Braddock and Curly Putman, the singer was taken aback.
In 1977 Donna Summer released a single that changed the sound of dance music forever. It abandoned disco’s funky roots in favor of a driving electronic pulse.
The year 1967 saw the release of two psychedelic pop masterpieces – one globally famous (the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper), the other nearly forgotten: Forever Changes, by Love.
