Compact disc. Includes a recording of Cohan speaking at the 1938 Catholic Actor's Guild annual dinner. Paragon Ragtime Orchestra ; Bernadette Boerckel, Colin Pritchard, vocals ; Rick Benjamin, director. 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.
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).
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