By Jeff Westover on Feb 18, 2007 in Music News | 0 Comments
Ray Evans, the Broadway and Hollywood lyricist whose many memorable tunes included “Buttons and Bows,” “Mona Lisa,” “Silver Bells” and “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera),” died of an apparent heart attack at UCLA Medical Center on Feb. 15, the L.A. Times reported. He was 92.
With songwriting partner Jay Livingston, his [...]
By Jeff Westover on Feb 15, 2007 in Music News | 0 Comments
Nashville Records has announced an upcoming 2007 Christmas Compilation release with some of County Music’s big name legends, which will be under the Company’s own Nashville Records Label™. The album is completely fresh with all new songs and is about 1/3 complete.
To date the musicians for the album are courtesy of Dolly Parton [...]
By Jeff Westover on Feb 15, 2007 in Playlists, Program Notes | 0 Comments
Added to the library and online playlist at Merry Christmas Radio is Ray Charles’ 1985 album titled “The Spirit of Christmas”. This classic album features tunes used in Hollywood productions. Notably, “That Spirit of Christmas” is used in John Hughes’ 1989 production of “Christmas Vacation” and “Winter Wonderland” was used in the 1994 remake [...]
By Jeff Westover on Feb 12, 2007 in Music News | 0 Comments
The runaway success of the Twisted Sister Christmas album has got lead singer Dee Snider thinking of doing a “Christmas Too” album. While official release dates have not been announced it is assumed that Christmas Too would be available for release in October 2007 at the earliest.