Jane Froman, Nathaniel Shilkret "GEMS FROM PORGY AND BESS" part 1 (1938)

Gems from "Porgy and Bess" Part 1
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Directed by Nathaniel Shilkret with the Victor Salon Group
Vocals by Jane Froman and Sonny Schuyler (aka Sunny Skylar)
Originally broadcast July 10, 1938

This is from a memorial broadcast honoring George Gershwin on the eve of the first anniversary of the composer's premature death on July 11, 1937. The broadcast starred Jane Froman, Felix Knight, Sonny Schuyler and the Victor Salon Group, conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret. The concert was later released on 78 rpm records.

This recording is a medley of Gershwin tunes from the musical opera, "Porgy and Bess" which includes:
0:00 Introduction
0:20 I Got Plenty of Nuttin'
1:30 My Man's Gone Now
2:34 Summertime

Here is the link to PART 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgwyfz26ujQ

Category:

Music

Tags:

• George Gershwin
• Jane Froman
• Porgy and Bess
• opera
• contralto
• solo
• Broadway
• radio
• broadcast
• memorial
• 78rpm
• 1938
• Nathaniel Shilkret
• Summertime
• I got plenty of nuttin'
• My Man's gone now

[Julie081453]

Awesome voices! Thank you so much for posting such beautiful and talented individuals!

Please, continue to keep such memories alive and reachable for all via the YouTube!

[bsgs98]

@Julie081453 Thank you! In case you didn't know, there are nine other parts to this memorial program on my channel.

[jeanfss38]

I keep coming back to hear this! - continue to appreciate your wonderful presentation of this great classic!

Again, thank you for posting this treasure!!!

[bsgs98]

@jeanfss38 Thanks for coming back! You might also be interested in "Summertime" sung by Anne Brown from the original Broadway cast. I have that posted as well.

[BalletBabyBoy]

Funny to hear white singers doing this but Jane Froman is wonderful.

[jeanfss38]

Jane Froman died 31 years ago today. Her voice remains, for me, with thanks to you and others who post her recordings and videos on YouTube, a treasure that new generations can enjoy. (Perhaps they will go beyond her music to learn something of her great courage and humanitarianism, as well!)

[jeanfss38]

Thank you, once again, for this beautiful presentation of great music and wonderful images. I come back, again and again!

[waynebrasler]

Boy, was THIS a different world! I was born in 1940 and my memories go back to 1943 and by the age of 4 I was an expert on all the popular records, songs and artists. I was singing songs made famous by girl singers before I could speak and had a clear memory of a life as an unsuccessful girl singer in L.A. in the 1930s and dying in 1938. Which means two years between lives, whatever that might mean. Froman was extraordinary, as you can hear, and eventually our paths crossed!

[jeanfss38]

Thank you for another magnificent treasure! The photos are so special; the music is the best. Froman's "Summertime" is a classic among Gershwin/Shilkret classics:)