Friday, February 26, 2021

February 26 - Fats Domino; Betty Hutton (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Fats Domino (26 February 1928 – 24 October 2017) was an American pianist and singer-songwriter. [This post is in celebration of Black History Month.]

[For last year's quatrain on Frank Bridge click here.]




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nomenclature


Elvis thought that on the whole

Fats Domino played rock and roll,

While Fats himself preferred to use

The older label rhythm and blues.


It doesn’t matter, after all, it

Isn’t changed by what you call it.

 

 

 

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Betty Hutton (26 February 1921 – 12 March 12, 2007) was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedian, dancer and singer.

 

  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signing the Cast


When filming Annie Get Your Gun

They needed to determine

How Miss Oakley could be done

Without Miss Ethel Merman.


At first, Miss Garland had the lead

At Metro Golden Mayer,

But she was fired, which caused a need

To find another player.


They looked around, and then they hit

The thing right on the button.

They knew they had the perfect fit,

And cast Miss Betty Hutton.

 

 

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