Previous posts for May 3rd may be found here: Richard D'Oyly Carte (2019) and Virgil Fox (2020)
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Bing Crosby (3 May 1903 – 14 October 1977) was a beloved American singer and actor.
Croon It, Baby!
Jack Kapp, manager of Brunswick and later Decca, talked him into dropping many of his jazzier mannerisms in favor of a clear vocal style. — Wikipedia
There once was a singer named Bing
Who had learned, in his youth, how to swing.
They told him, in candor,
That a style that was blander
Would sell more recordings, Ka-ching!
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Marcel Dupré (3 May 1886 – 30 May 1971) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue.
Manuals Dexterity
When an organist hankers to play
The music of Marcel Dupré,
Their fingers and feet
Should be fluid and fleet,
In a “flaunting it” sort of a way.
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