Previous posts for September 7th are here: Buddy Holly; Gloria Gaynor (2019), François-André Danican Philidor; Arthur Ferrante (2020), and Heinrich Stölzel; Madeleine Dring (2021)
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Michael Feinstein (b. 7 September 1956) is an American singer and pianist, specializing in standards.
Michael Feinstein: An Assessment
Although I admire the way in which Michael Feinstein keeps the Tin Pan Alley flame burning, I have never warmed to him. There is something too smug and self-satisfied about his style. – Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune
I’d agree that his talent is real,
And there’s certainly oodles of zeal,
But the ego and smarm
Overpower the charm
That I’d probably otherwise feel.
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Saving the Great American Songbook
Michael Feinstein has built a dazzling career over the last three decades bringing the music of the Great American songbook to the world…. [H]is work as an educator and archivist define Feinstein as one of the most important musical forces of our time. – michaelfeinstein.com
If you judged from the way he is branded,
You’d think it was he, single-handed,
Who fostered a rally
To save Tin Pan Alley,
Which is, candidly, more than the man did.
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