Friday, October 7, 2022

October 7 - Alfred Drake (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for October 7th are here: Alfred Drake; William Billings; John (Cougar) Mellencamp (2019), Joe Hill; Shura Cherkassky (2020), and Yo-Yo Ma (2021)

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Alfred Drake (October 7, 1914 – July 25, 1992) was an American actor and singer.  

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theatrical Nostalgia; or, Where Is the Life that Late I Led?


Before the sound on stage was fake,

   Controlled by someone in the booth,

The virile voice of Alfred Drake

   Stood the test of aural truth.

So raise a flagon for the sake

   For how things sounded in our youth.

 

 

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