Friday, September 27, 2024

September 27 - Vincent Youmans (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for September 27th are here: Vincent Youmans; Jean Berger (2019), Igor Kipnis (2020), Cyril Scott; Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari (2021), Shaun Cassidy; Cyril Scott (2022), and Vincent Youmans (2023)

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Vincent Youmans (27 September 1898 – 5 April 1946) was a Broadway and Hollywood composer.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the Rest Is History

In 1933, Youmans wrote the songs for Flying Down to Rio, the first film to feature Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as a featured dancing pair. – Wikipedia


A celebrated movie for

Which Youmans wrote a sparkling score

Was the very picture where

Ginger Rogers and Astaire

First became a dancing pair.


Flying Down to Rio thus

Created such a buzz and fuss,

That from that day down unto us,

Though their plots show some wear and tear,

No dancing duo can compare

With Ginger Rogers and Astaire.

 

 

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