3 minSong Story – Remembering Carmen McRae Songs and Events My first experience with Carmen McRae’s forthright personality was early in my songwriting career and also relatively...
3 minSong Story - “A Kiss Before Dying”In all businesses and particularly in the movie industry, it’s all about connections. I was lucky enough to have a music publisher, Sam...
2 minSong Story – “No One Ever Tells You”When music publisher Sam Weiss gave a copy of “No One Ever Tells You” to Frank Sinatra, it meant a sleepless night for arranger Nelson...
2 minSong Story – "London by Night", 1957 Billy May ArrangementThe second time Frank Sinatra recorded “London By Night” was at Capitol Records, Studio A, at Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles. Sinatra...