Annie get your gun is a musical with lyrics and music written by irving berlin and a book by. Vintage authentic 1946 annie get your gun six 6 record set ethel merman ebay. Ethel merman with ray middleton annie get your gun 1962. Merman by ethel merman meet your next favorite book. Filter 3 musicaloriginal cast 78 rpm vinyl records. Dolly gallagher levi replacement mar 28, 1970 dec 27, 1970.
Search results for you cant get a man with a gun by ethel merman yee yee. The first time i listened to ethel merman s voice in the cast recording of gypsy, i found it so annoying and loud. Annie get your gun original broadway cast bonus tracks by. The cremated remains of ethel merman, february 15, 1984. Thomas, who knew her for many years and whose 25th book about entertainers or entertainment this is, brings a little more warmth than usual to these pages. But she did record this fantastic album with robert goulet in the early 60s, and it is one of the best records ever of annie get your gun. Weve found 15,749 lyrics, 9 artists, and 50 albums matching you cant get a. Search results for you cant get a man with a gun by ethel. Berlins songs suited the story and ethel merman s abilities, and he readily composed the rest of the score to annie get your gun. Ethel merman discusses her legendary broadway career and sings cole porters riding high and a lengthy medley from annie get your gun in this rare 1978 tv appearance with tony randall and mike.
I listened to mary martins annie get your gun, which is just as fine. Ethel merman, 1978 interview and annie get your gun medley. Ethel zimmerman was born and raised in astoria, queens, and remained a brassy vulgarian to the end of her days. Irving berlin, ethel merman annie get your gun 78rpm. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from ethel merman. Nov 03, 2015 ethel merman discusses her legendary broadway career and sings cole porters riding high and a lengthy medley from annie get your gun in this rare 1978 tv appearance with tony randall and mike. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Ethel merman was the toast of broadway and the queen of musical theatre. In the spring of 1982, merman appeared on mary martins pbs talk show over easy, where they joined forces to sing anything you can do from their mutual hit, annie get your gun.
Ethel zimmerman was born and raised in astoria, queens, and remained a brassy vulgarian to the end of her days, despite. Annie get your gun was a recent effort at remedying the gap. Annie get your gun is a musical with lyrics and music by irving berlin and a book by dorothy fields and her brother herbert fields. In this soundtrack, ethel belts out songs quicker and better than anyone else in the cast. Find album credit information for annie get your gun original cast album ethel merman on allmusic. Ethel merman annie get your gun a468 decca set of6 78s 10 favourite auctions to save auctions to your favourites, please login. Annie get your gun, call me madam, and gypsy, respectively and i always thought to myself my god what would it have been like to see ethel actually do this role live. Ethel merman 3 followers ethel merman was a tony award and grammy awardwinning american star of stage and film musicals, well known for her powerful voice, often hailed by critics as the grande dame of the broadway stage. If your communication is less than courteous or professional, we will be unable to assist you.
The clarionvoiced queen of broadway for 30 years, here seen with loveand a lot of her backside showing. Annie get your gun opened at the imperial theatre on may 16, 1946. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. I also read parts of the journal merman kept during annie get your gun, which was. Ethel merman annie get your gun records, lps and cds. The official database for broadway theatre information. She also gave occasional concerts, appearing at carnegie hall as late as 1982. To call annie get your gun irving berlins most inspired score is saying a mouthful.
She wanted out of annie but was persuaded to return for a third season on for the benefit of the company and much to her credit, she did. Almost thirty years after their historic duet on the ford show, merman and martin once again caused a sensation, and they were invited to repeat the number as part of. Betty huttons allout comic desperation is very appealing. The score was a virtual oneman hit parade, including doin what comes naturally, you cant get a man with a gun, they say its wonderful, and anything you. Irving berlin, ethel merman annie get your gun 78rpm set. Ethel merman was a tony award and grammy awardwinning american star of. Ethel merman annie get your gun vinyl records and cds for.
For a great broadway musical, annie get your gun it has the great voice of ethel merman and could she sing buy this cd. Annie get your gun original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city may 16, 1946 and played through feb 12, 1949. Annie get your gun ran for three years which was an astonishingly long run in those days. Today in 1946, annie get your gun opened at the imperial theatre, where it ran for 1147 performances. Decca recorded mermans 1946 hit musical annie get your gun, and in 1947 she rerecorded her early hits for the decca album songs she made famous. Playwright dorothy fields had felt that casting merman as annie oakley would guarantee a surefire hit. The story is a fictionalized version of the life of annie oakley 18601926, a sharpshooter who starred in buffalo bills wild west, and her romance with sharpshooter frank e. As a child growing i went to the used record store in 6th grade and bought the. Later, when shows became more book oriented she was known if not for her believable acting then at least for her tremendous professionalism. Bluray of mary martins annie get your gun will include. The story of the great sharpshooter annie oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her loveprofessional rival, frank butler.
The story revolves around annie oakley, an illiterate hillbilly with a knack for shooting guns. Ebook annie get your gun as pdf download portable document. The show nicely was ahead of its time about female competence but notoriously politically incorrect about what we now call native american. When ethel merman and russel nype sang irving berlins youre just in love in call me madam 1950, the nighty encores threatened to send the show into overtime. Annie get your gun is a musical with lyrics and music written by irving berlin and a book. Annie get your gun has music and lyrics by berlin and a book by herbert fields and dorothy fields. Check out annie get your gun original broadway cast bonus tracks by ethel merman on amazon music. Listen to your favorite songs from annie get your gun original broadway cast bonus tracks by ethel merman feat. The musical premiered on broadway in 1946 with ethel merman playing annie and was subsequently adapted for the film by american writer sidney sheldon. A small pamphlet with lyrics and information about the musical is included with the album. Featuring ethel merman in the richard rogers oscar hammerstein ii production of annie get your gun. The first time i listened to ethel mermans voice in the cast recording of gypsy, i found it so annoying and loud. Merman played the lead for its duration which would be an admirable feat in any era.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Ethel merman played annie oakley, a larger than life character. Information about irving berlins broadway musical, annie get your gun, including news and gossip, production information, synopsis, musical numbers, sheetmusic, cds, videos, books, sound and video clips, tickets, lyrics, rights holders, the offical website and more. Annie get your gun has always been one of my favorite broadway musicals.
Annie get your gun original cast album ethel merman. In converting my old records to cds, i have lagged in updating those of great broadway musicals. Nevertheless, merman had preserved contemporary performances of some of her bestknown songs from her shows of the 30s for such labels as rca victor, brunswick now controlled by sony, and decca. Thoroughly researched, fully annotated, and entirely unsentimental, this volume is the most complete and accurate record of annie oakleys life and achievements. Ethel merman 19321935 lyda roberti 1934 mae west 1933 acl 2751. Annie get your gun 1946 1,147 was one of the biggest musical comedy hits of all time, the longest running show that ethel merman or irving berlin would ever be associated with. Similar to other release ethel merman with ray middleton annie get your gun and original cast, chorus and orchestra in terms of different catalog numbers appearing on jacket and labels. All or at least most of the songs have enough bounce in them to interest me and my little sisters and to cause my dad to start singing like ethel merman. Annie get your gun 1950 frequently asked questions imdb. When her daughter paged through a comic book during a rehearsal of annie get your gun, merman snatched the magazine away, saying, when im on stage, nobody reads. Annie get your gun original broadway cast bonus tracks. Ethel merman, 1978 interview and annie get your gun. Merman, ethel 19121984american entertainer, a fixture in broadway musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, who starred in the original productions of annie get your gun, call me madam, and gypsy.
From rodgershammerstein ii production annie get your gun. I have seen revivals of three of her bestknown works annie get your gun, call me madam, and gypsy, respectively and i always thought to myself my god what would it have been like to see ethel actually do. Ethel merman by brian kellow meet your next favorite book. One of doriss special gifts was her ability to share the microphone.
See more ideas about annie get your gun, annie and you got this. Ebook annie get your gun as pdf download portable document format. Decca recorded merman s 1946 hit musical annie get your gun, and in 1947 she rerecorded her early hits for the decca album songs she made famous. Vintage authentic 1946 annie get your gun six 6 record. Annie get your gun may 16, 1946 feb 12, 1949 starring. Berlins songs for annie get your gun were all about character and plot, from the bawdy doin what comes naturlly in which annie affirms the value of a commonsense barnyard education, to the witty anything you can do, which illuminates her final confrontation and reconciliation with love interest frank butler. Born ethel agnes zimmerman on january 16, 1912, in new york city. Years later, pauline kael would suggest a new take on her performance. Ethel merman, as the author ethel merman to me has always been the diva par excellence against whom all other divas must be measured. Ethel merman born ethel agnes zimmermann, january 16, 1908 february 15, 1984 was an american actress, artist, and singer. Find ethel merman biography and history on allmusic. Ethel merman annie get your gun 78s decca 6 records album irving berlin 1946. With ray middleton and members of the original cast, chorus and orchestra, under direction of jay blackburn.
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