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• PAMELA’S FIRST MUSICAL – live at Town Hall NYC, May 18, 2008 @ 3pm.
• SWEET CHARITY – Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, Neil Simon’s classic musical is live on stage through May 18, 2008: Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace IL. Box office: (630)530-0111. Starring Summer Smart as Charity , direction by Jim Corti & choreography by Mitzi Hamilton.
• Notable Music Publishing is proud to announce a worldwide administration agreement with legendary Jamaican record producer Sonia Pottinger and Push Music Jamaica. Los Angeles, CA – February 1, 2008 – Notable Music Publishing is happy to announce that they have entered into a worldwide administration agreement with Ft. Lauderdale Florida and Kingston Jamaica based record producer, record label owner, and music publisher, Sonia Pottinger. Sonia Pottinger, considered one of the top producers in Jamaican music history, was recently awarded the title of The Honourable Sonia Pottinger OD (Order of Distinction) by the Jamaican Government for her contribution to the Island Nation’s music, arts and culture. Ms. Pottinger is also a recipient of Raggaesoca Music’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Ms. Pottinger’s catalog includes her music publishing company, Push Music Jamaica and several successful labels including, Tip Top Records, High Note Records, Gay Feet, and Glory. Ms. Pottinger produced and released a truly impressive string of #1 singles and artists throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s beginning with Joe White’s “Every Night, “My Love For You”, and “Brown Eyes”. Several more #1 hit singles and artists followed including: Judy Mowatt (“I Love You”, “Too Good For Me”, “Come To Me”, and “I’m Alone”), Ken Boothe (“Lady With The Starlight”, “Say You”), Sonya Spence (“No Charge”), Marcia Griffiths (“Stepping Out of Babylon”, “Peaceful Woman”, “Dreamland”, “Survival”), The Melodians (“Little Nut Tree”, “Swing & Dine”), Delano Stewart (“That’s Life”, “Stay A Little Bit Longer”, “Dance With Me Baby”), Delroy Wilson (“Put Yourself In My Place”), Errol Dunkley (“You’ll Never Know”), Brent Dow (“Build Me Up”), Jackie Brown (“One Night of Sin”), three albums by Culture - Harder Than The Rest, Cumbolo, and International Herb (“This Train”, “Natty Never Get Weary”, “Stop The Fussing and Fighting”), Gaylads (“ABC Rocksteady”, “Hard To Confess”) and Bob Andy’s classic, “Lots of Love and I”. Ms. Pottinger was also the first to record and release Gospel music in Jamaica beginning with Otis Wright’s “Man From Galilee” on her Glory label. In 1975, Sonia purchased the Treasure Isle label and studio from its founder and Jamaican music giant, Arthur “Duke” Reid. Duke Reid, who ran one of the most popular sound systems in Jamaica in the 1950’s called Duke Reid’s The Trojan, formed the Treasure Isle label, which dominated the Jamaican music scene of the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Duke Reid as producer and label owner recorded and released some of the most important and influential Ska and Rocksteady records ever released including artists such as: U Roy (“Wake The Town”, “Rule The Nation”, “Wear You To The Ball”), Alton Ellis (“Girl I’ve Got A Date”, “Rocksteady”, “Cry Tough”) , The Paragons (“The Tide is High”), The Melodians (“I’ll Get Along Without You”, “You Don’t Need Me”, “Come On Little Girl”), The Techniques (“How I Wish It Would Rain”), Dennis Alcapone, Phyllis Dillon (“Perfidia”), and the Three Tops (“It’s Raining”). Ms. Pottinger and Duke Reid’s artist and song roster continues to thrive through numerous live concerts, revival Reggae compilations, film and television placements, and advertising campaigns throughout the world.
• Notable Music Publishing and Chrysalis Music Group are happy to announce a worldwide co-publishing agreement with songwriter/producer, Chris Keup. A recipient of ASCAP’s Sammy Cahn Award, Keup has written with and produced such artists as Jason Mraz, Graham Colton, Rachel Yamagata, Johnathan Rice, Missy Higgins, O.A.R., and Amy Correia. Chris’s songs have appreared in such films and tv shows as: The Heartbreak Kid, Love Monkey, Everwood, One Tree Hill, and The OC. • back in print: Vocal/Piano sheet music of Cy Coleman & Michael Stewart's Tony Award-winning musical, I Love My Wife! Also available through Hal Leonard Corp. are updated versions of Cy Coleman musicals: Barnum, City of Angels, The Will Rogers Follies, & Wildcat. Coming Fall 2007: Sweet Charity Deluxe Souviner Edition. www.halleonard.com • Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (Two-disc Special Edition DVD). On November 13, 2007 Clint Eastwood presents a documentary release on DVD of the extraordinary career of one of the greatest living singers in American popular music, Tony Bennett. Featured in the film is a rare performance of Tony and Bill Evans performing Cy Coleman's "When In Rome (I Do As The Romans Do)" from a 1970's Tonight Show appearance as well as Mr. Bennett's amazing band performing Coleman's "The Best is Yet To Come" from a recent concert in Monterey, CA. • From Irving Berlin to Cy Coleman, from "Alexander's Ragtime Band" to "Big Spender", from Tin Pan Alley to the MGM soundstages, the Golden Age of the American song embodied all that was cool, sexy, and sophisticated in popular culture. Critically acclaimed writer Wilfrid Sheed knew the legends, mingled with the greats, and gossiped with the insiders. Now he's crafted a dazzling, authoritative history of the era that "tripled the world's total supply of singable tunes." This amazing book is available now via Random House. • Michael Buble's eagerly awaited album "Call Me Irresponsible" was released on May 1st. The Vancouver native, whose collective worldwide record sales are over 11 million units, recorded standards from a variety of eras including such greats as Cy Coleman ("The Best Is Yet To Come"), Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Gamble and Huff, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer and others. As for the album, Buble says, "It's all about love. We're either in love, dreaming about love, recovering from it, wishing for it or reflecting on it. That's what this record is about". • Playboy After Dark DVD Box Set Collection IN STORES NOW: Watch Cy Coleman rubbing shoulders with Lenny Bruce, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr. and a host of party-goers on Hugh Hefner's 1959 TV show, Playboy's Penthouse & Playboy After Dark. 3-DVD Box Collection includes 51 musical performances and 6 full shows. Cy Coleman also wrote the theme song. USA Today 3 1/2 stars (out of 4) • BBC Legends Series: Cy Coleman Documentary Spring 2006. This documentary of Cy Coleman features interviews with Shirley MacLaine, Jim Dale, Michele lee, Michael Crawford, Lillias White, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Neil Simon, Tommy Tune, Lucie Arnaz, Chita Rivera, Tony Bennett, Larry Gelbart, Shelby Coleman and many more sharing their memories of the life and astounding career of Cy Coleman. Aired in the UK Spring 2006 and will soon make its U.S. debut. |
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