He is also a very good actor and has done quite a bit of theatre work...Golden Boy for instance.
>From: Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant
>Subject: Re: songs of peace
>Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:01:57 EDT
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>In a message dated 4/11/2 1:30:15 AM, awatsky (at) nj(dot)rr(dot)com writes:
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><< Steve Lawrence, ? Simon, Surely You jest ? Perhaps not ? You just dig deep
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>lounge maybe. Al W.
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>I think Steve Lawrence is the most underated singer today. He has a fantastic
>voice and unbeleivable control. His father was a Cantor. Have you ever heard
>his version of "Where Can I Go" sung in Yiddish and English? Still get many
>requests for this song though it's been out of print for years.
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>Too bad he is "considered" a lounge singer. In the 50's he was a "pop" singer
>and had some great Rock & Roll hits. He had a huge hit with "Party Doll" the
>Buddy Knox song as well as "Footsteps" (written for him by the great Teddy
>Rendazzo), "Pretty Blue Eyes" "Portrait of My Love", and MANY more.
>Ironically, his biggest hit "Go Away Little Girl" was my least favorite. He
>made some fantastic records..including a fine Spanish Lp for the Latin market.
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>I'll bet that if he did a Jewish Cd it would sell at least 100,000 units.
>S
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