GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We hope you’re having a restful holiday weekend.
As you enjoy your Sunday breakfast/brunch, listen to the late Sarah “The Divine One” Vaughan singing one of my favorite songs, “Tenderly”:
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From Wikipedia:
“Tenderly” is a popular song published in 1946 with music by Walter Gross (1909-1967) and lyrics by Jack Lawrence. Copyright 1946 by Edwin H. Morris & Company, Inc. Originally written in the key of Eb as a waltz in 3/4 time, it has since been performed in 4/4 and has subsequently become a popular jazz standard.
“Tenderly” has been recorded by many artists, but perhaps the best-known version was by Rosemary Clooney. Clooney’s recorded version reached only #17 on the Billboard magazine pop charts in early 1952, but is more popular than the chart data would suggest, as is evidenced by the fact that Tenderly served as the theme song for Clooney’s 1956-1957 TV variety show.
Randy Brooks, trumpeter and leader of the top rated Randy Brooks Band, may be best known for their rendition of Tenderly as a most requested song of 1947 [1].
