Makers of Melody
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Makers of Melody is a short film subject from 1929 that showcased the hit song Manhattan
. Manhattan was Rodgers and Hart
s first hit song. The song was sung by Ruth Tester
and Allan Gould.
Manhattan (song)
"Manhattan" is a popular song and part of the Great American Songbook. It has been performed by Lee Wiley, Oscar Peterson, Blossom Dearie, Tony Martin, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme, among many others....
. Manhattan was Rodgers and Hart
Rodgers and Hart
Rodgers and Hart were an American songwriting partnership of composer Richard Rodgers and the lyricist Lorenz Hart...
s first hit song. The song was sung by Ruth Tester
Ruth Tester
Ruth Tester was a singer and dancer in Broadway musicals of the 1920s and 1930s. Tester was born on August 17, 1903. She was married for 59 years to Fredrick Carothers. In her later years, Tester and her husband, Carothers, lived in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Carothers worked as a sales...
and Allan Gould.
External links
- Ruth Tester singing the Rodgers and Hart song, "Manhattan" in the short "Makers of Melody" with Allan Gould http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPIgQdOoEV0
- Manhattan "I'll Take Manhattan" 78 rpm and cylinder recording http://www.archive.org/details/RodgersHartInezCourteney-ManhattanMakersOfMelody1929