NELSON RIDDLE: MUSIC WITH A HEARTBEAT – Geoffrey Littlefield with Christopher Riddle (Grosvenor House Publishing – ISBN: 978-1—83975-440-2) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Those of us of a certain age will instantly know the name Nelson Riddle. Most will associate him with Frank Sinatra as he was Sinatra’s main arranger through the […]
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CD Review: Legends – Gary Williams
LEGENDS – Gary Williams (BOS Records – BOS6817) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Gary Williams is back with a new CD and this time it is a love letter to the greats of yesteryear: Sinatra, Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Presley, Nat ‘King’ Cole, and others. Tracks include: ‘Mr Bojangles’, ‘Mack the Knife’, ‘Route […]
Rat Pack show heads back to the West End for Christmas
Hit swinging sixties show The Rat Pack – Live From Las Vegas is returning to the Theatre Royal Haymarket over a decade since it made its West End debut at the venue. The celebration of the music and camaraderie of the legendary team of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr, will return with […]
Gary Williams – Hollywood Swings – Crazy Coqs
Gary Williams – Hollywood Swings continues at the Crazy Coqs, London until 28 May. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Gary Williams, a great favourite of Crazy Coqs patrons, returns with his latest cabaret which he dubs ‘A Technicolor Celebration of the Silver Screen’. And what he delivers is what it says on the […]
Jeff Harnar – Crazy Coqs
Jeff Harnar performs Does This Song Make Me Look Fat? at the Crazy Coqs, London, until 1 March. With his dapper charm and New York polish, Jeff Harnar was always a cabaret singer who made the game look easy, but the eye-catchingly named Does This Song Make Me Look Fat? show he brings with him […]
