Anything Goes Cole Porter (1891-1964) Episode 3 of 5 Duration: 1 hour First broadcast: Wednesday 30 July 2014 He was one of the most famous Broadway composers of his time, and many of his songs still live on in our consciousness today, this week Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Cole Porter.
Cole Porter and his wife Linda were spending much of their time in Venice, where they rented a majestic palace on the Grand Canal for $4,000 a week. They organised legendary parties, including shipping over a Jazz band from America to play on a barge in the lagoon. Porter... SHOW MORE
Music Played 16 items Add music you love and enjoy it with BBC Playlister Image for Cole Porter Cole Porter Night and Day, from The Gay Divorcee Orchestra: Columbia Studio Orchestra. Singer: Fred Astaire. ASV: CDAJA5044, ASV, 10 Add "Cole Porter || Night and Day, from The Gay Divorcee" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Cole Porter Cole Porter Solomon, from Nymph Errant Orchestra: Ray Noble Orchestra. Singer: Elizabeth Welch. PEARL: GEM0111, PEARL:, 22 Add "Cole Porter || Solomon, from Nymph Errant" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Cole Porter Cole Porter The Physician, from Nymph Errant Singer: Gertrude Lawrence. Orchestra: Ray Noble and His Orchestra. PEARL: GEM0111, PEARL:, 23 Add "Cole Porter || The Physician, from Nymph Errant" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Cole Porter Cole Porter Begin The Beguine, from Jubilee Singer: Frank Sinatra. COLUMBIA : 5078772, COLUMBIA, 2 Add "Cole Porter || Begin The Beguine, from Jubilee" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Cole Porter Cole Porter Blow Gabriel, Blow, from Anything Goes Conductor: Jay Blackton. Singer: Ethel Merman. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. PEARL: GEM0115, PEARL:, 5 Add "Cole Porter || Blow Gabriel, Blow, from Anything Goes" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Cole Porter Cole Porter You're The Top, from Anything Goes Orchestra: Buddy Bregman Orchestra. Singer: Ella Fitzgerald. VERVE: 5372572, PEARL:, 8 Add "Cole Porter || Youre The Top, from Anything Goes" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Cole Porter Cole Porter Begin The Beguine, from Jubilee Singer: Frank Sinatra. COLUMBIA : 5078772, COLUMBIA, 2 Add "Cole Porter || Begin The Beguine, from Jubilee" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Cole Porter Cole Porter Why Shouldn't I? from Jubilee Singer: Frank Sinatra. COLUMBIA: 5078772, COLUMBIA, 8 Add "Cole Porter || Why Shouldnt I? from Jubilee" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Cole Porter Cole Porter Just One Of Those Things, from Jubilee Singer: Frank Sinatra. COLUMBIA: 5078772, COLUMBIA, 9 Add "Cole Porter || Just One Of Those Things, from Jubilee" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Cole Porter Cole Porter Rap Tap On Wood, from Born to Dance Director: Victor Young. Orchestra: The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra. Singer: Frances Langford. CONIFER : CDHD181, CONIFER, 13 Cole Porter Easy To Love, from Born to Dance Orchestra: Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra. Singer: Billie Holiday. CONIFER: CDHD181, CONIFER, 14 Cole Porter I've Got You Under My Skin, from Born to Dance Singer: Virginia Bruce. Orchestra: The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra. Director: Eddie Ward. CONIFER: CDHD181, CONIFER, 15 Cole Porter In The Still Of The Night, from Rosalie Singer: Vaughan Monroe. Orchestra: Jack Marshard And His Orchestra. CONIFER : CDHD-181, CONIFER, 17 Cole Porter Rosalie, from Rosalie Orchestra: Leo Reisman & His Orchestra. Singer: Lee Sullivan. CONIFER: CDHD181, CONIFER, 18 Cole Porter Get Out Of Town, from Leave It To Me Orchestra: Jack Hylton & His Orchestra. Singer: Dolly Elsie. OLD BEAN: COLC15, OLD BEAN, 17 Cole Porter My Heart Belon