MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO, THE: 1998 RADIO
FESTIVAL: WQEW-AM, NEW YORK: STAN MARTIN CABARET
{LIVE BROADCAST} {TAPE 1 OF 2} (RADIO)
Summary
Tape one of two. One in this radio series on New York
radio station WQEW, the "Home of American Popular
Standards," which features live music, recordings, and
interviews with performers in a cabaret-style format.
This edition, hosted by Stan Martin and broadcast live
from The Museum of Television & Radio in New York,
opens the 1998 Radio Festival at the Museum. Martin
begins the program with a recording of "The Wheel of
Fortune" performed by Kay Starr. Martin's first guest
is crooner Tom Postilio, who performs "Gotta Be This or
That," "Why Try To Change Me Now?" by Cy Coleman,
"Dream" by Johnny Mercer, and "A Hundred Years from
Today." Martin then questions Postilio about his
preference for recording old songs that are not
particularly well-known, the effect Frank Sinatra's work
had on him, and his upcoming appearance at the Oak Room
of New York's Algonquin Hotel. Next, Liza Minnelli's
recording of "New York, New York" is played as is Frank
Sinatra's "River, Stay Away from the Door." Following
this, Martin introduces Sarah Partridge, who performs
"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?," "I Remember You,"
and Bart Howard's "I'll Be Easy to Find." She and
Martin then discuss writer Sidney Zion's glowing review
of her work and her upcoming schedule of appearances.
Next, Martin plays a recording of "Zing! Went the
Strings of My Heart" before introducing pianist Roy
Gerson, who along with backup of trumpet, bass, drums,
saxophone, and trombone, performs a medley of swing
numbers. He then talks with Martin about at the Savoy
Sunday series at Irving Plaza and the release of his new
album. A recording of "You Don't Know Me" is played,
after which chanteuse Julie Budd joins Martin and
discusses her upcoming Christmas show at the Sands
Hotel in Las Vegas and her involvement in the upcoming
Sinatra conference at Hofstra University. Accompanied
by Ken Rizzo on bass and Herb Bernstein on piano, she
then performs "This Will Be My Shining Hour," "Put on a
Happy Face," and Rizzo's "Little Boy of Mine." After a
recording of "Walking Happy," the tape ends with
members of the studio audience winning tickets to the
upcoming Big Band Dance sponsored by WQEW. Continues
with T: 54724.
(This broadcast was videotaped.)
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: October 26, 1998 Monday 3:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 2:03:32
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:54723
- GENRE: Radio - Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: N/A
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Ken Rizzo … Composer, For "Little Boy of Mine"
- Stan Martin … Host, Interviewer
- Julie Budd … Singer, Guest
- Sarah Partridge … Singer, Guest
- Tom Postilio … Singer, Guest
- Herb Bernstein … Instrumentalist, pianist
- Roy Gerson … Instrumentalist, Pianist
- Ken Rizzo … Instrumentalist, Bassist
- Liza Minnelli
- Frank Sinatra
- Kay Starr
- Sidney Zion