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Category Archives: Music
Recalling Tommy Hunter, a star who knew his limits
By Ray Bennett LONDON – Country music singer Tommy Hunter, who turns 85 today, was one of the most popular entertainers in Canada for decades but he was never tempted to become a star in America.
Posted in Interviews, Memory Lane, Music, Recalling ..., Television
Tagged 'The Tommy Hunter Show', CBC TV, Tommy Hunter
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When Ry Cooder discovered the blues
By Ray Bennett LONDON – Ry Cooder, who turns 75 today, told me that he knew that he would be a musician when he discovered the blues as a kid. When I first heard his slide guitar, I imagined he … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Interviews, Memory Lane, Music, Recalling ...
Tagged 'Buena Vista Social Club', 'Chavez Ravine', 'The Long Riders', Ry Cooder, Walter Hill
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Why ‘Nashville’ star Cristina Raines hated to sing
By Ray Bennett LONDON – Like many a young man who saw Robert Altman’s classic ‘Nashville’ in 1975, I was a little bit in love with Cristina Raines, who turns 70 today, She played a singer in a folk trio … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Interviews, Memory Lane, Music, Recalling ...
Tagged 'Flamingo Road', 'Nashville', 'Sunshine', Ava Gardner, Cristina Raines, Howard Duff, Keith Carradine, Mark Harmon, Michael Filerman, Robert Altman
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When John Williams asked for me …
By Ray Bennett LONDON – In 2000, John Williams, who turns 90 today, was named ‘Maestro of the Year’ at ShoWest in Las Vegas. He agreed to an interview with The Hollywood Reporter tied to that with one proviso. He wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Interviews, Music
Tagged John Williams, Jon Burlingame, ShoWest, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety
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On music and human suffering …
By Ray Bennett After I posted on Facebook the image above, which I took on a visit to Auschwitz, Argentinian composer Daniel Tarrab, a friend of mine, sent me a note that read, ‘I’ve seen your post today. It really … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged 'Broken Silence', 'Some Who Lived (Algunos Que Vivieron)', Andres Goldstein, Chandos Records, Daniel Tarrab, Holocaust Memorial, Luis Puenzo, Shoah Visual History Foundation, Steven Spielberg
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‘Windmills’ and ‘Fields’ in ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’
By Ray Bennett LONDON – Lyricists Marilyn Bergman, who died today aged 93, and her husband Alan Bergman won the best-song Oscar in 1969 with Michel Legrand for ‘Windmills of Your Mind’ from ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ but they owed … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Interviews, Memory Lane, Music, Recalling ...
Tagged 'Strawberry Fields', 'The Thomas Crown Affair', 'Windmills of Your Mind', Alan Bergman, Beatles, Faye Dunawaye, Gent, Marian Ponnet, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch, Michel Legrand, Norman Jewison, Steve McQueen, World Soundtrack Awards
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Stephen Sondheim was grateful for ‘a fresh eye’
By Ray Bennett It wasn’t only Broadway that Stephen Sondheim loved. In London in 2011 to mark his 80th birthday, the Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist who has died aged 91, accepted a Special Laurence Olivier Award for his outstanding … Continue reading
Posted in Memory Lane, Music, Recalling ..., Theatre
Tagged 'Sunday in the Park with George', Angela Lansbury, Cameron Macintosh, Olivier Awards, Sondheim Theatre, Stephen Sondheim
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My chaotic encounter with composer Ennio Morricone
By Ray Bennett LONDON – The late Ennio Morricone was a giant in film music but the Italian composer could be a difficult man as I found out when I went to interview him in London. He was in town … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Focus', Dulce Pontes, Ennio Morricone
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When Kenny Rogers welcomed me to Los Angeles
By Ray Bennett We flew into LAX from Toronto, checked into the Sportsmen’s Lodge in the Valley, went directly to the then open-air Universal Amphitheater and were led to seats in the front row just as the biggest entertainer in … Continue reading
Posted in Memory Lane, Music
Tagged CNE, Kenny Rogers, TV Guide Canada, Universal Amphitheater
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Memory Lane: The time before everything was streamed
By Ray Bennett LONDON – Living, as I do, in turn-of-the-century London, it’s easy to become nostalgic for the long-ago 1900s. I know we’re just a few weeks into 2000 but it seems like forever. I recall the first single … Continue reading →