Dick Powell
Matinee idol Dick Powell enjoyed a long and far-ranging career that brought him great success in music, film, and television. Born in Mountain View, AR, on November 14, 1904, Powell regularly sang in both school and church choirs as a child, his soprano voice eventually becoming a tenor; at the same time, he also learned to play a number of instruments, including the saxophone, cornet, and banjo. In his late teens, he joined Kentucky's Royal Peacock Orchestra, and during the late '20s sang and played with Charlie Davis, with whom Powell made a number of early recordings. By the early '30s, he had relocated to Indianapolis to serve as master of ceremonies at the Circle Theater, later assuming the same duties at Pittsburgh's Stanley Theater; there Powell was discovered by a Warner Bros. talent scout, and quickly signed to a movie contract.
Powell made his film debut in 1932's Blessed Event, but he shot to stardom a year later alongside another Hollywood newcomer, Ruby Keeler, in the classic Lloyd Bacon/Busby Berkeley backstage musical 42nd Street, which included such classic Harry Warren and Al Dubin compositions as "Shuffle Off to Buffalo," "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me," and the title song. The picture established Powell as a leading musical star, and in the years to follow, he starred in such smashes as Gold Diggers of 1933, Footlight Parade, and On the Avenue, often appearing in the company of Keeler and wife Joan Blondell; among the songs his movies popularized were "We're in the Money," "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Lullaby of Broadway," "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," and "Jeepers Creepers."
At the same time, Powell was very active in radio, regularly appearing on programs including Hollywood Hotel, Old Gold (with the Ted Fio Rito Band), and Hollywood Party; from 1942 to 1943, he also hosted his own broadcast, Dick Powell Serenade. During the early '40s, he turned more toward comedy and dramas, and in 1944 switched gears entirely to successfully portray world-weary gumshoe Philip Marlowe in the Raymond Chandler adaptation Murder, My Sweet. From that point on, Powell was firmly established as a tough guy, and he was as popular in these roles as he had been in musicals; by the early '50s, he was also directing and producing pictures. Powell also served as founder and president of Four Star Television, a pioneering TV production company, and from 1959 to 1961 he presented the popular series Dick Powell Theater. He continued working regularly until his death from cancer on January 3, 1963.
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Musical Moments to Remember: Dick Powell – Love Is on the Air Tonight (Remastered 2015)
Musical - Erschienen bei Jube Legends am 04.03.2016
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In Hollywood (1933-1935)
Pop - Erschienen bei Columbia - Legacy am 08.08.1995
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I Only Have Eyes for You
Pop - Erschienen bei Lunar Shift am 17.03.2023
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Lullaby Of Broadway
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei Cool Cats am 03.01.2008
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1930's - 1940's Hollywood Songs
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I Only Have Eyes for You
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Cinematic Nostalgia
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 11.08.2015
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POWELL, Dick: Hollywood Hotel (The Radio Special of December 18, 1936) (na Not Applicable)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Cambria am 01.01.2003
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Back2Back Christmas
Dick Powell, Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
Weihnachtsmusik - Erschienen bei Play Digital am 01.11.2010
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Dick Powell - The Essential
Pop - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 08.04.2022
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I Know Now
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black & Partner Licenses LLC am 08.02.2019
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1930's Songs from the Movies
Internationaler Pop - Erschienen bei Mach60 Music am 01.08.2016
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I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (From "On the Avenue" Soundtrack)
Pop - Erschienen bei Soundtrack Records am 26.05.2014
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20 Million Sweethearts / Mammy (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Foyer am 01.01.2000
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Live in Hollywood (Live)
Pop - Erschienen bei Sharp Edge Records am 01.10.2014
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Christmas Pudding, Vol. 6
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Hooray for Hollywood!
Pop - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 07.02.2022
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I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (From "On the Avenue")
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