Cole Porter
Cole Porter was born the grandson of wealthy Indiana entrepreneur J.O. Cole and demonstrated musical talent from an early age. Porter entered Yale in 1913, joined the glee club and composed fight songs, some of which are still sung at Yale today. Porter's attempt to make it through Harvard Law School proved disappointing, and by 1916 he was in New York trying out his first Broadway show, which closed after only 15 performances. Porter would soon follow it with yet more failures.
In 1917 Cole Porter move to Paris and lived there for much of the 1920s. Though bisexual, in 1919 Porter married, and in 1923 composed his only large-scale "serious" work, the ballet Within the Quota, a piece that anticipated the symphonic jazz genre. In Paris, Porter met songwriter and producer E. Ray Goetz, brother-in-law of Irving Berlin. The first show they wrote together, Paris (1928), finally broke Porter's long losing streak and provided him with his first hit song, "(Let's Do It) Let's Fall in Love." Porter's next production, Fifty Million Frenchman (1929), was a smash and established his reputation. For this show Porter provided both lyrics and music, which would remain his working method for the rest of his career.
Throughout the 1930s Porter maintained a steady stream of Broadway successes, including The Gay Divorce (1932), Anything Goes (1934), Jubilee (1935), and Red, Hot and Blue (1936). Many of the songs for which Porter is best known were written for these productions, such as "Night and Day," "Begin the Beguine," "You're the Top," and "I Get a Kick Out of You." In 1937 Porter was injured in a riding accident, which resulted in the loss of a leg. For Porter this was a devastating setback and it resulted in his withdrawal from the active social life he had previously known. Nonetheless, Porter enjoyed his greatest Broadway successes afterward, with Du Barry Was a Lady (1939), Panama Hattie (1942), and Kiss Me, Kate (1948), which broke all standing box-office records with an unheard of 1,077 performances. Porter also wrote for motion pictures and lived for many years in Hollywood.
With the death of his wife in 1954 Porter began to slow down, and when he lost his other leg in 1958 Porter stopped writing altogether, living out his remaining years in seclusion. Cole Porter was an enormously prolific songwriter; a published collection of his lyrics contains words for more than 800 songs.
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At Long Last Love (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Originele soundtracks - Released by RCA - Legacy on 10 feb. 2017
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Anything Goes (1989 London Cast Recording)
Originele soundtracks - Released by First Night Records on 31 dec. 1989
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Anything Goes (2003 London Cast Recording)
Originele soundtracks - Released by First Night Records on 1 sep. 2003
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When Love Comes Your Way
Originele soundtracks - Released by Vision 21 OMP on 20 okt. 2009
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You'd Be Surprised: Songs of Love and Laughter
Barbara Kennedy, Peter Lockwood
Klassiek - Released by Globe on 15 feb. 1999
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High Society (Original UK Cast Recording)
Originele soundtracks - Released by First Night Records on 31 dec. 1996
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Kiss Me, Kate (1987 Royal Shakespeare Company Cast Recording)
Originele soundtracks - Released by First Night Records on 31 okt. 1987
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High Society
Wereldmuziek - Released by TP4 Music on 6 jan. 2020
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Cole Porter: Classic Movie & Broadway Show Tunes from Rare Piano Rolls
Jazz - Released by Shout! Factory on 1 jan. 2003
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Greatest Hits
Originele soundtracks - Released by Master Series, Inc. on 15 nov. 2011
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The Musicality of Porter
Originele soundtracks - Released by Jay Records on 1 aug. 2006
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The Best of: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Jazz - Released by Red Cab Records on 28 feb. 2012
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49 Essential Cole Porter Classics
Moderne jazz - Released by 49 Music on 12 mei 2011
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Cole Porter's You Never Know (World Premiere Cast Recording)
Musicals - Released by Ghostlight Records on 6 okt. 2017
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Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 14: The Great Love Stories (Recorded 1950-1957)
Pop - Released by Jube Pops on 1 jul. 2014
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Fifty Million Frenchmen
Howard McGillin, Kim Criswell, Susan Powell
Originele soundtracks - Released by New World Records on 1 jan. 1991
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Wedding In Paris / Cole Porter's Can-Can
Evelyn Laye, Anton Walbrook, Edmund Hockridge, Irene Hilda & The Original London Cast
Soundtracks - Released by Sepia on 1 feb. 2005
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Anything Goes (Original 2004 All Star Studio Cast)
Originele soundtracks - Released by Jay Records on 3 feb. 2004
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