There were so many beautiful songs by Rogers and Hart& Rogers and Hammerstein, but I think “ Oh What a Beautiful Morning” is probably the most memorable and most popular. Thank you Dan for reminding us of those wonderful songs.
When I was a child, this was the song I sang every day when I got up. It bolstered me for whatever the day might bring. Maybe I need to start doing that again!
I worked in Gordon MacRae's car dealership in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1973. He would enter the building each day, singing "Beautiful Morning" at the top of his lungs! What a beginning of a work day! :-D
He truly was one of the best composer ever. Saw many more of the movies, but even high schools picked up those shows for Spring productions. So he and those he worked with got lots of honors throughout his career and beyond.
Thank you for bringing us so much music to thrive think & crying celebrate for our own country… we are in this together ( thank you 🙏🏽 Joyce White Vance )
Don't forget Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Allegro" which debuted in Oct. 1947. I "starred" with Blythe Danner in a high school production in 1960. A cousin, Peggy Phillips Bucci, was R&H's press agent at the time. Two somewhat memorable songs from the show are "So Far," and "The Gentleman Is A Dope." Blythe went on to fame and fortune. I...oh,well.
Thank you for this memory and clip of Gordon MacRae. I directed high school plays and musicals once upon a time. OKLAHOMA was one. The young man tasked with the role of Curly had a gorgeous voice as well. I can hear him now, offstage, opening the show in that tiny gymnasium/ auditorium. 🥲
My high school class will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of our graduation this year. And yes that means I graduated in 1976, the bicentennial year. I was a member of our speech team and our drama group. We didn’t perform Oklahoma during my high school years, but we did perform Fiddler on the Roof and The Music Man. And I played the lead character, Woody Mahoney, in Finian’s Rainbow. I wasn’t known for my singing abilities, but with the assistance of my grandmother on the piano, I practiced and practiced the song Old Devil Moon for my audition and nailed it. Musicals are just amazing and this reason to smile brought back some fond memories for me. Thanks Dan for once again prompting some nostalgia and making me smile.🙂
Thanks Dan for providing us another great Reason To Smile in your wonderful series of songs that give us a Reason To Smile. Richard Rodgers through his various collaborations with several other great songwriters brought us a lot of Reasons To Smile through his long and distinguished career with hits on both Broadway and on the Silver Screen.
Brings back my childhood of the 1950s when I saw Oklahoma on Broadway
There were so many beautiful songs by Rogers and Hart& Rogers and Hammerstein, but I think “ Oh What a Beautiful Morning” is probably the most memorable and most popular. Thank you Dan for reminding us of those wonderful songs.
When I was a child, this was the song I sang every day when I got up. It bolstered me for whatever the day might bring. Maybe I need to start doing that again!
Thank you for this lovely reminder
I worked in Gordon MacRae's car dealership in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1973. He would enter the building each day, singing "Beautiful Morning" at the top of his lungs! What a beginning of a work day! :-D
He truly was one of the best composer ever. Saw many more of the movies, but even high schools picked up those shows for Spring productions. So he and those he worked with got lots of honors throughout his career and beyond.
Dan ✨Rather
Thank you for bringing us so much music to thrive think & crying celebrate for our own country… we are in this together ( thank you 🙏🏽 Joyce White Vance )
Keep On Keeping On for We The People
Blessings to you Dan ☮️🦋💟
Thank you, Dan and Team Steady.
Your reminder, along with recordings, of Richard Rogers’s music has brought a lift to my lilt this morning.
Don't forget Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Allegro" which debuted in Oct. 1947. I "starred" with Blythe Danner in a high school production in 1960. A cousin, Peggy Phillips Bucci, was R&H's press agent at the time. Two somewhat memorable songs from the show are "So Far," and "The Gentleman Is A Dope." Blythe went on to fame and fortune. I...oh,well.
That brought tears to my eyes!! Thank you, Dan.
Thank you for this memory and clip of Gordon MacRae. I directed high school plays and musicals once upon a time. OKLAHOMA was one. The young man tasked with the role of Curly had a gorgeous voice as well. I can hear him now, offstage, opening the show in that tiny gymnasium/ auditorium. 🥲
My high school class will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of our graduation this year. And yes that means I graduated in 1976, the bicentennial year. I was a member of our speech team and our drama group. We didn’t perform Oklahoma during my high school years, but we did perform Fiddler on the Roof and The Music Man. And I played the lead character, Woody Mahoney, in Finian’s Rainbow. I wasn’t known for my singing abilities, but with the assistance of my grandmother on the piano, I practiced and practiced the song Old Devil Moon for my audition and nailed it. Musicals are just amazing and this reason to smile brought back some fond memories for me. Thanks Dan for once again prompting some nostalgia and making me smile.🙂
Thanks Dan for providing us another great Reason To Smile in your wonderful series of songs that give us a Reason To Smile. Richard Rodgers through his various collaborations with several other great songwriters brought us a lot of Reasons To Smile through his long and distinguished career with hits on both Broadway and on the Silver Screen.
Thanks Dan for providing us another great Reason To Smile in your wonderful series of songs that give us a Reason To Smile.
Thanks Dan.
Thank you! I sure needed that smile today!