Post by Geoffrey Mark

S2E26-Decades ago, friends and I were geeking out over the early recordings of the great vocalist, Eydie Gorme. We all liked her vibrant style, but were dismayed at how lame the themes of some of her albums were. I joked that one of theme was "Eydie Gorme Sings Songs That Begin With W". One of them actually put together such a fantasy on tape and it was hysterical. This week on GPE, we present "Ella Sings Songs That Begin With W" as an homage to my late friend Tom Kulesha, who died of AIDS in the mid-1980s. The songs are actually quite marvelous! As always, I will be there to share insider stories about the songs, the arrangements and, of course, Miss Ella! Ella Fitzgerald : Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, absolute pitch, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing Geoffrey Mark: Critics have called Geoffrey Mark a walking encyclopedia of show business history. Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised all over the country, Mr. Mark has spent his entire life in one part of show business or another. He has been appeared off-Broadway and in summer stock, been a singer and stand-up comedian in New York nightclubs and cabarets as well as on cruise ships, the proud recipient of an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award nomination, hosted two radio series in Los Angeles, writes comedy for several stand-up comedians, writes and produces documentaries and reality shows for cable television, as well as hosted two radio series of his own as well as several special programs on radio and television. Mr. Mark is also in demand as a performer in nightclubs, on cruise ships and for corporate events. Produced by B.K.Bartlett / benjamin.bartlett3 [email protected] Geoffrey Mark / mrgeoffreymark / @geoffreymark1037 GPE is officially copywrited by Spettigue Productions in association with the following networks: Still Toking Productions Stilltoking.com & The Dorkening Podcast Networt / @thetokingdead / @thedorken