"of course, Porter's great songs. Director Irwin Winkler's highly stylized technique is difficult to connect with emotionally. His film also suffers from shockingly sloppy editing for a studio production. If nothing else, the composer . . . deserves a movie that has rhythm. But ""De- Lovely"" lurches along like a car with a missing spark plug."" In ""Rolling Stone"", Peter Travers rated the film three out of a possible four stars and commented, ""In voice, manner, patrician charm and private torment, Kevin Kline is perfection as legendary composer Cole Porter . . . At its best, ""De-Lovely"" evokes a time,"
"Gábor Peterdi and Gábor Molnár. Peterdi inserted the photo collection of Dezo Hoffmann (1912-1986). He was a Czechoslovakian-Hungarian photographer who captured many artists on film in the sixties, like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Marilyn Monroe and others. Molnár is a writer of the book ""Immortal"" on The Beatles and inserted an extensive record collection and many memorabilia from the sixties. The musical history of the band is being presented through presentation boards, and audio and visual material. Next to them, the collection consists of various books, publications, photographs, guitars, a drum kit and other memorabilia."
"but in 1989 was awarded a summer scholarship at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Later, he was admitted as a full-time student and graduated magna cum laude in 1996. DeBlois specializes in jazz but can play just about any other type of music as well. A savant, he plays 20 musical instruments and has held concerts worldwide but also has his own band, Goodnuf. He can play about 8,000 pieces from memory. A TV movie was made on Tony DeBlois' life, entitled ""Journey of the Heart"" (1997) starring Cybill Shepherd as Janice DeBlois, Jeremy Lelliott / Chris Demetral"
"of ""Pevniny a vrchy 2"" contains live recordings of The Soulmen from the 1st Czechoslovak Beat Festival from 1967 and of Provisorium from 1971, in a very low sound quality. The album ""Pevniny a vrchy"" was part of the eponymous biography or Ursiny by Marián Jaslovský. ( ) Singles EP Studio albums English album Slovak albums (all but the first one as Dežo Ursiny - Ivan Štrpka): Compilation albums: Live: Single: Dežo Ursiny Dezider Ursiny also known as Dežo Ursiny (; 4 October 1947 - 2 May 1995) was a Slovak rock musician and a television and film screenwriter and"
"Dezo Hoffmann Dezider Hoffmann (most often credited as Dezo Hoffmann or Dežo Hoffmann, 1912 - 1986) was a Slovak photographer, photojournalist and cameraman from Czechoslovakia. He earned international acclaim in the 1960s, shooting photographs of well known pop and showbiz personalities, such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, Charlie Chaplin, Sophia Loren, Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, The Kinks, The Shadows, Tom Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Elton John, Omar Sharif and Pink Floyd. Hoffmann was born on 24 May 1912 in Banská Štiavnica, Kingdom of Hungary now Slovakia. After studying"
"Gene de Paul Gene Vincent de Paul (June 17, 1919 – February 27, 1988) was an American pianist, composer and songwriter. Born in New York City, he served in the United States Army during World War II. Married to Billye Louise Files (November 23, 1924 - January 30, 1977) of Jack County, Texas. He joined the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1941 and went on to compose the music for many motion pictures. He was nominated (with Don Raye) for an Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song in 1942 for the song ""Pig Foot Pete"""
"and was signed by Barclay Records. During a gig at Saint-Tropez, he met Brigitte Bardot who he taught how to play the guitar. The two appeared together on French television in 1963 singing a duet. The publicity led to a film career in France beginning in 1964 with ""Mort, où est ta victoire?"". He made his English language debut in ""Dark of the Sun"" (1968). Despax was diagnosed with leukemia in 1969 and died in 1974. Olivier Despax Olivier Despax born Olivier Despax de Kerver 28 February 1939 died 10 April 1974 was a French guitarist, singer and film actor."
"he was nominated for the 1983 Tony Award for Best Original Score. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985. Gene de Paul died in 1988 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills. Gene de Paul Gene Vincent de Paul (June 17, 1919 – February 27, 1988) was an American pianist, composer and songwriter. Born in New York City, he served in the United States Army during World War II. Married to Billye Louise Files (November 23, 1924 - January 30, 1977) of Jack County, Texas. He joined the American Society"
"Dežo Ursiny Dezider Ursiny also known as Dežo Ursiny (; 4 October 1947 - 2 May 1995) was a Slovak rock musician and a television and film screenwriter and director. He is considered one of the most important personalities of Slovak rock music and one of the most talented and unique Slovak popular music composers. He belongs to a wide group of legends of Czechoslovak Big Beat. Dežo Ursiny was a member of big beat bands The Beatmen, The Soulmen in the 1960s and since the mid-1970s, until his death he pursued a solo-career, composing sophisticated artistic and critically highly"
"music, saying that it is ""a form of expression for people incapable of making music"" and ""not music but vociferations, eructations (belching)"". Delanoë died of cardiac arrest in the early morning of 27 December 2006 in Poissy near Paris. He is buried in the Cimetière de Fourqueux, which is just southeast of Poissy. His wife Micheline Leroyer (née Biesel) died 16 January 2015 at age 97, and is buried beside him. They had three children: Pierre-Denis, Sylvie, and Caroline. Pierre Delanoë Pierre Delanoë (16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006), born Pierre Charles Marcel Napoleon Leroyer in Paris, France, was"
"Jay Della Valle Jay Della Valle (born August 19, 1979) best known for his documentary ""The Glorious Mustache Challenge"", and for his role as Sue in the Independent Feature Film, ""Mount Joy""- is an American filmmaker, recording artist, singer and songwriter. Della Valle was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. He is of Italian, Irish, and Czech ancestry. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey and attended Wayne Valley High School. Della Valle currently resides in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. with his wife and 2 children. While attending New York University, Della Valle played with various bands including The Offbeats and Sex"
"LIFE!"" Piano series for Music and Wellness as part of PLAY MUSIC-ENJOY LIFE! Inc., a non-profit California based company partnered with the American Cancer Society. DePiro is the son of a steel executive (and hall of fame softball pitcher) father, Louis, and jazz vocalist mother, Joan, (whose uncle, Vincent Nola, founded and owned ""Nola Studios"" in New York City), and sibling to two younger sisters Deanna, a computer sales executive and Jacki, a jazz vocalist and a founding and current partner at JaRic Records and Entertainment. Throughout his career, DePiro has been a National Artist for Matsushita/MCA Music Entertainment Group"
"than being interred with Garland at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York, his body was cremated and his ashes sent to an individual in Florida. Mickey Deans Mickey Deans (September 24, 1934 – July 11, 2003) was an American musician and entrepreneur, and the fifth and last husband of actress and singer Judy Garland. Born Michael DeVinko in Garfield, New Jersey on September 24, 1934, Deans was the youngest of three children of Mary and Michael DeVinko. He grew up in a musical family, playing the piano and accordion. ""My parents encouraged him to be a musician, "" recalls his"
"she was married to Jesse Earl Davis for 27 years. In October 2006, Davis died attempting to extinguish a fire that destroyed their apartment in Oakland, California. Sugar Pie DeSanto Sugar Pie DeSanto (born Peylia Marsema Balinton, October 16, 1935, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an African-American and Filipino-American rhythm-and-blues singer, whose career in music flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. DeSanto was born to an African-American mother, who was a concert pianist, and a Filipino father. She spent most of her early life in San Francisco, California, where she moved with her family at the age of four."
"DeFord Bailey DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 – July 2, 1982) was an American country music and blues star from the 1920s until 1941. He was the first performer to be introduced on the Grand Ole Opry and the first African-American performer on the show. He played several instruments but is best known for his harmonica tunes. A grandson of slaves, Bailey was born near the Bellwood community in Smith County, Tennessee, and learned to play the harmonica at the age of three, when he contracted polio (or, as it was called at the time, infantile paralysis). He was confined"
"Sugar Pie DeSanto Sugar Pie DeSanto (born Peylia Marsema Balinton, October 16, 1935, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an African-American and Filipino-American rhythm-and-blues singer, whose career in music flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. DeSanto was born to an African-American mother, who was a concert pianist, and a Filipino father. She spent most of her early life in San Francisco, California, where she moved with her family at the age of four. She stands . As a girl she was friends with Etta James. Johnny Otis discovered DeSanto in 1955, and she toured with the Johnny Otis Revue. Otis"
"Desmond de Silva Desmond de Silva is a Sri Lankan singer and entertainer, noted for his youthful voice that has changed little over four decades of performing, and regarded as the ""King of Baila."" Born in Matara in southern Sri Lanka, De Silva is now resident in Australia and has performed to packed concert halls across the world. ""Des,"" as he is known to his fans, launched his career in popular music in Colombo in 1963, he was the lead vocalist of the Fire-Flies. His music was featured widely on Radio Ceylon and subsequently the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, the"
"Mickey Deans Mickey Deans (September 24, 1934 – July 11, 2003) was an American musician and entrepreneur, and the fifth and last husband of actress and singer Judy Garland. Born Michael DeVinko in Garfield, New Jersey on September 24, 1934, Deans was the youngest of three children of Mary and Michael DeVinko. He grew up in a musical family, playing the piano and accordion. ""My parents encouraged him to be a musician, "" recalls his sister, Caroline Tassely. ""He was very talented and played popular music in clubs in the fifties and sixties."" He played the piano at Jilly's, a"
"Debby Boone Deborah Anne Boone (born September 22, 1956) is an American singer, author, and actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, ""You Light Up My Life"", which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year. Boone later focused her music career on country music resulting in the 1980 No. 1 country hit ""Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again"". In the 1980s, she recorded Christian music which garnered her four top 10 Contemporary Christian albums as"
"Carol Decker Carol Ann Decker (born 10 September 1957) is an English musician and lead vocalist for the band T'Pau, which had international success in the late 1980s. Although Decker's music is mainly associated with the group, she also released ""One Heart,"" a solo single in 1995, to support the centenary of the Halifax World Cup Rugby League. Decker's personal record label is named GnatFish. Decker was born in Huyton, Merseyside and educated in Wellington, Shropshire. In addition to her musical achievements, Decker also has acted on both stage and screen, including a part in the film ""Nine Dead Gay"
"and comedian Lotus Weinstock. Their daughter is actress, musician Lili Haydn. Lili was an accomplished violinist at a young age, playing locally in Hollywood, CA. Dave claimed extreme fondness for Lili's music and talent and invited friends to meet him at her performances, although few were told it was his daughter they were listening to. Jove was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just before he died in 2004, aged 61, in Los Angeles. David Jove David Jove (December 14, 1942 – September 26, 2004), born David Sniderman, was a Canadian director, producer, and writer, particularly of underground and alternative music-themed films."
"member for disadvantaged children through the charity Nordoff-Robbins, which he helped found and worked with for over 30 years. He also became a Justice of the Peace. In his later years he lived in Mobberley, Cheshire and fathered twin sons and a daughter. He suffered from prostate cancer from early 2001, but continued to perform with his band almost up until his death from that disease in Kingston Hospital, South West London, on 9 January 2009. He was 67. Dave Dee David John Harman, known professionally as Dave Dee (17 December 1941 – 9 January 2009), was an English singer-songwriter,"
"in 1999. DeVito rejoined Valli and Gaudio (Massi had died in 2000) on stage at the 2005 Broadway opening of the documentary-style musical ""Jersey Boys"", a Tony Award winning hit chronicling the story of the group's early days. Also, some have noted that Joe Pesci's character in ""Goodfellas"" is named Tommy DeVito; however, although the name is the same, the character in that film is based on reputed mobster Tommy DeSimone. Tommy DeVito (musician) Tommy DeVito (born June 19, 1928) is an American musician and singer, best known as a founding member, baritone vocalist, and lead guitarist of the rock"
"Slim De Grey Clifford Frank de Grey (20 May 1918 – 16 March 2007), better known as Slim De Grey was an English-Australian actor, compere, musician, lyricist/composer and comedian. He served with the Australian Army, the eighth division and was a POW in Changi Prison during World War Two. While an inmate there he composed, presented and produced shows. Roles included ""Young Ramsay"", ""Bellamy"", ""Newsfront"" and ""Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles"". He died in a Gold Coast Hospital in 2007, aged 88, from hesrt related issues.He was married to Christina de Grey and had 2 sons Calvin, an actor (1957-2008)"
"movies ""Mr. Music"" and ""The Secret Fury"" in 1950. He performed sporadically, recording once with Benny Carter in 1962. Barbour died in 1965 of a hemorrhaged ulcer in Malibu Beach, California, at the age of 53. Dave Barbour David Michael Barbour (May 28, 1912 – December 11, 1965) was an American jazz guitarist. He was married to singer Peggy Lee and was her co-writer, accompanist, and bandleader. Barbour was born in Long Island, New York. When was twelve, he played banjo at Carnegie Hall. He started his career as a banjoist with Adrian Rollini in 1933 and then Wingy Manone"
"Dee Dee Phelps Dee Dee Phelps (born Mary Sperling) is a singer-songwriter and author from Santa Monica, California, best known as half the popular 1960s musical duo Dick and Dee Dee. She became a professional writer in 2007, publishing her award-winning memoir ""Vinyl Highway"". In 2008, Dee Dee joined with singer/actor Michael Dunn to revive the Dick and Dee Dee act live. More recently, in 2013, Dee Dee is now teamed with Deke Detanna, lead singer of Deke and the Blazers. The duo performs all over the country, singing classic Dick and Dee Dee hits. Phelps was born as Mary"
"Des'ree Desirée Annette Weeks (born 30 November 1968), known by her stage name Des'ree (), is a British R&B recording artist who rose to popularity during the 1990s. She is well known for her hits: ""Feel So High"" (for which three different music videos were recorded), ""You Gotta Be"", ""Life"", and ""Kissing You"" (from the soundtrack of the film ""Romeo + Juliet""). At the 1999 Brit Awards she received the Brit Award for Best British female solo artist. Des'ree has not released any new material since the 2003 album ""Dream Soldier"". Des'ree was born in Croydon, South London, England, on"
"trophy for selling in excess of 2½ million records. Love died at the University College Hospital, Camden, London, on 8 July 1991 at the age of 73. Geoff Love Geoffrey Love (4 September 1917 – 8 July 1991), known as Geoff Love, was a prolific British arranger and composer of easy listening and pop versions of film themes. He became famous in the late 1950s, playing under the pseudonym of Manuel and The Music of The Mountains. Love was born in Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, the only son and younger of two surviving children (an elder sister Cornelia) of"
"and his team also started a ""mobile/Outreach"" program to bring the Music and Wellness program to the afflicted when they are unable to travel to the PLAY MUSIC – ENJOY LIFE! locations. DePiro lives in the greater Los Angeles area with his wife and son. Rick DePiro Rick DePiro, (born May 30, 1967) who is known by his stage name Ricky Dee, is an American country singer-songwriter, jazz pianist and organist, and a music producer who has recorded and produced over twenty-five albums. DePiro is also the founder of RADCO Music Group, a Los Angeles-based multimedia group consisting of JaRic"
"work for solo flute played by Emmanuel Pahud. Alexandre Desplat Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer. He has won two Academy Awards for his musical scores to the films ""The Grand Budapest Hotel"" and ""The Shape of Water"", and received seven additional Academy Award nominations, eight César nominations (winning three), seven BAFTA nominations (winning three), seven Golden Globe Award nominations (winning two), and six Grammy nominations (winning two). Desplat has worked on a variety of films, including independent and commercial successes ""The Queen"", ""The Golden Compass"", ""The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"","
"De De Pierce De De Pierce (February 18, 1904 – November 23, 1973) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. He is best remembered for the songs ""Peanut Vendor"" and ""Dippermouth Blues"", both with Billie Pierce. Pierce was born Joseph De Lacroix Pierce in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Pierce's first gig was with Arnold Dupas in New Orleans in 1924. During his time playing in city nightclubs, he met Billie Pierce, who became his wife as well as a musical companion; the two were the house band at the Luthjens Dance Hall from the 1930s through the 1950s. They"
"Maggie in 1995. Dee Palmer Dee Palmer, formerly David Palmer (London, 2 July 1937), is an English composer, arranger, and keyboardist best known for having been a member of the progressive rock group Jethro Tull from 1977 to 1980. Palmer studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music with Richard Rodney Bennett, winning the Eric Coates Prize and The Boosey and Hawkes Prize and during her studentship taught clarinet to second study students. She was appointed a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Music in 1994. Going about her early career as a jobbing arranger and conductor of recording sessions,"
"of music and possessing accomplished vocal skills, which given his credentials is a supreme compliment. De Begnis was a world-class opera singer who worked with Rossini in Italy and was married to the talented opera soprano Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis (Claudine de Begnis). Signor De Begnis dedicated one of his works to Lumley before he died in New York in August 1849. Franklin enjoyed travelling, and frequently travelled by steamship down to San Francisco. It was on a journey down south to deal with his deceased brother's estate, Edward Franklin, that he suffered a severe stroke on July 11, 1873."