Show Notes
Host Manny Pacheco profiles the urbane and witty Cole Porter. He moved in circles that included Hemingway, Picasso, Josephine Baker, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein. His contemporaries included Jerome Kern, Hoagy Charmichael and George Gershwin.
His music permeates the American Songbook with hits that include "Night and Day", "Love for Sale", "You're the Top", "Begin the Beguine", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "I Got You Under My Skin", "Let's Misbehave", "Let's Do It Let's Fall in Love", "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", "I Love Paris" and the list goes on and on... It's De-Lovely!
Broadcaster Joe Lyons assembles another Backlot report, with news and notes that reference Hollywood's past.
