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by pljms
Mon May 17, 2004 3:44 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Donna McKechnie BBC radio interview
Replies: 1
Views: 4692

Donna McKechnie BBC radio interview

Dancer and singer Donna Mckechnie, who featured in both the Broadway and London productions of 'Promises, Promises', was interviewed yesterday (Sunday 16th May) on BBC Radio 2's Russell Davies Show. The interview lasted about forty-five minutes during which the original Broadway cast recording of 'T...
by pljms
Mon Mar 29, 2004 4:22 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Ron Meets Burt Album - Why no UK release yet?
Replies: 1
Views: 4713

Ron Meets Burt Album - Why no UK release yet?

Several months after the 'Ron Isley Meets Burt Bacharach' album saw the light of day in the US we're still waiting for it to be released in the UK. It was mentioned during the recent BBC radio doc on BB that it was scheduled for release in March, but here we are about stumble in to April and there's...
by pljms
Mon Mar 29, 2004 4:05 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Pianist Elaine Elais Covers Burt
Replies: 1
Views: 4603

Re Elaine Elias

Thanks for the link. I saw Ms Elias perform in London a few years ago and she's phenomenal jazz pianist. Thankfully her rendition of 'A House is not a Home' on the new album is an instrumental as her singing voice is a tad on the weak side.
by pljms
Tue Feb 24, 2004 8:54 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Burt Bacharach BBC 2 Interview Pt. 2
Replies: 6
Views: 11303

Re Part Two of BB Radio Doc

I thought the part that dealt with Bacharach's years with Carole Bayer Sager was far too brief. This is not the first documentary of this type about Bacharach on BBC radio and once again 'On My Own' not only didn't get played it didn't even get a mention. At least Chistopher Cross cleared up a lot o...