Judy Garland : Recommend Judy songs for me…

Recommend Judy songs for me…

I love Judy's fun, musical songs but I truly love her more slow, lounge type songs- they're so heartfelt.

The songs i have on my iPad that i love are:

"Don't tell me that story"*******
"Just in time"
"I can't give you anything but love"
"Just a Memory"*****
"Then You've never been blue"******

My favorite ones are the on 2000 es with the stars.

My favorite one is "Then You've Never Been Blue," it's so amazing. Those songs are like when you're sitting outside at night with a cigar and beer, so cool and lounge-y :)

I noticed my favorite songs of hers, are not ones she's famous for.

Can you recommend more songs like the ones listed above?? Thanks!

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There Is No Breeze To Cool The Flame Of Love
Blues In the Night
Long Ago and Far Away
My Romance [with Frank Sinatra]
Boys and Girls Like You and Me
A Journey To a Star

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There is no better way to feel Judy's songs out in the dark then a song called 'Lost In the Stars.'

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I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues
I Get the Blues When It Rains
Little Girl Blue

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Abe Lincoln Had Just One Country
There Is No Breeze To Cool the Flame Of Love
Come Rain Or Come Shine

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I think some of Judy's best and fun songs were sung with Bing Crosby and Dick Haymes. They include;

With Bing Crosby

Connecticut
Mine


With Dick Haymes

For You, For Me, Forever More
Aren't You Kinda Glad We Did?

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Both versions of 'You're Just In Love', one with Bing Crosby and one with Vic Damone.

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'Oceans Apart' is a nice and lovely song.

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'I'm Always Chasing Rainbows' from ZIEGFELD GIRL is a nice song.

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And also try her 1942 version of 'You'll Never Walk Alone.'

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Judy was very soothing when she sang 'On the Sunny Side of the Street.'

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'Come Rain Or Come Shine', the most glorious and intense performance from the GREATEST OF THEM ALL.

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'Boys and Girls Like You and Me'
'No Love, No Nothin''

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'Somebody Loves Me'

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'After You've Gone' from FOR ME AND MY GAL.

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There are many great songs I would check out. I could name you around about 100 tracks that I consider to be essential. But, if I were you, I would extend my Garland collection. She has a vast amount of wonderful music. I'd recommend laying your hands on her Decca and Capitol recordings in particular, as well as her film recordings. If you like what you've heard - and the songs you mention present a fairly decent, though far too small, cross section of her work - then it would be worth your while to hear much more.

Here's how I'd recommend you go about it:

Smilin' Through: The Singles Collection 1936-1947
Includes all of her Decca singles, which are mostly superb. It's well priced and comprehensive. It also has far and away the best remastering of this material currently available.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Smilin-Through-Singles-Collection-1936/dp/B005 C8IKN4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381263053&sr=8-1&keywords=j udy+garland+smilin%27+through

I'd also recommend this set from JSP:

Creations 1929-1962 - Songs She Introduced
This set is, again, the best remasters of this material. It features mostly songs from the M-G-M films she made including some relatively rare on CD selections like Hoe Down and Do The La Conga (two of my favourites).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creations-1929-1962-Judy-Garland/dp/B00BF6MQ00 /ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381263064&sr=8-1&keywords=judy+ga rland+creations

As an alternative, it's hard to go past these earlier collections of her MGM recordings:
Judy Garland In Hollywood: Her Greatest Movie Hits (1936-1963)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Judy-Garland-Hollywood-SOUNDTRACK-PERFORMANCES /dp/B00000C41F/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1381263203&sr=8-3&ke ywords=judy+garland+in+hollywood
and
Collector's Gems From The M-G-M Films
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collectors-Gems-From-M-G-M-Films/dp/B0000033VY /ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1381263269&sr=8-2&keywords=judy+ga rland+collectors+gems


The Very Best Of Judy Garland: The Capitol Recordings (1955-1965)
A solid song selection. Three discs of pure gold, with three of her Capitol albums here in their entirety. Great remasters.
http://www.amazon.com/Very-Best-Judy-Garland/dp/B000SO7JCU/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8&qid=1381262886&sr=8-1&keywords=the+very+best+of+ju dy+garland

Above all though, it is absolutely essential that you get your hands on Judy At Carnegie Hall. I personally prefer the 40th Anniversary Edition (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Judy-At-Carnegie-Hall-Garland/dp/B000059QY9/re f=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381263356&sr=8-1&keywords=judy+at+ca rnegie+hall) but many people prefer the recently released mono remaster released by JSP (http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Historic-Carnegie-Hall-Concert/dp/B006JFZU IC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1381263401&sr=8-5&keywords=judy+ garland+carnegie)

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Yes, those are excellent ones. I love 'The Lost Tracks', which feature Judy's rare songs like 'Abe Lincoln Had Just One Country.' and also features duets with Crosby, Jolson and Sinatra.

20 of my favorites [not definitive, of course and in no order]

I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsCW0JNEuK0

I Get the Blues When It Rains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVPbNiz8MS0

Blue Prelude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPtocaQEVm4

Nothing But You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STPekpnHCKA

Changing My Tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAdoHi0PRYo

Abe Lincoln Had Just One Country
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rekBYLM6wo

Lorna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47g6YdpS5CU

That Old Black Magic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VEp5ufDUIU

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4lY8Y3eoo

The Man That Got Away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzyPMRo8ZUQ

Over the Rainbow [1955]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXJ2Q0F8H80

Journey to a Star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnn9cfZdthA

Zing Went the Strings Of My Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJcFRRDUmpo

The Battle Hymn Of the Republic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Xz7WV_qJs

Come Rain Or Come Shine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA8y1eoj0wM

Wonderful Guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWyU_QUmKcU

You'll Never Walk Alone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmdebL5PVzU

On the Sunny Side Of the Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utt7NfJjiKc

Sleep, My Baby, Sleep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahpWNZhafFU

The Worst Kind Of Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIbRTZj_Y44

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Some of Judy's Christmas songs.

Star Of the East
The Birthday Of a King
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Merry Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

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Judy's top ten from her television series.

Lost In the Stars
Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe
Ol' Man River
Moon River
Shenandoah
Dirty Hands, Dirty Face
Smile
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Lorna
The Battle Hymn of the Republic

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'That Old Black Magic.' Probably the most overt example of Johnny Mercer's love for Judy Garland. Judy sounds so sexy here as well.

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'Wearing of the Green' [1940]. Judy's voice is like honey.

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Judy and Vic Damone with 'You're Just In Love' is just beautiful.

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'These Lush Moments' with Judy and Bing.

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Judy was the best singer to sing Chaplin's 'Smile.'

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From the 'Alone' album, Judy really delivers with 'Blue Prelude' [1957].

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'I'm Just Wild About Harry.' One of Judy's great version of a Jolson standard.

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'Send My Baby Back to Me'

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'Please Say Ah' is a bit of fun fluff that was written for Judy and Dirk Bogarde to sing in Garland's last film, I COULD GO ON SINGING. Garland sings it here with the film's musical supervisor, Saul Chaplin,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Oza1LHoHY

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Some of Judy's most touching and beautiful moments occured when she sang tributes to Jerome Kern.

Judy Garland and Gene Kelly reunite to sing a medley of Jerome Kern's final score CENTENNIAL SUMMER on July 20, 1946 at the Hollywood Bowl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaLI2MmuE0E

Judy also performs other songs by Kern that same day.

'Who'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARoBCHU0kGA

'Why Was I Born?'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfH4hSv5mrg

'Look For the Silver Lining'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcff_FE2byw

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This a lovely tribute to the greatest songwriter of all time, Jerome Kern. It is a medley of his songs sung and played by Judy Garland, Les Paul Trio, & Paul Whiteman Orchestra and Chorus on the Philco Radio Hall of Fame.

17-12-1944

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf60qxTVjmk

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g4IolmIBaw

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Judy also sang others in the CBS memorial to Kern on December 9, 1945.

'They Didn't Believe Me'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpgyhRrIxlQ

'Look For the Silver Lining'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9fMXBGzNes

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After her appearance on October 26, 1935 Judy made a return visit on November 16 on THE SHELL CHATEAU HOUR to sing 'Zing! Went the Strings Of My Heart.' Her rendition was all the more impassioned that night; her father had been taken to the hospital earlier that day, and Marc Rabwin had called to say that Frank Gumm would be listening. He died the next day of spinal meningitis. Thus, this song remains one of Judy's saddest and most haunting songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhTq4DFLkD4

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Judy named her children after popular songs. Liza was named after the Gershwin song of the same name and Joey was named after the song 'Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe.' But there was nothing for Lorna. Judy looked and looked for one but to no avail. They had a lovely theme on her tv series written by Mort Lindsey and everyone thought it would be nice if they put some words to it. They thought of asking Johnny Mercer to help them out.

Bill Colleran remembers that the creation of 'Lorna' was a story in itself. Colleran flew to Detroit where Mercer was embroiled in the out-of-town tryouts for FOXY starring Bert Lahr. Colleran discovered that Mercer was under the influence. He took the tape of music that was sent over and told Colleran that it wouldn't take too long.

About two in the morning, passed out on the typewriter, Mercer looked up and said to Colleran, "Who the *beep* are you?"

"I produce Judy's show and I'm here for the Lorna theme."

"Whose theme?"

"Lorna."

"Oh, yeah."

This went on all night until about eight in the morning and everytime Mercer woke it was the same thing. At about ten, Mercer finished the lyric and 'Lorna' was born.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za-Qyu6akHU

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Bill Colleran recalls both versions of the song:

"The first time Judy sang it was at dress rehearsal. The first one, I think was even better, if that is possible, than the one that aired. That's when, right before she sang it, she looked straight into the camera and said, 'This is for you, Jack.' It was a powerful moment in my life. I will not forget that as long as I live. Never. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. People on their knees crying. It was devastating. I was sobbing out loud. I've never been so moved in my life by anything, anybody, or any drama. Nothing compared to what that did to me the first time she sang it. She gave every bit of her soul to that number. Everything that was Judy Garland was there and on the line at that moment, everything she had to give. The final taping was an hour later. She felt so deeply, she knew what she had. She got a standing ovation. The audience was crying, they were so moved. When she came backstage, she was crying and I was crying. She was pleased at doing it for Jack. She knew what she had done. But she was very easy, very quiet. Everyone just quietly went home. I was handling her very carefully that night. She was very, very fragile. She had given so much. I can still see that four-foot-eleven-inch gal standing there, her head going higher and higher, tears streaming down her face as she sang her heart out. It's moments like this that make you forget your problems."

It remains one of Judy's great moments and one of the great moments of television. Judy's performance is explosive, dynamic, yet subtle. There are no other words to describe it. Such words do not exist.

'The Battle Hymn Of the Republic'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Xz7WV_qJs

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"Old Man River".

Who wants to live forever?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA2TxT8W1Ao

"Her voice was so strong and in its finest shape in 1960. It's a shame the future tours were so demanding and pity she didn’t keep some of the money she earned. Instead, her earnings went into other people’s pockets." - Joan Coulson

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6c9_3yjV7k

"The songs she recorded that evening were, 'I Happen to Like New York', 'Why Was I Born?', 'Swanee' and 'You'll Never Walk Alone.' She would record one song and then we would go into the sound proof room and listen to it in the playback. At one point after one version of “I Happen to Like New York”, another guest, an English girl pop singer, made some disparaging remarks about New York. It was along the lines that it was a dirty smelly place. Judy stood looking down at sheet music on a table, said quietly and very firmly, 'I happen to like New York!'" - Joan Coulson

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"We were at the London Palladium all day, cast as extras in the audience, while they filmed the concert scenes for her movie, I COULD GO ON SINGING. I remember listening to the playback of this song over and over again as we sat in the theater, with Judy coming out now and then to film her sequences. Oh! Happy Day! 1962" - Joan Coulson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRuG13PMPjo

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"In 1964, Judy was not supposed to have sung for a long period after being ill in Hong Kong earlier that year. But she came back to London, went to a benefit and they encouraged her to sing – and off she went again! Four joyful “Maggie May” songs were recorded in August 1964, during the 6 months she lived in England." - Joan Coulson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qMXF1usj_w

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Judy recorded this for LITTLE NELLIE KELLY, but it was cut.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxLXeojuL9M

LITTLE NELLIE KELLY, 1940

Notes

A lifelong admirer of the legendarily accomplished George M. Cohan, Arthur Freed bought the rights to Cohan's 1922 Broadway musical specifically for Judy. He retained only the LITTLE NELLIE KELLY title, one song, and the plot conceit that Nellie was the daughter of a policeman. It was Roger Edens's task to set additional numbers for the film. He once again managed to pay homage to his producer by creating a sparkling vocal arrangement of the 1929 Freed-Brown hit, 'Singin' in the Rain', which Garland sang to a fare-thee-well. Several other traditional Irish and standard songs were considered. Perhaps best of all was Edens' own 'It's a Great Day For the Irish' which thereafter became so associated with St. Patrick's Day that comparatively few people realize it was written for Judy Garland in 1940.

LITTLE NELLIE KELLY was in production for eight weeks, from the end of July until retakes were completed at the end of September. As Nellie's father [and Little Nellie's grandfather], Charles Winninger's character was softened just prior to principal photography. He was initially scripted to be caught in a speakeasy raid while his daughter lay dying in childbirth. Even so, when the picture was previewed, some in the audience felt the finished picture contained "too much" of the actor and his irascible portrayal- and that the film itself was "much too long." Others bemoaned the fact that Judy was being allowed to grow up too quickly on the screen; "Don't let her play [another] married woman for a long time yet!" But the general tenor of their comments praised Judy, defining her performance as "magnificent" and noting that "she gets more beautiful in every picture."

Pros and Cons aside, the final box office was an acknowledgement of the acumen of Freed, Edens, Garland, et al. On an estimated budget of $665, 00, LITTLE NELLIE KELLY achieved film rentals of $2, 046, 000 in its first release.
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Reviews


CHICAGO TRIBUNE: "If you like the simple things of life, you'll like LITTLE NELLIE KELLY. With a tribulation here, a laugh there, and a sprinkling of tears both here and there, the action proceeds unremarkably but pleasantly on its way. Judy gives her all and sings pleasingly when the script demands."

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: "It's a hit show because it has little Judy Garland."

VARIETY: "Judy turns in a dual characterization in which she presents sharply contrasting personalities.... Her deathbed scene, which will tug at the stoniest of hearts, definitely demonstrates that she is fully as competent as a dramatic actress as she is a vocalist."

MODERN SCREEN: "JG grows up- which is the big news about this one. It's not the sort of picture that you are likely to write letters home about, but it's good, clean fun... 'a family picture.' And, in this classification, it is tops. It's pretty much hearts and flowers with a lot of brogue thrown around, but it holds up throughout because of Judy's splendid work."

LOS ANGELES TIMES: "The picture is too long, in this reviewers opinion. Early scenes... seem drawn out. Highlights are songs by Miss. Garland. The singing actress, who gains star billing, gives a very fine performance."
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Recollections


"I once made a picture called LITTLE NELLIE KELLY; that was about 1782 that I made that... And a friend of mine by the name of Roger Edens discovered a rather obscure Irish folk song that fit the picture quite well. [So] we did it. And they released the picture. And the song became.... an obscure Irish folk song!" - Judy Garland reflecting on the genesis of 'A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow' [1963]



"Judy's death scene was so emotional and effective that it wrung the hearts of all those watching. When it was finished, the set was completely empty, with the exception of Judy, the director, and myself. All those so-called hard bitten workers were so affected that they had to get away so that their sobs would not disturb the soundtrack." - George Murphy



"Judy is the finest potential actress in America. Her ability is great and versatile." - Director Norman Taurog



"I play my first grown-up dramatic character part in LITTLE NELLIE KELLY; I even die! And- this is a very important first in my life- I play my first grown up love scene. I, who have said, I was never embarrassed on the stage, in front of a mike, or in front of a camera, take it all back now. George Murphy plays my sweetheart [and my father!]... And he was certainly the most perfect choice, for he is so kind and tender and understanding- and humorous too. But just the same, after we made that love scene, I didn't know what to do or where to look. I'd just kind of go away... because I couldn't look at him! He kept kidding me, too, saying he felt like he was 'in Tennessee with my child bride." - Judy Garland

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Judy's finale from her TV series was 'Here's To Us.' Dressed in her clown costume, Judy ventured into the audience to pour glasses of champagne. This song was played at two of Judy's farewells; her television series and her funeral. But they represent moments of triumph because the spirit of Judy Garland never died.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DStUdPWA1UI

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Judy sings 'Chin Up! Cheerio! Carry On'! from BABES ON BROADWAY [1941].

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr-hXxkJRFQ

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Judy sings 'The Joint Is Really Jumpin' Down at Carnegie Hall' from THOUSANDS CHEER [1943].

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAKyf3nJvGM

THOUSANDS CHEER, 1943

Notes

By 1943, the major Hollywood studios were deep into their own contributions to the war effort. Each in turn produced an all-star musical movie to rally public morale; THOUSANDS CHEER was the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offering. Unlike most such films- which scattered their performers across two hours of extraneous plot- THOUSANDS CHEER marshaled its resources for the last quarter of the feature. More than a dozen musical and comedy types from the lot joined forces with "name" bands and orchestras to present a mammoth camp show, featuring Mickey Rooney as performing emcee. In her first Technicolor appearance since THE WIZARD OF OZ, Judy was accompanied at the piano by classical musician/conductor Jose Iturbi in the Roger Edens number, 'The Joint Is Really Jumpin' Down at Carnegie Hall.' Because Edens had appropriated a jazz "fill" from a Hugh Martin-Ralph Blane song for the "Carnegie Hall" composition, he insisted they take credit with him for its creation. The concept of all-American girl Garland, coaxing Iturbi to let down his figurative "long hair" and "get in the groove", was enough to make their number the penultimate routine in the program- another measure of Judy's growing Metro preeminence and public popularity.
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Reviews

DAILY VARIETY: "Gorgeous and pretentious, really two shows in one package."

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: "A surefire smash hit.... The mammoth camp show is climaxed by the great delivery of a song by Judy Garland."

MOTION PICTURE DAILY: "Miss. Garland sings one song... and the juniors will be telling each other about that number for months."
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Recollections


"I must tell how George Sidney; my director, Roger Edens; our musical director; and I approached Jose Iturbi when we wanted him to play a boogie woogie piano for Judy. We were all so very skeptical, afraid he might regards us as tasteless philistines. Still, it was an engaging idea; our boys in the service did like boogie, and with Judy singing, it would be wonderful. 'You'd have to be very diplomatic', George said. 'Very,' Roger added.... So Jose came to see me. I told him how the camp shows were very informal, and what we had found the boys liked to hear. And finally I let it out that I would like him and Judy to do a boogie number together. 'When do I start?' he said." - Joe Pasternak

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Judy sings 'I Don't Care' from IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME [1949]. Film goers of the day reacted to Judy's performance as if she were there in person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Q3gd6S1as

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I love Judy's tribute to Al Jolson when she played 2000 The Palace.

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Judy with Count Basie and his Orchestra on THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW. Judy performs 'I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcIdRN21tmE

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Judy sings 'Little Drops Of Rain' from GAY PURR-EE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVTOQjrZZ8A

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Judy sings 'Lost In the Stars.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqPqux11QSE

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Judy sings 'Sleep, My Baby, Sleep [1938].

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahpWNZhafFU

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Judy Garland & Gene Kelly recorded this song for Decca in 1942

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uVYkk8PRJc

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'Love' performed by Judy Garland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOWnzgXJgts
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