Stories Behind the Songs

Kuuntele Stories Behind the Songs

Podcast by Frank LaSpina

Have you ever wondered how your favorite songs came to be written or how the artists who made them hits rose to fame? The answers to these questions are often surprising and fascinating. Host Frank LaSpina tells the tales through audio highlights from his popular series of Las Vegas stage shows performed by the amazingly talented students of the Musical Arts Scholarship Program. These youngsters are truly the stars of tomorrow!

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episode Episode 35: Cole Porter artwork
Episode 35: Cole Porter

Find out how Cole Porter had to rewrite two of his greatest hits, one bowing to political correctness and the other due to a notorious kidnapping. Another of his standards was, darkly, inspired by a lynching! Get the stories behind these songs.

01. tammik. 2021 - 10 min
episode Episode 34: Sinatra - Behind the Scenes artwork
Episode 34: Sinatra - Behind the Scenes

Performed by the vocalist People Magazine dubbed “The World’s Greatest Singing Impressionist”, Bob Anderson, with commentary by Frank Sinatra’s long-time conductor, Vincent Falcone, this is a treasure.

18. jouluk. 2020 - 10 min
episode Episode 33: Elvis - The Stage Biography artwork
Episode 33: Elvis - The Stage Biography

Even the most die-hard Elvis fan is bound to learn something they didn’t know about The King and his music in this edition of “Stories behind the Songs”.

11. jouluk. 2020 - 11 min
episode Episode 32: The Beatles Bash artwork
Episode 32: The Beatles Bash

What Beatles classic was originally called “Scrambled Eggs”? How did they arrive at the unusual title “Norwegian Wood? Why did Ringo insist the lyric be changed on one their hits? These and other surprising stories behind the songs.

05. jouluk. 2020 - 10 min
episode Episode 31: Keyboard Classics artwork
Episode 31: Keyboard Classics

Did you know the biggest-selling pianist of all time aspired to be a boxer but had to quit the ring after his nose was broken three times? Another renowned keyboard artist was told his latest release was “too soft” to be a pop hit but it wound up knocking the Beatles out of the #1 spot. These and other other surprising stories.

29. marrask. 2020 - 10 min
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