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Fred Astaire (1899-1987) was an American dancer and singer famous for his numerous appearances in the 1920s and 1930s in Vaudeville, on Broadway and on the London stage with sister Adele Astaire; in musical films between the 1930s and 1960s; and on American TV in the 1950s and beyond. Although he teamed with many dancers, including Gene Kelly, his best known screen pairing was with Ginger Rogers, with whom he appeared in 10 films. He continued to act in non-dancing roles in films and TV in the 1960s through 1980s.
In part because of his expressive phrasing and graceful interpretation, Astaire was chosen to introduce many now-classic songs, including standards by Cole Porter (example, “Night and Day”), his friend Irving Berlin (“Let’s Face the Music and Dance”), Jerome Kern (“The Way You Look Tonight”), Johnny Mercer (“One for My Baby”) and George and Ira Gershwin (“They Can’t Take That Away from Me”).
In part because of his expressive phrasing and graceful interpretation, Astaire was chosen to introduce many now-classic songs, including standards by Cole Porter (example, “Night and Day”), his friend Irving Berlin (“Let’s Face the Music and Dance”), Jerome Kern (“The Way You Look Tonight”), Johnny Mercer (“One for My Baby”) and George and Ira Gershwin (“They Can’t Take That Away from Me”).
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The Way You Look Tonight
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Steppin' Out With My Baby
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Night And Day
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They Can't Take That Away From Me
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Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
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Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
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They All Laughed
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A Fine Romance
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Change Partners
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Let's Face The Music And Dance
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I Won't Dance
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'S Wonderful
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Shoutbox
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GHELIX wrote:
The Way You Look Tonight - my fav
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Leopreston wrote:
Bloomin' brilliant. :)
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Lord_Talron wrote:
gotta love ol fred :)
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Coliform wrote:
he is wonderful.
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Roogba wrote:
his voice is like butter
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BluesRok wrote:
The Movie Group has the most active discussion threads on lastfm! Stop by and see why our members love the group!
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VGoRiLLaZ wrote:
I would beg to differ.
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Slow19 wrote:
The best dancer in history :)
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JunoKnowsTheBiz wrote:
Today's article is about jazz vocalists, and naturally we had to feature Fred Astaire!
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Shortbug wrote:
..i love fred...a fiiiiiiiinnnnneeee romance!!!
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clytie_hizashi wrote:
Isn't this a lovely day to be caught in the rain?
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naonopoly wrote:
I love his voice. It soothes the ears and warms the heart.:)
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truesaintee wrote:
Possibly my favourite guy since I was about 10 - had a dream he was my guardian angel once :)
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tencentblues wrote:
i love him
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pinkiberry wrote:
on tour? Oh yes, always in my heart!
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cleartrampoline wrote:
I love Fred Astaire. Too wonderful. :)
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StardustMontage wrote:
omg i cant believe it,he was active from 20s to 80s!!! that's magic!
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pinkiberry wrote:
HE'S HOOOOOT!
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VintageBabydoll wrote:
MTV? (they should change the name of that channel, they hardly show music at all anymore) Fred beats anything that's on tv ;) and his movies are awesome (:
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JonnyBluMusic wrote:
Diggin' it! ;) Cheers! Jonny www.jonnyblumusic.com
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