Archive for December, 2007

An interview with the cabaret singer Craig Pomranz

An interview with the cabaret singer Craig Pomranz

December 30, 2007 No Comments

Below is an interview with the singer Craig Pomranz whose latest album “My Heart Don’t Skip A Beat” is available now. What inspired you to be a singer? I was a very shy child in elementary school, but when our music teacher decided to do a little concert and she asked all of us to ...

Craig Pomranz pays tribute to his inspiration Doris Day

Craig Pomranz pays tribute to his inspiration Doris Day

December 30, 2007 1 Comment

Jazz cabaret singer Craig Pomranz made his Hollywood Debut this spring when performing at the celebrated cabaret venue The Gardenia Lounge (18-19 May 2007). Pomranz who is known for headlining at Manhattan’s most celebrated nightspots, as well as London’s (UK) famous ‘Pizza on the Park’ hails Doris’ voice and interpretations as being his inspiration. He ...

Introducing Jim Pierson, the man behind Doris Day’s television show DVDs

Introducing Jim Pierson, the man behind Doris Day’s television show DVDs

December 22, 2007 2 Comments

This site thinks it is about time we brought to your attention Jim Pierson. He is the driving force behind all of the wonderful DVD releases of Doris Day’s TV shows. Mr. Pierson is a Los Angeles-based television producer of music programs, documentaries, CDs and DVDs. Some of his past CD and DVD credits have included: California ...

Doris Day contributes to Pierre Patrick’s “Drive-In Cookbook”

Doris Day contributes to Pierre Patrick’s “Drive-In Cookbook”

December 20, 2007 No Comments

Film Makers, Musicians, Television Celebrities share their favourite foods in a new cookbook. Canadian music producer and author of “QUE SERA SERA: The Magic of Doris Day Through Television” is working on a new book project with fellow writer Gordon Reid for BearManor Media. The writers bring together the worlds of movies, music and food ...

2007 British series of Doris Day 2on1 CDs from Sony will include her RARE religious album

2007 British series of Doris Day 2on1 CDs from Sony will include her RARE religious album

December 19, 2007 No Comments

Some familiar and obscure Doris Day albums appear in a repackaged series of 2on1 CDs from Sony BMG (UK). On the 30 April 2007, three 2on1 CDs are being released which include two existing titles that are simply being repackaged (not sure why Sony BMG feel the need to do this but hey it’s their ...

Calamity Jane voted by BBC Radio 2 listeners as the ‘Greatest Hollywood Musical of All-time’

Calamity Jane voted by BBC Radio 2 listeners as the ‘Greatest Hollywood Musical of All-time’

December 18, 2007 No Comments

New British radio poll places Doris Day’s movie ‘Calamity Jane’ at #1. BBC Radio 2′s disc-jockey Russell Davies has just conducted a poll on his Sunday show to discover which of the great Hollywood musical-movies was your all-time favourite. It was Doris Day & Howard Keel’s film ‘Calamity Jane’ that rode on into the top ...

Doris Day’s unreleased 1980s recording sessions produced by her son Terry Melcher

Doris Day’s unreleased 1980s recording sessions produced by her son Terry Melcher

December 14, 2007 3 Comments

  During the mid-1980s, Doris Day returned to a recording studio for the first time in over a decade to do a project that was driven by her son Terry Melcher, along with his buddy Bruce Johnston (Terry’s former music partner in the early ’60s and a long-time member of The Beach Boys). The big ...

Rock legend Bruce Johnston recalls his buddy Terry Melcher & working on songs from Doris Day’s latest album “My Heart”

We feel immensely privileged to be able to bring to you now an interview with Rock legend Bruce Johnston...

Multi-Platinum selling Producer Ted Carfrae talks about producing on Doris Day’s latest album “My Heart” and gives a track-by-track appraisal!

Over the last 30 years, Ted Carfrae has been a prominent name on the UK and USA music scene...

Mattel’s Director of Marketing Liz Grampp talks to this site about their new Barbie Collector gift set celebrating Doris Day & Rock Hudson’s “Pillow Talk”

Mattel released on the 16 June 2011 their Barbie Collector “Pillow Talk” gift set which features Ken and Barbie...

NYC photographer Michael Williams talks about his lifelong love of dolls and what he thought of Mattel’s NEW Barbie “Doris & Rock” giftset!

  The New York City photographer and graphic designer Michael Williams was the first to snap Mattel’s ‘Barbie’ doll homage to Doris...