"They Can't Take That Away From Me"
Let's Face the Music
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42m
On this episode of Let’s Face The Music, we hear early versions of ‘They Can’t Take That Away From Me’ that left those involved bitter and disappointed. And we find out from Nashville composer and arranger Larissa Maestro how Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong were able to bring new life to the tune, one of the last songs George Gershwin ever wrote.
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