A Cole Porter Companion - 9780252040092

A Cole Porter CompanionAuthor(s): Don M. Randel, Matthew Shaftel, Susan Forscher Weiss\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252040092, 978-0252040092\nSynopsis\nBalancing sophisticated melodies and irresistible rhythms with lyrics by turns cynical and passionate, Cole Porter sent American song soaring on gossamer wings. Timeless works like \""I Get a Kick Out of You\"" and \""At Long Last Love\"" made him an essential figure in the soundtrack of a century and earned him adoration from generations of music lovers. In A Cole Porter Companion, a parade of performers and scholars offers essays on little-known aspects of the master tunesmith's life and art. Here are Porter's days as a Yale wunderkind and his nights as the exemplar of louche living; the triumph of Kiss Me Kate and shocking failure of You Never Know; and his spinning rhythmic genius and a turkey dinner into \""You're the Top\"" while cultura.