Judy Garland - Judy

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Free Music Notes for Judy

Free Music Review: THE WORLD'S GREATEST ENTERTAINER IS BACK!
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Included in the package are four CDs. The remarkable footage contained on the first CD includes Garland at seven years old, already with an astonishingly powerful voice singing vaudeville kiddie numbers solo and even with her two older sisters (but she's still the standout!). She performs at thirteen with a heartbreaking rendition of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart", which she sang as a tribute to her dying father. Also included on the first CD are some of her early Decca recordings and performances with Harold Arlen and Al Jolson. On the second CD are several of her post-MGM recordings including "A Star Is Born"'s "The Man That Got Away", and a recording session from "Star" during which Garland got uncontrollable giggles. On the third CD are performances from Garland's 1963-64 television series, boasting performances of many nostalgic favorites. The fourth CD continues and contains the best of Garland's TV show numbers, including solo performances of "Ol' Man River" and "Swanee" and duets with Barbra Streisand, Peggy Lee, and Ray Bolger (the 'Scarecrow' of "Oz"). The last song on the final CD is a solo performance, and perhaps the most tender and heartbreaking performance of any of the CDs. It is Garland singing "Over the Rainbow" just months before her death, her voice diminished and cracking with the ravages of the years, but it is performed with all the love and heart that we remember breaking our hearts when Garland first sang it as "Dorothy".

Also included in the set is a video, a very special addition. The tape contains nine performances from the TV show, (with remarkably clear, sharp images!) beginning with Garland belting out, "Swanee". She sings an amusing version of "Almost Like Being In Love", is heartbreaking with "What'll I Do?" and "When Your Lover Has Gone", and performs with gusto and heart on the numbers "Come Rain Or Come Shine", "Together Wherever We Go" (with daughter Liza Minnelli) and the touching "As Long As He Needs Me". But the most touching, and what I believe to be the most incredible performance of Garland's life is her thrilling, heartbreaking, passionate performance of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" as a tribute for the recently assassinated JFK. Watching the tape, the viewer can see that Garland tries hard not to break down when she reaches a pivotal lyric in the song, "...let us die to make men free...", and it is a testament to the power of heart that Garland threw into every song she ever sang.

As a bonus to the incredible collection of performances is a 96-page booklet compiled by Joel Dorn, his son Adam Dorn, and Garland activist Scott Schecter, detailing the CD's contents and featuring interviews with Aretha Franklin and Mort Lindsey, the longtime conductor of much of Garland's special material. The book also contains many rare, beautiful photos.

If you're a true fan of Judy Garland, buy this treasure chest of priceless performances and memories!

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