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Michael Parkinson: My Favourite Things

Jimmy Van Heusen

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Sir Michael Parkinson remembers the great songwriting team of Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen. Together they wrote an astonishing catalogue of songs - Sinatra recorded 76 of them! Cahn and Van Heusen won three academy awards for 'All the Way', 'Call Me Irresponsible' and 'High Hopes' . Cahn won a further one for 'Three Coins in the Fountain' in all Cahn's songs were nominated 23 times ...

Apart from Sinatra, their songs were sort out and recorded by the cream of American singers including Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Dean Martin and Danny Kaye ... Show less

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