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Composer of the Week Cole Porter

on BBC Radio 3

2: You're the Top
The early 1930s saw Cole Porter at the peak of his powers, with a series of memorable scores written for stars of Broadway and the West End, including Anything Goes with Ethel Merman and Nymph Errant with Gertrude Lawrence. Paul Guinery tells the story behind the songs. Repeated from last Tuesday

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Ethel Merman
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Gertrude Lawrence.
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Paul Guinery

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