WilliamM

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I have no problem deleting the two posts in question. People enjoyed my others selection more, especially Dietrich and Springsteen.

It's more complicated, in the 1950s did Elvis Presley or Pat Boone cover black singers version of the same songs? My answer would be yes. But, female singers like Kitty Kallen, Joni James and others in the 1950s sometimes released the same songs. ("Little Things Mean A Lot" is just one example of many.) The arrangements might have been slightly different, but the singers often sounded alike. I have no answer to this situation. Although I tend to believe you are correct about Martin and Mitchell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQmxLr5IYLk Brian Stokes Mitchell, "This Nearly was Mine" from South Pacific. Originally sung by Ezio Pinza" I saw this concert version of the musical, which also starred Reba McEntire

Thanks for mentioning Ella. My favorite Ella Fitzgerald song is "Mack the Knife." She forgot the words, and that live recording became one of Ella's biggest hits.

I hope this is okay, although it brakes the rules. Forgot about it after I visited Sarajevo a few years ago. People in Bosnia want everyone to know what happened. Sarajevo and the City of Mostar have too many recent graves.

The lighting is not great -- even Bruce Springsteen complains -- but stay with it. The first time I have ever used the term "must see" here.

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