Richard Roland

A look at the early songs of Rodgers and Hart, including "Blue Moon," "Manhattan," and "Thou Swell."

A deep dive into a relatively frivolous facet of The Great American Songbook.

A survey of the vocalists who made their names with the big bands of the World War II era.

A survey of the 50-year career of a genre-bending vocal quartet.

The second in a three-part retrospective of Rodgers and Hammerstein focuses on Oklahoma! and The King and I.

This week, a look at the music of composer Cy Coleman, including songs like "Witchcraft," "The Best Is Yet To Come," "Big Spender," and "I Walk A Little Faster."

After World War II, the career of Cole Porter seemed to be mostly over. However in 1948, he scored his biggest hit to date with the award-winning musical Kiss Me Kate, kicking off a victory lap for the composer’s final years. We’ll explore these late songs of Cole Porter on this program.