According to insider talk, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was in danger of bankruptcy as the 1930s were drawing to a close, but the studio was saved thanks in part to the tap-dancing talents of Eleanor Powell, one of the greatest dancers of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Powell’s performance in Broadway Melody of 1936, her first starring role, was such…
Category: Music
Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife”
On December 19, 1958, singer Bobby Darin made the unusual decision to record his version of the theme song for The Threepenny Opera, a German musical play that debuted in 1928, for his upcoming album, That’s All. Not everyone agreed with Darin’s move. According to legend, Dick Clark warned Bobby Darin not to include the…