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Bumble Boogie, anyone?

Here’s something I’ve been waiting to hear about for a while.

On August 17th, the new “Disney Pearl” imprint will release an album by the great Brian Wilson containing covers of works by George and Ira Gershwin. Some of these songs are well-known standards, while two are previously unfinished compositions that Wilson […]

Seeking your help….

Hello folks, it’s Beacon Joe here again. First off, I’d like to thank everyone for listening and commenting on the podcast, and hope you all enjoy it. The reason I’m writing is to obtain a little information on a ditty Michael and I overheard at the D23 convention last September.

We had the pleasure […]

Progress City Radio – The Princess and the Frog: Original Songs and Score

With the release of Disney’s first animated fairytale in many years, fans get to experience what was once an annual ritual – the release of a new musical soundtrack. Originally intended for long-time Disney composer Alan Menken, The Princess and the Frog was eventually re-assigned to John Lasseter’s self-professed favorite composer, Randy Newman. In […]

Progress City Radio – The Sherman Brothers Songbook

It’s hard to argue that any individual or individuals, aside from Walt himself, has had a greater effect on the musical history of the Walt Disney Company than Richard and Robert Sherman. Of course there have been many prominent and highly talented songwriters at the studio both before and after the brothers’ tenure there, and […]

Purchase Progress!

One more thing before I forget –

Walt Disney and the 1964 World’s Fair officially released today. Mine shipped from Amazon the other day and I can’t wait to get my grubby little paws on it. It’s rare that I’ll so blatantly shill for a product here, but this is something that every Disney […]