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Cole Porter (1891-1964)
Episode 4 of 5: Something for the Boys
First broadcast: Thursday 31 July 2014

He was one of the most famous Broadway composers of his time, and many of his songs still live on in our consciousness today, this week Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Cole Porter.

Cole Porter suffered a serious riding accident which left him with two crushed legs. His wife, Linda, demanded that his doctors save both Porter's legs, as she feared that an amputation would finish him. As Porter recuperated, he worked on the show Leave It To Me, followed by Du Barry Was A Lady. Reviewers in the UK reckoned that this second show wasn't the best of Cole Porter, but they did concede that even his second best was very good.

The Second World War was now underway, but Porter continued to hold lavish entertainments, including pool parties where a number of attractive servicemen would always be invited along. His new musical, Something For The Boys, starred Ethel Merman and included one of Porter's popular patter songs, By the Mississinewah.

Porter also became romantically involved with the dancer and choreographer, Nelson Barclift. Linda Porter was aware of her husband's homosexuality but, as long as it was kept private, she didn't mind. As Porter's affairs became more of an open secret around hollywood, their relationship became a little cool. However, the 1940s were to bring Porter his greatest success ever, with a show the critics had originally forecast would be a total flop, Kiss Me Kate.

00:00
Cole Porter
Overture, from Leave It To Me
Conductor: John McGlinn. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta.
EMI: CDC7543002, EMI, 14

00:05
Cole Porter
Friendship, from Du Barry Was A Lady
Singer: Johnny Mercer. Singer: Judy Garland. Orchestra: The London Studio Orchestra.
RIVER PRODUCTIONS: RRCD423, RIVER PRODUCTIONS, 10

00:07
Cole Porter
Gavotte, from Du Barry Was A Lady
Conductor: John McGlinn. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta.
EMI: CDC7543002, EMI, 18

00:12
Cole Porter
Dream Dancing, from You'll Never Get Rich
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Singer: Fred Astaire.
RIVER PRODUCTIONS: RRCD423, RIVER PRODUCTIONS, 13

00:15
Cole Porter
Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye, from You'll Never Get
Singer: DAVID ALLEN. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
PAINTED SMILES RECORDS: PSCD-121, PAINTED SMILES RECORDS, 6

00:19
Cole Porter
Overture, from Something For The Boys
Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: John McGinn.
EMI: CDC7543002, EMI, 18

00:23
Cole Porter
Something for the boys - By the Mississinewah
Singer: Paul Laurence. Singer: Betty Garrett.
EMI: 72434985232A, EMI, 13

00:27
Cole Porter
Don't Fence Me In
Singer: Ella Fitzgerald. Orchestra: Buddy Bregman Orchestra.
VERVE : 821-990-2, VERVE, 16

00:31
Cole Porter
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, from Seven Lively Arts
Singer: Ella Fitzgerald. Orchestra: Buddy Bregman Orchestra.
VERVE : 537-257-2, VERVE, 11

00:37
Cole Porter
What is this thing called love, from Wake Up and Dream
Singer: Frank Sinatra. Orchestra: The London Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nelson Riddle.
CAPITOL RECORDS: CDP7966112, CAPITOL RECORDS, 3

00:39
Cole Porter
Miss Otis Regrets, from Hi Diddle Diddle
Singer: Ella Fitzgerald. Orchestra: Buddy Bregman Orchestra.
VERVE : 821-989 2, VERVE, 3

00:42
Cole Porter
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, from Something to Shout About
Singer: Frank Sinatra. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nelson Riddle.
CAPITOL RECORDS: CDP7966112, CAPITOL RECORDS, 10

00:44
Cole Porter
Something To Shout About, from Something to Shout About
Singer: Ann Hampton Callaway. Singer: Sandy Stewart. Performer: Studio-Ensemble. Singer: Arthur Siegel.
PAINTED SMILES RECORDS: PSCD-12, PAINTED SMILES RECORD, 17

00:48
Cole Porter
Look What I Found, from Around the World in Eighty Days