Stories of Standards | "Everything Happens to Me" - KUVO
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The history of “Everything Happens to Me” (1941) by Matt Dennis and Thomas Adair started in December 1940 when composer Matt Dennis went to see his friend ... Skiptocontent StoriesofStandards|“EverythingHappenstoMe” Share Tuneinto FirstTakewithLandoandChavis–weekdaysfrom6-9amMT–for StoriesofStandards tohearourfavoriteversionsofthissongallweeklong! StoriesofStandardsissponsoredby ListenUp –Ifyoulovemusic,you’llloveListenUp. Thehistoryof“EverythingHappenstoMe”(1941)byMattDennisandThomasAdairstartedinDecember1940whencomposerMattDenniswenttoseehisfriendJoStaffordperformingwithTommyDorseyattheHollywoodPalladium.Staffordintroducedthem,DennisplayedsomeofhistunesandDorseyofferedtorecordthem.Lyricswereneeded;fortunately,ThomasAdairapproachedMattDennisatanightclubsoonafterwardsandaskedifhecouldwriteasongwithhim.Adairhadalreadywrittenthelyricsfor“WillYouStillBeMine?”in1940;Dennisthenwrotethemelody.“EverythingHappenstoMe”wasthefirstofadozenDennis-AdairsongsrecordedbytheTommyDorseyOrchestra;FrankSinatrawasthefirstvocalistwhorecordedit. MattDennis(1914-2002)camefromavaudevillefamilyandplayedwithHoraceHeidtasapianist/vocalistbeforejoiningTommyDorseyascomposerandarranger.HavingservedfouryearsintheAirForceduringWorldWarII,thenbrieflyplayingintheGlennMillerBand,DennisbecamethemusicaldirectorforDickHaymes’radioshow.Hehadawidelyvariedcareerinmusic,withnightclubappearances,severaltelevisionprogramsincludingaseasononNBCin1955andhadwrittentwotutorialsforjazzpiano. ThomasAdair(1913-1988)movedfromhishometownofNewton,Kansas,toLosAngelesforcollege.Whiletherehewroteforradioshowsandcontributedpoetrytothe“SaturdayEveningPost”.HeworkedwithMattDennisuntilheleftforaWaltDisneyproject,FrontierlandwherehecollaboratedwithCharlesLaVere.AdairandGeorgeBrunslaterscoredthe1959Disneyfilm“SleepingBeauty”.Duringthe1950shewasalsowritingextensivelyfortelevision,andwithJamesB.Allardice,wroteepisodesforHazel,MyThreeSons,IDreamofJeannie,GomerPyle,andTheMunsters.AdairretiredfromwritingafterAllardice’sdeathin1966. Copyright2019KUVO.Toseemore,visitKUVO. E-NewsSignup Ourweeklye-newsletter,OasisOnline,providesstationandcommunityeventupdates. SignUp BecomeaMember Jointhegrowingfamilyofpeoplewhobelievethatmusicisessentialtoourcommunity.Yourdonationsupportstheworkwedo,theprogramsyoucounton,andtheeventsyouenjoy. LearnMore DownloadtheApp DownloadKUVO'sFREEapptoday!TheKUVOPublicRadioAppallowsyoutotakeKUVO'smusicandnewswithyouanywhere,anytime! Download
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The history of “Everything Happens to Me” (1941) by Matt Dennis and Thomas Adair started in Decem...