Friday, 31 March 2023
Honored as a 2018 Inductee to the prestigious Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in NYC,3 time Grammy and 6 time Emmy nominated Steve Dorff has written songs sung by the likes of Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Anne Murray, George Strait, Garth Brooks and countless others, while also establishing himself as a gifted film and television composer. He’s tallied over 40 BMI awards with hits like Rogers’ “Through the Years,” Murray’s “I Just Fall in Love Again” (Billboard’s top country hit of 1979), Strait’s “I Cross My Heart,” Lee Greenwood’s “Don’t Underestimate My Love for You,” and Eddie Rabbitt’s “Every Which Way But Loose”—the title track from Clint Eastwood’s 1978 film. His songs have charted in 5 successive decades, with #1 records across 4 decades.
Dorff has also composed TV music for Spenser: For Hire, Murphy Brown, The Singing Bee, Just the 10 of Us, Growing Pains, Murder She Wrote, Columbo and Reba; his other film contributions include songs and scores for Bronco Billy, Rocky IV, Pure Country, Tin Cup and Honky Tonk Man.
Key songs in the Dorff catalog include: * Through The Years * I Just Fall In Love Again * Heartland * Every Which Way But Loose * Hypnotize The Moon * I Cross My Heart, and countless others recorded by over 250 Artists from all genres of music.
His many TV and cable movie credits include the Emmy nominated CBS mini-series “Elvis”, the Hallmark Hall of Fame “Rose Hill”, the animated Christmas classic “Annabelle’s Wish”, “Babe Ruth”, “The Quick and The Dead”, “Moonshine Highway” and “The Defiant Ones”. Dorff’s many movie songs and scores have been featured in “Bronco Billy”, “Blast From The Past”, “Rocky IV”, “Pure Country”, “Tin Cup”, “Michael”, “Dudley Do-Right”, “Dancer, Texas”, “The Last Boy Scout”, “Curly Sue” and “Honky Tonk Man”.
Legendary Nashville Hall of Fame songwriter Kent Blazy, co-wrote If Tomorrow Never Comes, Ain’t Going Down, Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song), That’s What I Get For Lovin’ You and many more. Hear about the songwriting and recording process of this legend. And listen to the inside story on his first meeting with Garth Brooks as well as the development of his latest album For the Byrds. You are going to love Kent Blazy…humble, talented, smart and easy to know.
Enjoy this exclusive interview with legendary songwriter Archie Jordan who penned Let’s Take the Long Way Around the World, What a Difference You’ve Made in My Life and so many other hits. Learn about the art of collaborating from this award winning musician. Archie is a very humble, creative dynamo.
Jane Fricke is one of the great solo and duo singers of our generation. Her collaborations with Johnny Duncan, Merle Haggard and Charlie Rich are legendary. The defining song of Janie’s career is her smash hit It Ain’t Easy Being Easy. You can now purchase her complete hits available where ever music is sold.
Hear about Janie’s musical influences from Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Rita Coolidge and Dusty Springfield. And enjoy learning about her early career doing jingles for brands such as Red Lobster.
Renee Marino is our special guest on this Legends program. Renee played Mary Delgado in the film Jersey Boys, directed by Clint Eastwood. Her Broadway credits include West Side Story, Pretty Woman, Chaplin, Wonderland, Cats, Disney’s High School Musical and Jersey Boys. She debuts her first book- Becoming a Master Communicator. Hear Renee’s personal story and listen carefully to this genuine conversation with this tour de force named Renee Marino.
Matieu St. Arnaud is our special guest on Legends today. His Montreal based team is behind some of the most imaginative expressions of storytelling in the world. Fusing creativity and technology, Normal Studios is anything but normal. We think they have permanently disrupted how stories are delivered for public consumption.
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