Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
Stormy Weather
Sometimes a Song

Stormy Weather

Music: Harold Arlen; Lyrics: Ted Koehler

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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
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Stormy Weather
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American popular music was already sizzling in the 1930’s, but even in a hot market Sometimes a Song can become iconic overnight. “Stormy Weather” was such a song, written by a prolific composer whose name few people recognized in his own day and fewer still recognize now. But Harold Arlen was well known and highly respected by professional sing…

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