In 1933 Irving Berlin wrote to composer-lyricist Cole Porter, ”I am mad about Night and Day.” Millions of others throughout the world have been ”mad about” that Porter gem, as well as dozens of others ...

Bill Firstenberger and Gail Martin continue their pursuit of Indiana writers. The incomparable Cole Porter's songs were the essence of wit and sophistication. Famously wealthy, his life was marked by ...

Iconic and celebrated American composer Cole Porter was born on this day in history, June 9, 1891, into a prestigious family in Peru, Indiana. His mother, Kate Cole Porter, was the daughter of wealthy ...

If you're new to jazz, go to our Getting Into Jazz primer for some hints on how to listen. The Great American Songbook—songs written from the 1920's to the 1950's by giants such as Cole Porter, Rogers ...

Returning to Broadway, Harry Connick Jr. chooses his muse wisely and well, taking the stage in an attractively modern, multi-media setting to celebrate that most sophisticated of the American songbook ...

Tony Bennett’s longtime appreciation of the Great American Songbook scribe is just the start of the love affair. That duo’s dialogue about Porter as the master of American song comes to its fruition ...