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A Wandering Coracle

I’ve had a severe cold this week and haven’t been as active as usual. That means the household sound system gets a workout and two or three basses are currently littering the common room.

So, since today is a likely snow day anyway, let’s enjoy some music.

I confess to having eclectic tastes. A quick look at the collection stacked around the Victrola will reveal jazz saxophonist Art Pepper, Brooks and Dunn's greatest hits, Beethoven's 2nd, guitarist Link Wray, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, an opera by Wagner, raw rock ‘n rollers Iggy Pop and The Stooges [particularly good when downloaded for the gym], and the collected cadences of the United States Marine Corps [ditto on that gym thing].

Once upon a time I could think of no better way of spending an evening than sitting in a dark and smoky club and listening to some combo performing any type of music, especially that independent of the brutal realities of the music industry.

It was perhaps what I most enjoyed about living in Manhattan back when a lower-middle class income could still permit entry to clubs where even the famous played.

In the late 1970's and early 80's, the music I enjoyed was often loud and raucous; by the 21st century, I would more likely find solace in places like the Blue

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Dorothy Fields

American librettist and lyricist (1904–1974)

Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904^[1] – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadwaymusicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (1930), "Don't Blame Me" (1948), "Pick Yourself Up" (1936), "I'm in the Mood for Love" (1935), "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938) and "Big Spender" (1966). Throughout her career, she collaborated with various influential figures in the American musical theater, including Jerome Kern, Cy Coleman, Irving Berlin, and Jimmy McHugh. Along with Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse, Bernice Petkere, and Kay Swift, she was one of the first successful Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood female songwriters.

Early life

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Fields was born in Allenhurst, New Jersey, and grew up in New York City.^[2] In 1923, Fields graduated from the Benjamin School for Girls in New York City. At school, she was outstanding in the subjects of English, drama, and basketball. Her poems were published in the school's literary magazine.

Her family was deeply involved in show business. Her father, Lew Fields, was a Jewish immigrant from Poland who partnered with Joe Web