In 1979 Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913-2005), the legendary Broadway and Hollywood star, did something she had never done before: she began singing in her own cabaret act-Streetsongs-and the New York critics raved. Wrote Rex Reed: "Leaves audiences screaming with applause." Her cabaret led to a PBS special, a long run at New York's Roundabout Theatre, an evening at the White House for President Jimmy Carter, and a tour to Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The present release features the original cast of Streetsongs.
1 Opening Theme / Underneath the Arches / "Forget Me Not" Lane (Live)
2 Danny Boy (Live)
3 The Poor People of Paris (Live)
4 She's Leaving Home / Swanee (From "Sinbad") [Live]
5 Kerry Dance (Live)
6 Phil the Fluter's Ball (Live)
7 Four Green Fields (Live)
8 Lily of Laguna (Live)
9 Carrickfergus (Live)
10 The Famous Pig Song / Saturday Night at the Rose & Crown (From "The Girl Who Came to Supper") [Live]
11 Underneath the Street Songs: Who's This Geezer, Hitler? / Smile (From "Modern Times") / Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag / When You're Smiling / (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) the White Cliffs of Dover / Fitzy's Rag [Live]
12 Excerpts from Bill Rudman's 1983 Radio Interview (Live)
In 1979 Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913-2005), the legendary Broadway and Hollywood star, did something she had never done before: she began singing in her own cabaret act-Streetsongs-and the New York critics raved. Wrote Rex Reed: "Leaves audiences screaming with applause." Her cabaret led to a PBS special, a long run at New York's Roundabout Theatre, an evening at the White House for President Jimmy Carter, and a tour to Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The present release features the original cast of Streetsongs.
