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Cole Porter wrote a wicked song about legendary interior decorator, socialite and ‘factory of chic’* Elsie De Wolfe. Sending up her black and white period (characterised by the zebra skin look) he wrote ‘That Black and White Baby of Mine’. Here it is perfomed by the elegant, utterly charming Bobby Short, whose career over many years at Manhattan’s Café Carlyle made him in an icon of the cabaret scene. His impeccable musicianship and his devotion to the classic American song made it a heady mix indeed.
Now, the quality of this clip isn’t brilliant but the fact that it was taped live at the
The State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ in 1995 by a member of the audience gives
it an immediacy and authenticity you can’t get from a studio recording. Persevere with the introduction and be tickled pink by That Black and White Baby of Mine.
Chin Chin! Bottoms Up!
Chin Chin! Bottoms Up!
* in the words of Cecil Beaton
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