but A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs picked up a Deems Taylor award last night at the annual ASCAP award ceremony. "I'm just a lucky so and so," said David when accepting his award.
Here's David with Julie Flanders, one of the four judges who singled out his book for recognition:
There were cocktails, there were hors d'oeuvres, there was music. As the guests arrived, pianist Richard Miller tickled the ivories of Harold Arlen's piano, which resides in the ASCAP gallery. He played "When a Woman Loves a Man" because he knew it was one of David's favorites. Here's David with Arlen's piano:And here's David with Thelonius Monk III, on hand to pick up Robin D. G. Kelley's award for the biography of his father, the one and only Thelonius Monk:
--sdh
Congrats, DL! Most well-deserved!
Posted by: Laura Orem | December 10, 2010 at 03:50 PM
really great! in heaven they're playing your song.
Posted by: mitch s. | December 10, 2010 at 05:30 PM
You're the ice-blue, coolest of cool,
you're one of the roughs,
& nobody's fool,
you can carry Frank's hat
(if he ever comes back),
you're the coolest of the ice-blue cats ...
you're the generalissimo
of the bravo bravissimo,
you're the coolest jewel!
in all the bars
among the stars
they're plinkin' their ditties to you ...
Posted by: sammy davis jr | December 10, 2010 at 08:28 PM
Congratulations!!!!! Luck IS a Lady, and She sure knows how to pick the right guy.
Posted by: Jenny Factor | December 10, 2010 at 09:53 PM
sing it, dance it, play it!! (and you wrote it also) fabulous - congrats!
Posted by: bill hayward | December 11, 2010 at 10:07 AM
Congratulations, David! The ASCAP-Deems Taylor is a wonderful award, invaluable in so many ways.
Posted by: Ken Tucker | December 12, 2010 at 04:24 PM
A well deserved award for a wonderful book. Congrats, old pal! (I love the ditty posted above in your honor!)
Posted by: Jamie Katz | December 14, 2010 at 08:32 PM