Final Years
Cole Porter (1891-1964) Episode 5 of 5
Duration: 1 hour
First broadcast: Friday 01 August 2014
He was one of the most famous [bad word] of his time, and many of his songs still live on in our consciousness today, this week Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Cole Porter.

With the huge success of Kiss Me Kate, Cole Porter's backers would happily support any new venture that took his fancy. He embarked on a new whow, Out of This World, which included the serene song, Use Your Imagination. The reviewers hated it but the audience on the second night whistled their enthusiasm for over fifteen minutes.

Further triumphs came with Can-Can, second only in popularity to Kiss me Kate. It included songs which are still popular today: It's All Right With Me, and I Love Paris. By this time however, Porter's wife, Linda, was very ill and she soon died. The loss of his mother, and now his wife, was a tremendous blow.

Cole Porter's final work was something of a departure for him, a TV production of Aladdin. It was a total flop. The personal losses he had suffered were followed by the the amputation of his leg; he [bad word] altogether and started to decline. He died in 1964, aged 73.
Cole Porter
Overture, from Out Of This World
Conductor: Rob Fisher. Orchestra: Coffee Club Orchestra.
DRG : 94764-, DRG, 1
Cole Porter
Use Your Imagination, from Out Of This
Singer: Marin Mazzie. Conductor: Rob Fisher. Orchestra: Coffee Club Orchestra.
DRG : 94764-, DRG, 4
Cole Porter
I Loved, from Out Of This World
Singer: Marin Mazzie. Conductor: Rob Fisher. Orchestra: Coffee Club Orchestra.
DRG : 94764-, DRG, 16
Cole Porter
It's All Right With Me, from Can-Can
Singer: Frank Sinatra. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nelson Riddle.
CAPITOL : CDP 7-91248 2, CAPITOL, 2
Cole Porter
I Love Paris, from Can-Can
Singer: Frank Sinatra. Singer: Maurice Chevalier. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nelson Riddle.
CAPITOL : CDP 7-91248 2, CAPITOL, 11
Cole Porter
Stereophonic Sound, from Silk Stockings
Singer: Janis Paige. Music Arranger: André Previn. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Singer: Fred Astaire.
SONY: 88697638652, SONY, 6
Cole Porter
Who Wants To Be Millionaire, from High Society
Singer: Frank Sinatra. Music Arranger: Conrad Salinger. Singer: Celeste Holm. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra.
RIVER PRODUCTIONS : RRCD423, RIVER PRODUCTIONS, 17
Cole Porter
 [bad word] Love, from High Society
Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra. Singer: Bing Crosby. Performer: Grace Kelly.
RIVER PRODUCTIONS: RRCD423, RIVER PRODUCTIONS, 19
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Cole Porter
Ca C'est L'Amour, from Les Girls
Singer: Thora Mathiason. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra & [bad word]  Conductor: Adolph Deutsch.
NAXOS: 8120888, NAXOS, 19
Cole Porter
All Of You, from Silk Stockings
Music Arranger: Conrad Salinger. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Singer: Fred Astaire.
SONY: 88697638652, 1
Cole Porter
Aladdin, from Aladdin
Conductor: [bad word] Bennett. Performer: Anna Maria Alberghetti. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra & [bad word] 
NAXOS: 8120888, NAXOS, 6
Cole Porter
Wouldn't It Be Fun, from Aladdin
Singer: George Hall. Conductor: [bad word] Bennett. Choir: Studio [bad word]  Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
NAXOS: 8120888, NAXOS, 7
Cole Porter
All Through The Night, from Anything Goes
Performer: Mary Stockley. Performer: Richard Henders. Performer: National Olivier Theatre Orchestra. Performer: Corey Skaggs. Conductor: Gareth Valentine. Performer: John Barrowman. Performer: Tam Mutu. Performer: Tom Espiner.
FIRST NIGHT RECORDS: CASTCD90, FIRST NIGHT RECORDS, 22
Cole Porter
Finale: I Get Kick Out Of You, from Anything Goes
Orchestra: National Olivier Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Gareth Valentine. Si