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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Lecture and Multimedia Presentation: Remembering Richmond’s Tommy
Edwards and “It’s All in the Game” by Donald W. Gunter
Time: Noon–1 PM
Place: The Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia
FREE EVENT
Donald W. Gunter, assistant editor with the Dictionary of Virginia Biography,
will give a multimedia presentation on singer and songwriter Tommy Edwards.
By the time Edwards graduated from high school he was hosting a 15-minute
music program that aired twice weekly on WRNL, a Richmond radio station. He
moved to New York and had success with his songs being recorded by Tony
Bennett and Red Foley. In 1950 Edwards signed with MGM Records and in July
1951 had his first hit with “The Morningside of the Mountain." He followed up
with another hit when "It's All in the Game" peaked at number 18. In 1958 he
recorded "It's All in the Game" as a rock-and-roll ballad and the recording went
to the top of the Billboard chart, where it remained for six weeks. The
recording eventually sold three and a half million records. Gunter’s
presentation will include short clips of Edwards’ music.
A limited amount of free parking is available under the building.
www.lva.virginia.gov
804.692.3900
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