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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