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 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html