
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Composer Cole Porter (born June 9, 1891) was something of an anomaly among songwriters of the Tin Pan Alley era. Born to an affluent Indiana family, songwriting was initially just a hobby for him, but he soon parlayed his gift for penning witty urbane lyrics and totally original melodies and harmonies into one of the most important creative voices in American popular songwriter.
By Jazz Legends4.7
3232 ratings
Composer Cole Porter (born June 9, 1891) was something of an anomaly among songwriters of the Tin Pan Alley era. Born to an affluent Indiana family, songwriting was initially just a hobby for him, but he soon parlayed his gift for penning witty urbane lyrics and totally original melodies and harmonies into one of the most important creative voices in American popular songwriter.

32,248 Listeners

356 Listeners

4,007 Listeners

1,977 Listeners

379 Listeners

2,193 Listeners

211 Listeners

3,021 Listeners

2,186 Listeners

4,110 Listeners

16 Listeners

2,003 Listeners

2,421 Listeners

7 Listeners

779 Listeners