Limelight America

In this episode listen and enjoy one-on-one conversations with Barbara Mandrell and Kenny Rogers.

In this episode you'll hear an instrumental remake of a classic 1958 multi-million-selling #1 hit by Tommy Edwards, the first African-American to reach #1  on the Billboard Hot 100. IT'S ALL IN THE GAME WAS written by Charles Dawes, Vice-President under Calvin Coolidge. To hear the vocal remake go to Music Episode 17 (Rococo)

More music from our BMI/ASCAP collections. Watch for a coming episode when I have one-on-one conversations with Barbara Mandrell and Kenny Rogers.

An American vice president helped create one of the memorable hits of the 1950s. Charles G. Dawes composed the melody for what would later be known as It’s All in the Game. With lyrics by Carl Sigman, the song reached number one for Tommy Edwards in 1958, making him the first Black performer to top Billboard’s newly established Hot 100 chart. We open this edition of Limelight Music with our own interpretation of It’s All in the Game, featuring US20 Records artist Mick Payne. You’ll also hear our rendition of Over the Rainbow. 

Now it's time for some new music for your ears. Thank you for visiting. I hope you’ll continue to explore our music library. Hopefully you will discover something unexpected. You are welcome o download any of our original music files and we hope you will return often. 

Rummaging thru our music library we discovered many forgotten project files so there is a lot more music to share in the coming months.

The Limelight music library includes original compositions of everything from country and rock 'n roll to jazz and big band. Enjoy.

Limelight America music episodes feature original movie and documentary sound tracks co-written with my music partners Walter Guy, Mick Payne, Tommy and Jay Paul, and dear friend to all of us the late Joe Perlaky.

"I'm a Pigskin Widow and I don't stand a chance" it's not another woman that stole my man it's an NFL romance!"

"And the hits just keep on comin" ... an old radio line hold-over, now the Limelight version > "more good stuff  to quench your musical thirst"