Cole Porter was an American composer and songwriter known for his witty and urbane lyrics.
Porter began his musical training at an early age, learning the violin at six and the piano at eight.
He wrote both the music and lyrics for his songs, often using the plot of a show as a mere backdrop.
Biography
Early Life
Cole Albert Porter was born on June 9, 1891, in Peru, Indiana, into a wealthy family. He was the only surviving child of Samuel Fenwick Porter, a pharmacist, and Kate Porter, the daughter of a prominent coal and timber speculator. His mother, a strong influence in his life, began his musical education early, teaching him the violin at six and the piano at eight. By the age of ten, he had already composed his first operetta. Despite his family's expectations for him to pursue law, Porter found his true calling in music, which he embraced wholeheartedly during his education at Worcester Academy.
Career
Porter's career as a composer and songwriter flourished in the early to mid-20th century, with many of his songs becoming standards known for their witty and urbane lyrics. He wrote both music and lyrics for his songs, often using the plot of a show merely as a backdrop for his compositions. His works, including the iconic musicals "Kiss Me, Kate" and "Anything Goes," showcased his unique style, characterized by sophisticated themes and clever wordplay. Throughout his career, Porter received numerous accolades, including Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Musical, and a Grammy Trustees Award posthumously in 1989.
Legacy
Cole Porter's influence on music remains profound, with countless artists recording his songs. His work has been celebrated in various tributes, including performances by renowned artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. Even after his passing on October 15, 1964, Porter's music continued to resonate, with orchestras and ensembles honoring his contributions to the musical landscape. His songs, often reflecting the lives of the upper class in elegant settings, have secured his place as a master of American musical theater.
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Discography
Cole Porter in Paris (Live at Théâtre du Châtelet)2022
- 1.I Love Paris - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet1:55
- 2.Let's Misbehave - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet1:56
- 3.The Boulevard Break - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet2:35
- 4.Do You Want to See Paris? - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet3:28
- 5.You Don't Know Paree - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet2:07
- 6.Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet4:23
- 7.I'm a Gigolo - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet2:50
- 8.You and Me - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet2:43
- 9.Pilot Me - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet3:13
- 10.In a Moorish Garden - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet3:54
- 11.I'm in Love Again - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet2:39
- 12.Dream Dancing - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet3:39
- 13.Give Him the Ooh La La - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet3:19
- 14.When Love Comes to Call - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet2:47
- 15.Find Me a Primitive Man - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet3:48
- 16.I've Got You on My Mind - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet2:14
- 17.You're the Top - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet4:15
- 18.I Hate You Darling - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet1:53
- 19.Love for Sale - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet5:13
- 20.Who Said Gay Paree - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet2:37
- 21.Take me Back to Manhattan - Live at Théâtre du Châtelet3:47
Work From Home with Cole Porter2020
- 1.It’s All Right With Me3:07
- 2.Just One of Those Things4:04
- 3.Give Him the Ooh‐La‐La2:41
- 4.It’s De‐Lovely2:09
- 5.I Concentrate on You2:48
- 6.I Love Paris2:09
- 7.You’re the Top3:02
- 8.At Long Last Love2:31
- 9.Anything Goes3:08
- 10.From This Moment On1:42
- 11.Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)8:41
- 12.You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To3:38
- 13.Love for Sale3:52
- 14.Begin the Beguine3:12
- 15.Night and Day4:38
- 16.Easy to Love3:21
- 17.So in Love4:24
- 18.In the Still of the Night4:51
- 19.Down in the Depths3:11
- 20.Always True to You in My Fashion2:50
- 21.Don’t Fence Me In3:20
- 22.All of You3:56
- 23.I’ve Got You Under My Skin3:21
- 24.You’re Sensational3:32
- 25.All Through the Night3:15
- 26.Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye3:04
- 27.Too Darn Hot2:45
- 28.My Heart Belongs to Daddy2:08
- 29.What Is This Thing Called Love3:07
- 30.Do I Love You?3:50
- 31.After You, Who?3:03
- 32.You Do Something to Me2:21
- 33.Why Can’t You Behave2:58
- 34.C’Est Magnifique3:29
- 35.Everything I Love3:19
- 36.Ace in the Hole1:58
- 37.I Get a Kick Out of You6:20
- 38.I Love You4:37
An American New Year’s Eve2010
- 1.Appalachian Spring: Suite for Orchestra24:28
- 2.Old American Songs, First and Second Sets: I. The Dodger2:16
- 3.Old American Songs, First and Second Sets: II. Simple Gifts1:58
- 4.Old American Songs, First and Second Sets: III. The Little Horses2:46
- 5.Old American Songs, First and Second Sets: IV. The Golden Willow Tree3:46
- 6.Old American Songs, First and Second Sets: V. The Boatmen’s Dance3:20
- 7.Gay Divorce: Night and Day4:42
- 8.Can‐Can: Who Said Gay Paree3:22
- 9.Kiss Me, Kate: Where Is the Life that Late I Led?5:04
- 10.Rosalie: In the Still of the Night3:46
- 11.Jubilee: Begin the Beguine3:57
- 12.An American in Paris18:30
Cole Porter: Delovely Guitar2007
- 1.Anything Goes3:51
- 2.I Get A Kick Out Of You4:34
- 3.You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To4:42
- 4.Night And Day3:53
- 5.Let's Do It2:56
- 6.I've Got You Under My Skin3:31
- 7.What Is This Thing Called Love3:21
- 8.Begin The Beguine3:54
- 9.Don't Fence Me In3:00
- 10.My Heart Belongs To Daddy2:38
- 11.Love For Sale5:24
- 12.You're The Top3:27
- 13.Let's Misbehave2:34
- 14.True Love3:04
- 15.Delovely3:16
Night and Day: Thomas Hampson Sings Cole Porter2006
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Kiss Me, Kate2005
- 1.Kiss Me, Kate: Overture2:42
- 2.Kiss Me, Kate: Another Op'Nin, Another Show1:46
- 3.Kiss Me, Kate: Why Can't You Behave?3:12
- 4.Kiss Me, Kate: Wunderbar3:40
- 5.Kiss Me, Kate: So in Love3:37
- 6.Kiss Me, Kate: We Open in Venice2:02
- 7.Kiss Me, Kate: Tom, Dick or Harry2:08
- 8.Kiss Me, Kate: I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua2:14
- 9.Kiss Me, Kate: I Hate Men2:15
- 10.Kiss Me, Kate: Were Thine That Special Face4:14
- 11.Kiss Me, Kate: Too Darn Hot3:38
- 12.Kiss Me, Kate: Where Is the Life That Late I Led?4:28
- 13.Kiss Me, Kate: Always True to You (In My Fashion)4:02
- 14.Kiss Me, Kate: Bianca2:11
- 15.Kiss Me, Kate: So in Love (reprise)2:16
- 16.Kiss Me, Kate: Brush Up Your Shakespeare1:44
- 17.Kiss Me, Kate: I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple1:57
- 18.Kiss Me, Kate: Finale0:46
- 19.Let's Face It: Medley: Everything I Love - You Irritate Me So3:04
- 20.Let's Face It: You Irritate Me So2:53
- 21.Let's Face It: Farming2:43
- 22.Let's Face It: I Hate You, Darling2:53
- 23.Let's Face It: A Little Rumba Numba2:58
- 24.Let's Face It: Ev'rything I Love3:02
- 25.Let's Face It: Let's Not Talk About Love2:28
- 26.Let's Face It: Ace in the Hole2:55
- 27.Let's Face It: Medley: I Hate You, Darling - Ace in the Hole - Farming2:43
Cole Porter Songbook2004
- 1.Anything Goes2:19
- 2.Just One of Those Things2:14
- 3.Night and Day2:59
- 4.From This Moment On1:49
- 5.I Love You2:16
- 6.All of You2:39
- 7.Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love3:16
- 8.My Heart Belongs to Daddy3:05
- 9.Begin the Beguine2:48
- 10.Love for Sale2:11
- 11.It’s Alright With Me2:41
- 12.Easy to Love2:58
- 13.What Is This Thing Called Love3:03
- 14.I Get a Kick Out of You2:46
- 15.Don’t Fence Me In3:07
- 16.You Do Something to Me1:54
Anything Goes (Original 2004 All Star Studio Cast)2003
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But in the Morning, No: Cole Porter, Vol. 22002
- 1.What Is This Thing Called Love?3:20
- 2.Love for Sale3:11
- 3.Night and Day4:19
- 4.The Physician3:01
- 5.Solomon3:05
- 6.Anything Goes (Selection)4:15
- 7.Rap Tap on Wood2:29
- 8.Easy to Love3:12
- 9.I've Got You Under My Skin4:09
- 10.A Picture of Me Without You3:07
- 11.Ridin' High2:27
- 12.Red Hot and Blue3:10
- 13.Looking at You3:20
- 14.My Heart Belongs to Daddy2:53
- 15.Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please2:53
- 16.Friendship2:31
- 17.But in the Morning, No3:31
- 18.You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To3:20
Reader's Digest Music Timeless Favorites1999
- 1.Night and Day3:46
- 2.I Concentrate on You4:23
- 3.Anything Goes2:13
- 4.In the Still of the Night4:14
- 5.Just One of Those Things2:16
- 6.Easy to Love2:53
- 7.Begin the Beguine4:45
- 8.Don't Fence Me In2:33
- 9.You Do Something to Me3:25
- 10.I Get A Kick Out of You2:47
- 11.I Love Paris3:16
- 12.What Is This Thikng Called Love?2:17
- 13.My Heart Belongs to Daddy2:56
- 14.C'est Magnifique2:32
- 15.I've Got You Under My Skin3:47
- 16.You're The Top2:51
- 17.True Love2:51
Kiss Me, Kate (Original 1996 Studio Cast) (Complete Recording)1996
- 1.Overture6:55
- 2.Another Op'nin, Another Show6:22
- 3.Why Can't You Behave?2:29
- 4.Wunderbar3:15
- 5.So In Love3:53
- 6.Padua Street Scene / We Open In Venice4:51
- 7.Tom, Dick or Harry3:09
- 8.Rose Dance1:49
- 9.I've Come to Wive It Wealthily In Padue2:23
- 10.I Hate Men3:41
- 11.Were Thine That Special Face5:45
- 12.I Sing of Love2:23
- 13.Dance / Tarantella2:57
- 14.Finale Act One2:38
- 15.Entr'acte4:13
- 16.Too Darn Hot7:04
- 17.Where Is the Life That Late I Led?4:21
- 18.Always True to You In My Fashion5:23
- 19.Bianca4:07
- 20.So In Love (Reprise)2:24
- 21.Brush Up Your Shakespeare5:19
- 22.Pavane2:14
- 23.I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple1:58
- 24.Shrew Finale / Grand Finale2:13
From This Moment On1994
- 1.Anything Goes3:10
- 2.Don’t Look at Me That Way3:32
- 3.Let’s Misbehave2:52
- 4.You’ve Got That Thing2:51
- 5.You Do Something to Me3:19
- 6.Love for Sale3:34
- 7.Night and Day3:27
- 8.The Physician3:03
- 9.Miss Otis Regrets3:14
- 10.I Get a Kick Out of You3:08
- 11.You’re the Top3:27
- 12.The Kling‐Kling Bird on the Divi‐Divi Three3:37
- 13.Begin the Beguine3:14
- 14.Jubilee Medley8:54
- 15.Rap Tap on Wood2:31
- 16.I’ve Got You Under My Skin2:59
- 17.Down in the Depths3:09
- 18.My Heart Belongs to Daddy2:35
- 19.Most Gentlemen Don’t Like Love2:19
- 20.Easy to Love3:10
- 21.Find Me a Primitive Man3:25
- 22.Friendship2:37
- 23.Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please2:58
- 24.Let’s Be Buddies3:23
- 25.Dream Dancing2:43
- 26.Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye2:58
- 27.Let’s Do It2:59
- 28.What Is This Thing Called Love2:44
- 29.Let’s Not Talk About Love2:25
- 30.Ev’rything I Love3:05
- 31.You Irritate Me So2:56
- 32.Night and Day3:06
- 33.You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To2:56
- 34.Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye3:07
- 35.I Love You2:37
- 36.Don’t Fence Me In3:07
- 37.Blow, Gabriel, Blow2:27
- 38.Look What I Found2:53
- 39.Be a Clown2:37
- 40.Wunderbar3:37
- 41.Brush Up Your Shakespeare1:41
- 42.Nobody’s Chasing Me3:35
- 43.No Lover2:01
- 44.All Through the Night3:10
- 45.C’est magnifique3:18
- 46.I Am in Love2:33
- 47.It’s All Right With Me2:21
- 48.Love for Sale2:58
- 49.It’s Bad for Me2:57
- 50.Experiment3:16
- 51.It’s De‐Lovely3:41
- 52.It’s a Chemical Reaction, That’s All / All of You4:04
- 53.Silk Stockings3:05
- 54.Why Shouldn’t I?3:15
- 55.True Love2:31
- 56.I Concentrate On You2:39
- 57.I’ve Got You Under My Skin3:43
- 58.Get Out of Town3:07
- 59.Ace in the Hole1:59
- 60.Why Can’t You Behave?5:04
- 61.At Long Last Love3:16
- 62.From Now On2:40
- 63.The Ritz Roll and Rock2:59
- 64.Just One of Those Things2:03
- 65.Where Have You Been?3:18
- 66.Ridin’ High2:09
- 67.I Am Loved3:16
- 68.Anything Goes2:21
- 69.Always True to You in My Fashion3:49
- 70.I Hate Men2:13
- 71.So in Love2:38
- 72.Which?2:42
- 73.I Love Paris2:27
- 74.From This Moment On1:53
- 75.In the Still of the Night3:14
- 76.You’re the Top3:33
- 77.Come to the Supermarket in Old Peking1:57
- 78.I Worship You2:56
- 79.I Loved Him but Didn’t Love Me3:02
- 80.The Laziest Gal in Town2:45
- 81.I’m in Love Again2:27
- 82.So Near and Yet So Far2:52
- 83.After You, Who?3:43
- 84.From This Moment On2:31
The Songs Of Cole Porter1994
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Britten's Blues & Cabaret Songs & Songs by Cole Porter1993
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Frederick Fennell Conducts Cole Porter & George Gershwin: The Studio Recordings1993
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The World of Cole Porter / Night and Day1992
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You’re the Top: Cole Porter in the 1930s1992
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Overtures and Ballet Music1991
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The Song Is... Cole Porter1990
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Broadway!1988
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Anything Goes1962
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Anything Goes: The Best of Cole Porter
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Kiss Me, Kate
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More Broadway Musicals
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Music of Cole Porter
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- Tony Award for Best Musical
- Award
- Grammy Trustees Award
- Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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- Tony Award for Best Original Score
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- The Whiffenpoofs1913–1913
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Also known as: C. Porter, Cole Albert Porter, Porter, К. Портер
Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in Hollywood films.
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