Shirley Bassey. Listen to the last few bars. An entire symphony orchestra plays second fiddle to that voice!
Few people know that the inspiration for 'Goldfinger' came for New Jersey's Charlie Engelhard, the head of Engelhard Minerals. When Ian Fleming was vacationing in Jamaica, Mr. Engelhard was living in a villa adjacent to Fleming's. Fleming saw him poolside one day, and inquired about who the portly man was. The rest, as they say in the pulps, is history.
BBC News - Bond composer John Barry dies aged 77
No comments:
Post a Comment