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Songwriter Burton Lane

He's written the scores for several Broadway shows, including Finian's Rainbow and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Lane died in November of 1997.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 25, 2003: Interview with Burton Lane; Interview with Susannah McCorkle.
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Singer Susannah McCorkle

We present two interviews from the archives: a 1987 concert featuring ballads and popular songs, and a 1988 Christmas concert performed by the jazz vocalist. She considered Billie Holliday her main influence. McCorkle died in May of 2001, of an apparent suicide.

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Broadway Songwriter Burton Lane

Lane wrote the scores for several Broadway shows, including Finian's Rainbow and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. He accompanies Michael Feinstein on piano on the new album, Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook.

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