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First-ever Release Of 70-year-old Melody Stirs Emotions
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Greg Nathan
The song “In the Autumn Years" is the title track of a new album being released today by Soaring Music Publications. “In the Autumn Years" is a 70-year-old melody written by Charles Nathan. Charles was recognized in 1953 by BMI with a Certificate of Achievement for the “great national popularity" of his melody from “Say You're Mine Again," which was one of Perry Como's greatest hits. Also, in 1953, Charles wrote the music and lyrics for the song “In the ...
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Son Brings Father's Promised Melody to Fruition
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Greg Nathan
The song “In the Autumn Years" is the title track of a new album being released this Monday by Soaring Music Publications. “In the Autumn Years" is a 70-year-old melody written by Charles Nathan. Charles was recognized in 1953 by BMI with a Certificate of Achievement for the “great national popularity" of his melody from “Say You're Mine Again," which was one of Perry Como's greatest hits. Also in 1953, Charles wrote the music and words of the song “In ...
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Soaring Music Is Excited To Pursue Its Song's Christmas Canon Destiny
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Greg Nathan
New Christmas Song Released A cherished '50s Christmas song that only a few have heard. “In 2020, preceding the first pandemic holidays, SMP released the original 2004 production of Charles's 'I Want a Doll' to help make the season bright, intending to put smiles on faces in a world that needed a good reason to smile." Donna Courtell playfully sings “I Want a Doll," according to Greg Nathan, owner/president of Soaring Music Publications, the label for “I Want a Doll." ...
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New Christmas Song Release by Donna Courtell
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Greg Nathan
Donna Courtell playfully sings “I Want a Doll," according to Greg Nathan, Owner/President of Soaring Music Publications, label for the new Christmas song. Ms. Courtell has been a champion of the Great American Songbook throughout her live-performing career. She is the only vocal artist to record “I Want a Doll." Reed-man Paul Biondi has roots in Los Angeles, where he performed with some of the biggest names in the music industry. Mr. Biondi relocated to the Pacific Northwest many years ...
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Soaring Music Publications Has All Downloadable "I Want A Doll" Items For Free Through Midnight, Christmas Day
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Greg Nathan
Soaring Music Publications was hoping to find lots of takers of it's “I Want a Doll“ audio tracks and lead-sheets, anticipating a new release of “I Want a Doll“ for next year, but so far “takes" are non-existent, and in order to boost interest, Soaring has eliminated the required $1.00 purchase and replaced it with everything on the page being downloadable for free. “Now everything on the page is downloadable for free," said Greg Nathan, Owner/President of Soaring Music Publications. ...
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Soaring Music Publications becomes successor to Song-Royalty rights owned by 1950's music publisher Chase Music Company
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Greg Nathan
Springfield, Oregon is not the entertainment capital of the world, but as a result of a long process, it was there, last month, that Soaring Music Publications became the successor to all of the song-royalty rights owned by the 1950's music publisher Chase Music Company, as SMP's Owner/President, Greg Nathan completed the successor process enabling the merging of his parents' music-publishing business with his own music-publishing business, a process that began in 2014. Actually, music publishing in the Nathan family ...
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10 Charles Nathan Lead Sheets For Free - 2 Days Only
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Greg Nathan
Soaring Music Publications is offering all 10 of the Charles Nathan lead sheets for free starting on Black Friday and ending on Saturday, November 24. That's a 48-hour period where 10 songs, in seven different keys will all be available for free. There are no conditions to meet to qualify for the free downloading of the lead sheets. At the site there are “lead sheet pages" for each of the songs that include an old recording to hear how the ...
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Lead Sheets To 10 Charles Nathan Songs Now Available
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Greg Nathan
Soaring Music Publications has redesigned its store page to include links to 10 Charles Nathan “lead-sheet pages." At each lead-sheet page you can listen to a recording of the song, and see samples of the lead sheet and three different types of lyric sheets which are included with the download. All 10 of the Charles Nathan Songs are available in seven different keys. Each lead-sheet page contains a picture and notes. The 10 lead-sheet links are located in the middle ...
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