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CARREY & HAYASHI CD Concert BETWEEN THE WARS Music from 1918 to 1941

Cambridge resident, Bobbi Carrey & Tomi Hayashi, return for a repeat performance of their CD release concert, "BETWEEN THE WARS: Music from 1918 to 1941" at The Blacksmith House at the CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION (56 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA - 617-547-6789 - Ext. 1 - http://www.ccae.org/) on Friday, May 30th at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 on day of show. Reservations/Information can be had at http://www.bobbicarrey.com or by phone at 617-876-7468.

Between the World Wars, America was on a wild roller coaster ride and American pop music, like all of society, was dramatically transformed by the tumultuous decades between 1918 and 1941. Through songs by such writers as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, the Gershwins, Sammy Fain and Johnny Mercer, Between the Wars explores the events of the times, from the post war highs of the frenzied 20s to the lows of the Depression, and back up the long hill to recovery and ultimately WW II.

Bobbi & Tomi, along with horn player John Clark, will be presenting selections from the CD, tracing the evolution of pop music from the "square" rhythms and jangling player pianos of 1918 to the hot Charleston rhythms of the 20s and on into the "Golden Years" of the 30s where they discover swing and follow it to the smooth powerful sound of the early 40s. The show will remember a time when the "Greats" like Sophie Tucker, Al Jolson, Fats Waller, Rudy Vallee, Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire thrilled America with their unique talents and contributions to the "Great American Songbook."

Having escaped from corporate America, Bobbi Carrey founded Nowandthen Productions, offering cabaret performances that combine social history with popular American song. Ms. Carrey and Tomi Hayashi both perform regularly in the New England area. Shows have included "The Evolution of American Pop Music: from Rag to Rock n' Roll," "Music of the 1930s: from Swing to Swoon" and "Irving Berlin: the Voice of Everyman."

 

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