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Judy Mchugh Presents An Evening Of Jimmy Mchugh

$20 8pm with performances by

John Proulx piano & voice

What do all of the following popular songs have in common?

“I’m In the Mood for Love”, “On the Sunny Side of the Street”, “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby”, “Let’s Get Lost”, “Don’t Blame Me”, “When My Baby Walks Down the Street”, “I Feel A Song Coming On”,  “It’s A Most Unusual Day” , “I Won’t Dance”, “(This is) A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening”, “I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me”, “Cuban Love Song” and about 250 other outstanding tunes that everybody knows and loves.  All of them were penned by one of the most prolific songwriters of the 20^th century, the late, great Jimmy McHugh.  He was a rehearsal pianist in Boston who headed for New York, wrote revues for The Cotton Club, created sparkling Broadway shows, then came west to Hollywood where he contributed to some of the best movie musicals of the ‘30’s and ‘40’s.

 Jimmy McHugh died in 1969 but his music will live as long as singers want to sing!  The composer’s grand-daughter, Judy McHugh, is a fan and supporter of Upstairs at Vitellos’ jazz concerts.  So she and April Williams, producer of these events, put their heads together and devised a wild idea for February 29^th:  Jimmy McHugh Music’s Salute to Black History Month.Performingwill be John Proulx , piano & vocals, Chuck Berghofer bass, Joe LaBarbera drums Sherry Williams, vocals.  And, for a big finish vocalist Deana Martin, goddaughter of Jimmy McHugh.