AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Liza Minnelli

Artist:Liza Minnelli

Song:Mein Herr

Album:Cabaret: Music from the Original Soundtrack Recording

Of course Liza Minnelli grew up in the entertainment business. She's been acting since she was a child. She's done all kinds of things. But I think most would agree that winning an Oscar for her performance in the 1972 film Cabaret is her greatest accomplishment. She was born Mar. 12, 1946 in Los Angeles. Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli are her parents. She was named after the Gershwin song Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away). Liza made her film debut with her mom in the 1949 film In the Good Old Summertime. Liza attended the High School of the Performing Arts in New York City and then Chadwick School in Los Angeles. Liza started out in regional theater. She appeared in the 1963 revival of Best Foot Forward. She performed with her mom at the London Palladium and that was released as an album. Then she won her first Tony for the 1965 musical Fiona the Red Menace. Liza toured as a nightclub singer and recorded three albums for Capitol Records. These were mostly showtunes. When Liza moved to A&M in 1968, an attempt was made to give Liza a more contemporary sound by sending her to Muscle Shoals to record the 1970 album New Feelin'. But it didn't work. Liza made her first big splash when she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for the 1969 film The Sterile Cuckoo. And that's when she got the role of Sally Bowles in the Bob Fosse's 1972 film of the Broadway musical Cabaret. Liza won an Oscar for her performance. I think most would agree that was the pinnacle of her career. You can get the soundtrack as a budget CD. Liza's film career stalled when she appeared in three straight flops in the late 70s including the 1978 film New York, New York. Liza still appears in films, TV and stage. But I get the impression that she really wanted to be a successful pop singer and it never worked out. Of course she's not really a pop singer. She's a musical theater performer. She seems to be semi retired at this point. Here's Liza Minnelli performing Mein Herr in the 1972 film Cabaret.