It was 1944 when the trolley first started to clang. “The Trolley Song,” a second-act standout from the 1944 movie musical “Meet Me in St. Louis,” was sung by Judy Garland in striking Technicolor. It ...
Eighty years after its release, the sentimental holiday standard continues to enchant listeners and inspire the musicians who take it on. By Tim Balk Audiences who filed into movie theaters in late ...
Later in life, Garland’s voice began to feature a lower register, bits of talk-singing, and even moments of breathiness. At the end, Garland had fears getting onto the stage, and the movie aimed to ...