About 1972-1974 a piece from a Broadway musical played on the radio. 
The name of the song was "Dry Your Eyes Maggie".  Does anybody know
the name of the musical and if the soundtrack was ever released for
purchase by the public?

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Request for Question Clarification by markj-ga on 02 Feb 2004 04:58 PST

statman --

Is it possible that the words "Dry Your Eyes, Maggie" were not the
title of the song but were contained in the lyrics?  I have come up
"dry" so far on locating the song, but any further hints could be very
useful.

markj-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by markj-ga on 02 Feb 2004 11:13 PST

Joe --

Was the song sung by a man or a woman?

markj-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by markj-ga on 03 Feb 2004 15:22 PST

statman --

I haven't forgotten about you, but unfortunately I haven't hit pay
dirt yet.  I have reviewed information on the plots and scores of all
of the promising pre-1974 Broadway musicals who had characters named
"Maggie" and have so far come up dry.  At a nearby University library,
I even listened to an LP of the never-released-on-CD soundtrack of a
short-lived musical called Maggie Flynn.  The plot line seemed
appropriate for a song such as you remembered, its Broadway run was in
the late 1960s, and a couple of the song titles seemed promising. 
While I enjoyed the recording, your magic words weren't there.

I haven't given up, but if you can come up with any more hints, please do.

markj-ga

markj-ga

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Clarification of Question by statman-ga on 03 Feb 2004 16:21 PST

Hi, Mark.

I have a different angle for you on Maggie.  Do you have access to the
Billboard charts for June to December 1974?  I could have sworn the DJ
who
spun that tune so long ago said it was from a Broadway musical, but
after nearly 30 years, my wires might be crossed.

First, I think it's safe to say the sung was definitely a group
performance.  More than one person was singing at the same time--it
wasn't one lead singer with back up people humming in the background.

The dominant voice in most of the performance was definitely female,
but at times I think the males and females were balanced in the
intensity of their vocal contributions.

I say all that to surmise that rather than an excerpt from a Broadway
show, the recording may have been a commercial recording in a studio
destined for popular release.

I heard the song on WHAM in Rochester, New York.  At the time, their
style was adult pop.  While they played Broadway stuff as part of
their "Music with Memories" encore tunes occasionally, there regular
stock in trade were tunes that were for popular consumption and that
had reached some point on the popular charts.

I think the second half of 1974 is the most likely date for the tune's
release if it in fact was a regular commercial recording.  Can you
check the Billboard adult pop/rock listings for this period to see if
any titles look promising?


Joe
statman-ga

Joe --

Thanks for the additional information on your tantalizing question. 
If it remains unanswered, I expect to get back to it later in the day.
 In the meantime, let's hope that another researcher can come up with
the answer.

markj-ga

Thanks for your help so far, Mark.

Good luck with this one.

I'll enjoy the other song in the meantime when it arrives.


Joe

statman --

Thanks for the encouragement.  I will keep at it, and I invite other
researchers to rejoin the hunt as well.

markj-ga

Mark:

Just to give you a heads up--I'm cancelling this question and
resubmitting it under a different wording to try to bring more folks
into the research loop.

Since this one appears to be tough, I'm also upping the price to compensate.

Watch for the new wording.


Joe
statman-ga