Goodbye Phil, another summer voice…
This past week, I heard about the passing of Phil Rizzuto, the great New York Yankee shortstop who transformed into a summer’s voice in the broadcast booth for the Yankees for nearly 40 years. Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a New York Mets fan, but more so, I am a baseball fan. Whenever I happend to find a Yankee game on TV (due to a Met rainout or off day), Phil was always brimming with stories about baseball, Cora’s cooking, and how Meatloaf tricked him into doing the play-by-play sequence for ‘Paradise by the Dashboard Light’. He was New York, and one of the most lovable and unique personalities.
I released a new CD this year called Summer’s Voice, and the title track was written in honor of Bob Murphy, a Met broadcaster who brought baseball to me throughout my life. For today I dedicate ‘Summer’s Voice’ to Phil Rizzuto. We will miss you.
Listen to a clip here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/arlon2 It’s #8, Summer’s Voice.
