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Sally Rand was an exquisite burlesque dancer and actress, most noted for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck.

He served as principal clarinet with several orchestras, including the American Symphony Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski, and the Cleveland Orchestra.
From 1992 to 2004 he was Artistic Director of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Since 1987 he has been professor of clarinet (adjunct) at the Yale University School of Music.
He has served on the faculties of the Juilliard School, the University of Southern California, the University of Michigan, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the University of Hawaii.
He was appointed Artistic Director of Chamber Music Northwest in 1981.

The song, composed in 1784, took its text from a poem by Jean de Florian (1755–1794), which appears in his romance Célestine. The Romantic French composer Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) arranged the piece for orchestra (H134) in 1859.

Notable interpretations of the song include those of Joan Baez, The Seekers, Vicki Brown, Marianne Faithfull, Brigitte Bardot, Karrin Allyson, Nana Mouskouri and Charlotte Church; also those of classical singers such as Victoria de los Angeles, Tito Schipa, Fritz Wunderlich and many others. One of the more unusual recordings is by Paul Robeson. It was performed by Irene Dunne in Love Affair; Maria Ouspenskaya accompanies on the piano. Montgomery Clift played the music on the piano and sang the song as well in The Heiress. Joelly Richardson, as Marie-Antoinette, sings it in the 2001 film "The Affair of The Necklace." "Plaisir d'amour" is also sung by a children's choir in "The Breaking Point", an episode of HBO's 2001 World War II television miniseries Band of Brothers; the 1987 movie La Famiglia by Ettore Scola; and the 1966 Batman movie.

The melody was used for the song "My Love Loves Me", performed by Anita Carter; "Lonely Girl", performed by Jerry Minton; "I want to live" performed by Aphrodite's Child and sung by Demis Roussos; and "Can't Help Falling in Love", an Elvis Presley hit.

Ms. Maxene Andrews and her sisters, Patty and Laverne, were one of the most successful women's singing groups, with 19 gold records and sales of nearly 100 million copies. The sisters began performing in the early 1930's when the Depression wiped out their father's business. In 1937, the trio of sisters scored their first big hit with 'Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen'. In addition to 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, ' their best-known songs included 'Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree' and 'Rum and Coca Cola'. The trio officially broke up after the death of Laverne in 1967. Ms. Andrews began a solo career in 1979. Her album and its title, were released in 1990, 'Maxene: An Andrews Sister'.

Her last performance was on Sunday, October 8th, 1995, in the show 'Swing Time Canteen', at New York City's Blue Angel Theater.

Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, author and actor. Parks is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Brian Wilson, and especially for his contributions as a lyricist to the Beach Boys album Smile and Wilson's 2008 solo project, "That Lucky Old Sun".

Parks has worked with such notable performers as Phil Ochs, Grace Kelly, Delaney Bramlett, The Byrds, Loudon Wainwright III, Rufus Wainwright, Harry Nilsson, Silverchair, Ry Cooder, Joanna Newsom, Inara George, Keith Moon, Frank Zappa, and Ringo Starr.

In addition to producing, Parks has released six studio albums of his own recordings: Song Cycle, Discover America, Clang of the Yankee Reaper, Jump!, Tokyo Rose, and with Brian Wilson, Orange Crate Art. He has also released a live album, Moonlighting: Live at the Ash Grove.