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Flashback Friday: Joel Grey Gives His Regards to George M. Cohan

Grey performs a medley of patriotic hits by the master of musical theater.

George M. Cohan's output was prolific. During his lifetime, he created more than three dozen Broadway musicals, and published over 300 songs, a list that includes the evergreen standards "You're a Grand Old Flag," "The Yankee Doodle Boy," and "Give My Regards to Broadway." So great was his career that there's a statue in Times Square in his likeness, and in 1968, he was the subject of a biographical musical. George M! played only 433 performances, but it won the 1969 Tony for Best Choreography, and a nomination, at least, for its leading man, Joel Grey. Several years later, in 1974, Grey took the stage at the Tony Awards to pay tribute to Cohan with a medley of his tunes. Get ready for your Independence Day with this tap-tastic collection of patriotic hits.