DON MOST ON A NEW YORK HIGH

“Happy Days” star, Don Most, announces
plans to release next CD in late 2023.

"A voice as rich, smooth and lyrical as swirling cherry vanilla pipe smoke. 
Most's retro-recent reinvention is an irrefutable force to be reckoned with."
—LA Beat

"Most’s best kept secret is this: the man has pipes."
—Theatre Pizzazz

"Don Most came out swinging in every sense of the word. It was all “Blue Skies” with his velvet tone, 
up tempo, key changes, and in-your-face driving horns. Most nailed it to the roof."
— Cabaret Scenes

"What a voice!! What energy! Who knew? (Move over Michael Buble)."
—Huffington Post

"Donny Most's voice is deep and rich, with a sincere delivery, 
complemented by crisp big band and lush orchestral arrangements.”
—Goldmine Magazine

Nowadays, Don's backed by a twelve-piece band on a national concert tours.  Although his red hair is silver now, he has clearly retained his appeal, appearing before packed houses of multiple generations, performing standards like "Lady Is A Tramp," "I Can't Give you Anything But Love" and "It Had To Be You." A scan of his audiences show fans in their late 20's to blue-haired music aficionados.  His enthusiasm and expertise is contagious, and it isn’t long before everyone is either tapping their toes, bobbing their heads and visibly swaying in time to the tunes.  Most and his group salute standards and composers from almost every decade of the last century.  In addition, Most excites the audience by sharing his knowledge of music through warm stylish deliveries and selections of swing, jazz and rock-and-roll. 
 
Most has acted on television and directed several movies, but clearly finds a special connection with music of the Swing Era.  Shifting easily between vocal styles, Most pays homage to The Chairman of the Board, Dean Martin, and his idol Bobby Darin, while paying tribute to the path that brought him back to his musical roots.  

NEW YORK HIGH

"My producer and I were going through songs to consider recording for a new cd," say Don.  "A friend of mine said he was friendly with a guy in England, Mike Read, who was known as the Casey Kasem of Great Britain.  But Mike also wrote songs.  My friend sent me a few and I really loved “New York High.”  Being from NY, and with the city starting to get back to normal after Covid, Don thought it would be a great song to do.  They were som pleased with the results that they made it the title of the new CD.

New York High: https://www.dropbox.com/s/njjknqnpbpghs2a/07%20New%20York%20High.mp3?dl=0

The “New York High,” single was just released in the UK and will be released as single domestically in the United States soon. They have released 2 other singles from the CD here in the US that did very well. The CD is up on ITunes and all the streaming platforms.

DON MOST BACKGROUNDER

Critics agree, Don truly has vocal chops and he has a wonderful way of delivering each standard in a way that no one else can.  No matter how often you have heard that song before, it is as though your are hearing it for the first time, and loving every second of it!  Whether it is a ballad, or swinging favorites like Clementine and Mack the Knife, audiences know they are in for a treat with the first note. Donny has been touring regularly with his band, performing his “Sings and Swings: Sinatra, Dino, Darin & more” show.  In this performance, Donny delivers music from Sinatra and Darin, to Dean Martin and Nat King Cole and others from that era.

As an actor, Don was seen in a recurring role on the hit TV show “Glee”, as well as recently starring in the indie film, “The Yankles” and “Chez Upshaw” with Kevin Pollack and Illeana Douglas. He starred in “Campin Buddies,” appeared in the independent film “Remember Isobel,” and the short film “Duality.” Most's other feature film credits include “ED TV,” directed by Ron Howard; “Crazy Mama,” directed by Jonathan Demme and “The Great Buck Howard” starring John Malkovich.  In television, his other guest starring roles include “Men Of A Certain Age,” “Century City,” 'Star Trek: Voyager,” “Yes, Dear,” 'The Crow,” “Sabrina,” “Sliders,” “Dark Skies” and “The Family Guy.”  Following in the footsteps of some of his peers, Don has now directed three feature films, including “The Last Best Sunday,” which had its World Premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival and was a feature film winner at the Telluride IndieFest. “Moola,” starring William Mapother, Shailene Woodley, Treat Williams, Daniel Baldwin, and Curtis Armstrong, premiered at The Newport Beach Film Festival, where it earned Most The Outstanding Achievement In Directing Award. Don also directed “Harley's Hill,” his first family film, which was recently seen on Showtime, Starz and Encore. 

NOTE: During the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strike performers are not allowed to discuss LMPTP projects (Past, Present or Future)

However, Don's first love will always be singing and he is more than happy to talk about it.  Don has always loved the standards/swing/big band style of music, and continues to perform his own stage shows. Here is the link to Don in performance of "Mack The Knife": https://vimeo.com/189024436 

Please let me know if there would be interest in receiving speaking to Mr. Most.

BIO: Don is probably best known for his co-starring role as Ralph in the long running television series “Happy Days,” During this time, he worked with such emerging talents as Ron Howard and Garry Marshall. Recently, Don was seen in a recurring role on the hit TV show – “Glee”, as well as starring roles in the indie film – “The Yankles”, and “Chez Upshaw”, starring Kevin Pollack and Illeana Douglas. He just finished starring in “Campin Buddies”, along with a role in the independent film – “Remember Isobel”, and the short film – “Duality.” Most’s other feature film credits include “ED TV”, directed by Ron Howard; “Crazy Mama”, directed by Jonathan Demme, and “The Great Buck Howard”, starring John Malkovich. In television, his other guest starring roles include “Men Of A Certain Age”, “Century City”, ‘Star Trek: Voyager’, ‘Yes, Dear’, ‘The Crow, ‘Sabrina’, ‘Sliders’, ‘Dark Skies’ and ‘The Family Guy’.

Following in the footsteps of some of his peers, Don has now directed three feature films. “His first, “The Last Best Sunday”, had its World Premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival, and was a feature film winner at the Telluride IndieFest. “Moola”, starring William Mapother, Shailene Woodley, Treat Williams, Daniel Baldwin, and Curtis Armstrong, premiered at The Newport Beach Film Festival, where it earned Most The Outstanding Achievement In Directing Award. Don also directed “Harley’s Hill”, his first family film, which was recently seen on Showtime, Starz and Encore. In another area, Don has recently gone back to his first love – singing. Don has always loved the standards/swing/big band style of music, and has just mounted his show – “Donny Most Sings And Swings”. He recently performed it at “Catalina’s Jazz Club” in Hollywood, CA…and “Vitello’s Jazz Club”, in Studio City, Los Angeles to great acclaim.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

CLIPS:

• Donny Most Sings & Swings
• Donny Most Sings & Swings some more
• Donny Most Sings "Mack The Knife"
• Donny Most Sings "What's The Matter With You"

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