The City's Backyard Ep 18: Composer/Songwriter Stacy Widelitz who wrote "She's Like The Wind" huge hit from the iconic movie "Dirty Dancing" & long time friend of Patrick Swayze plus Mrs. Connecticut Daurie Marsden!

If you saw the film Dirty Dancing and one of the 55 million people who own the Dirty Dancing soundtrack then you certainly know the song that Stacy Widelitz composed with long time friend Patrick Swayze . . . "SHE"S LIKE THE WIND".  We talk about the "Dirty Dancing" days hangin with him, what Patrick was like as a person and some of the other great movies the legendary actor starred in! The song was a huge hit for the movie! Plus co-writing with the great Jeff Skunk Baxter (The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan) the original 90210 Theme Song.  Stacy is on keys, Skunk on guitars + Edgar Winter on sax.  Here is the link to the original theme opening of Beverly Hills 90210 he composed for the pilot show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c549DnkMAfQ Stacy served as president of the board of Grammy-nominated ALIAS Chamber Ensemble, and is the past president of the boards of Nashville Opera and Leadership Music and currently president of Nashville Opera Guild.   Stacy also has turned into quite the photographer and you can see some of his great photos on his website below.https://stacywidelitz.com/In the second segment we talk with Mrs. Connecticut 2020!  Daurie  DeVore Marsden,  APRN,  a Yale New Haven Hospital certified registered nurse anesthetist has served as the youngest chair in history of the New England Assembly of Nurse Anesthetists. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Association of Nurse Anesthetists, volunteers her time mentoring students and residents, and is part of the CRNA Resiliency Advocacy Team at Yale New Haven Hospital. Daurie is looking to help others build their skills to increase their resiliency through wellness activities. To her, wellness is physical, mental, social, spiritual, and emotional. She hopes to encourage others to practice self-care, self-love, and self-acceptance through her reign. We are proud  that she is representing the state of Connecticut and wish her the best of luck in being crowned Mrs. America 2021!