The City's Backyard Ep 51: Dirty Dancing Academy/Golden Globe Award winning Songwriters Franke Previte and John DeNicola are (still) having The Time Of Their Lives!

 Academy/Golden Globe Award winners Franke Previte & John DeNicola were down to the bottom of their bank accounts in 1987 when their lives changed forever.The Dirty Dancing original soundtrack spent 18 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart and 230 weeks in the Top 30. As one of the greatest selling soundtracks of all time, the film became an iconic classic almost as soon as it hit the theaters in 1987...33 years later the Dirty Dancing brand is a cultural phenomenon.Knowing the feeling of being hungry, Previte & DeNicola felt since their lives have been musically rewarded  they have been donating thousands of dollars to charity. When their Dirty Dancing friend  Patrick Swayze passed they contacted Swayze's wife Lisa and decided to donate proceeds from the sale of the "Dancing Dancing: The Original Demos" to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in memory of Patrick. "Dirty Dancing: The Original Demos" features the original recordings (with Franke on lead vocals) of "(I've Had The Time Of My Life" + 'Hungry Eyes" . These original versions are what Patrick & Jennifer filmed their Dirty Dancing dance sequences to. When the pandemic invaded our world Franke & John felt it was important to revive a couple of their previous songs from the last century in order to help heal those  in need through the power of music.. While on a groundbreaking summit in Russia in 1989  Franke co-wrote "One World" with another American along with two Estonians...originally recorded by Earth Wind & Fire Previte realize how the song fits in today's world of pandemic and social injustice...and hence a new recording was released with all proceeds being donating to several non-profits. DeNicola's new pandemic relevant version of  "Hungry Eyes"  along with "One World" have been shown recently at several drive-in theaters...including a recent food bank fundraising screening of Dirty Dancing.The Oscar Winning Duo recently amassed High Charted "New" Songs on AC Radio...One World and Hungry Eyes..... Their songs have been raising awareness and funds to support  pandemic and social injustice causes.https://www.oneworldoursong.com/https://www.taylorsimonking.com/https://www.omadrecords.com/