Be An Optimist Song

Grampy Steeve Arlen & Baby McKay LeDuke

Song Written by Earl Hatch
Arranged and Sung by Steeve Arlen & the Optimist Childrens Chorus
Produced by Bob Summers

Proceeds on tape sales are being donated to the Earl Hatch Memorial Fund, which is a fund used for our Optimist Youth Programs.

The song is an upbeat happy tune sung by Broadway Star Steeve Arlen with a chorus of 14 youngsters.

Use the song to promote "Optimism" in your Optimist events. It has been proven to be very instrumental in membership drives!

Be proud to be an Optimist! Play your Optimist Song at every meeting… event…. where ever you can show…. you are proud to be an Optimist!

Donations may be made to the Earl Hatch Memorial Fund. A free tape will be sent to all donations of $10.00 or more. Donations may be mailed to: Wanda Lee, 38 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Suite K, Sierra Madre, CA 91024.

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Be an Optimist...be an Optimist...don't let anything that happens make you blue. Be an Optimist...be an Optimist and you'll find that happiness will come to you!

[NOTE: The music will take several minutes to download, but should start automatically - - but it's well worth your patience]

The song was professionally written and recorded by Earl Hatch for the Optimist Club of North Hollywood. The late Earl Hatch was a prominent Hollywood Studio musician.

The song is arranged and sung by a chorus of 14 youngsters and Steeve Arlen, who is known for his starring roles in many Broadway Shows in New York such as La Cage aux Folles, Cry For Us All, Ambassador and 42nd Street. London West End shows include starring roles in Do Re Mi, Keep Your Hair On and Kiss Me Kate among others. He was also a regular on the hit TV show Growing pains and has guest-starred on many others such as Frazier and The Young Riders.

The session was produced by Bob Summers who is very well known for having produced many sound tracks in the movie industry as well as having written the orchestrations for the Glen Campbell Show on TV. Bob is also related to Mary Ford of Les Paul and Mary Ford fame and often worked with them. He also had several hits with the Mike Curb Congregation.

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