Saturday 22 July 2023

De Groot--Jesse Crawford--Bing Crosby & Connie Boswell--Mildred Bailey--Harry James--Bing Crosby

Seems that I didn't put the filter on the first side of the first record...still you can hear what a difference it does make !! 40's 50's & maybe 30's selection this time !!

1. The Merry Widow. First Record...... De Groot & His Orchestra
2. The Merry Widow. Second Record.....De Groot & His Orchestra
3. My Blue Heaven......Jesse Crawford
4. The Song Is Ended......Jesse Crawford
5. Basin Street Blues......Bing Crosby & Connie Boswell
6. Bob White......Bing Crosby & Connie Boswell
7. Someday Sweetheart......Mildred Bailey & Her Swing Band
8. When Day Is Done.....Mildred Bailey & Her Swing Band
9. The Flight Of The Bumble Bee......Harry James & His Orchestra
10. The Carnival Of Venice......Harry James & His Orchestra
11. Beautiful Dreamer......Bing Crosby
12. You Are My Hearts Delight......Bing Crosby
Constance Foore "Connie" Boswell (December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976) was an American vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With sisters Martha and Helvetia "Vet", she performed in the 1920s and 1930s as the trio The Boswell Sisters. They started as instrumentalists but became a highly influential singing group via their recordings and film and television appearances.
Connie is considered one of the great female jazz vocalists and was a major influence on Ella Fitzgerald, who said "My mother brought home one of her records, and I fell in love with it...I tried so hard to sound just like her." In 1936, Connee's sisters retired and Connee continued on as a solo artist.

Mildred Bailey (born Mildred Rinker; February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a Native American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing". She recorded the songs "For Sentimental Reasons", "It's So Peaceful in the Country", "Doin' The Uptown Lowdown", "Trust in Me", "Where Are You?", "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart", "Small Fry", "Please Be Kind", "Darn That Dream", "Rockin' Chair", "Blame It on My Last Affair", and "Says My Heart". She had three records that reached number one on the popular charts.
In 1938, Bailey had two number one hits with Red Norvo and His Orchestra. "Please Be Kind" reached number one on the Hit Parade chart on May 7. She also sang lead vocals with Norvo on "Says My Heart", which reached number one during the week of June 18, 1938.
Bailey sang lead vocals on "Darn That Dream", recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, which reached number one for one week in March 1940 on the U.S. pop chart.

          9. The Flight Of The Bumble Bee

4 comments:

  1. Thanks Micky for this latest group of downloads, and the info provided with each one. Lotsa work. And thanks for using MEGA. I'm in the U.S. and I have always found MEGA to be reliable.

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  2. Hi Icy...Thanks for your comment...yes MEGA seems to hang on to the files for quite some time...ImageNetz seemed ok at first then they started to delete my files only after a week or so...so it's MEGA for now....enjoy the music thanks again....Micky

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  3. This is a great share. Thanks Micky for all your efforts.

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