Saturday 10 February 2024

Winifred Atwell--The Sportsmen--The Caledonian Orchestra--Helen Forest--Eddie Fisher--Harry Gordon & Arthur Black

A mixture of labels and styles for your hedification !!.....I guess The Sportsmen got stuck or tongue tied !!!

1. Gold And Silver Waltz......Winifred Atwell
2. Jubilee Rag......Winifred Atwell
3. Me And My Shadow......The Sportsmen
4. Goodnight Ladies......The Sportsmen
5. Strip The Willow......The Caledonian Orchestra
6. Petronella......The Caledonian Orchestra
7. I'll Dance At Your Wedding......Helen Forest
8. That's All I Want To Know......Helen Forest
9. A Man Chases a Girl.....Eddie Fisher
10. Wedding Bells.....Eddie Fisher
11. Stung.. Part One......Harry Gordon & Arthur Black (Comedy Duo)
12. Stung.. Part Two......Harry Gordon & Arthur Black (Comedy Duo)

The Sportsmen Quartet (prior to World War II known as The Sportsmen) was a Barbershop Quartet. They began appearances in 1938 and are most remembered for their many appearances on both the radio and television series of the Jack Benny Program (which ran on TV from 1950 to 1961) and many cartoons including ''What's Opera, Doc'' and ''Mississippi Hare''.
The Sportsmen, also known as The Sportsmen Quartet, was a singing group originally formed in the 1930s and performing primarily on radio, film soundtracks, and records, often singing backup to star names. 

Helen Forrest (born Helen Fogel, April 12, 1917 – July 11, 1999) was an American singer of traditional pop and swing music. She served as the "girl singer" for three of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Harry James), thereby earning a reputation as "the voice of the name bands."....... By the end of the 1950s, Helen's solo career waned as rock'n'roll became increasingly popular. Helen's manager, Joe Graydon, said, "She was at an `in-between' stage in her career. Not young enough to be current. Not old enough to be nostalgia."After a dip in recording in the 1950s, including a stint with the startup Bell Records, Helen sang with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra, led by Sam Donahue, in the early 1960s. Helen continued to make occasional records and perform in concerts and was performing at Lake Tahoe with Frank Sinatra Jr. in 1963 when he was kidnapped.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Forrest performed in supper clubs on "big band nostalgia" tours, including appearances with Harry James and Dick Haymes. In 1977, Helen participated in a television reunion of herself, James, and Haymes on The Merv Griffin Show.  In 1983, Helen released her final album, entitled Now and Forever.

Harry Gordon was born in Aberdeen as Alexander Ross Gordon (11 July 1893 – 21 January 1957), known as Harry Gordon, was a popular Scottish entertainer, comedian and impressionist, touring throughout Scotland and further afield. From the 1920s through the 1950s Gordon also produced a large number of recordings, including several under assumed names. He was known as the Laird of Inversnecky, a fictional Scottish town he used in his comic routines, which ended up becoming the nickname for Inverness.

          4. Goodnight Ladies

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