b. Margaret Solid wood, 9 Feb 1892, Brooklyn, NEW YORK, NY, USA, d. 18 March 1978, Stamford, Connecticut, USA. After learning performing with operatic soprano Emma Calvé, Solid wood began singing within the chorus of musical comedies, before steadily accumulating to small functions. Her Broadway debut is at Victor Herbert’s …

b. Margaret Fern Knechtges, 17 January 1905, Sioux Town, Iowa, USA, d. 12 Feb 2007, LA, California, USA. Gilbert’s mom was a vocalist, her dad a violinist. She researched piano as a kid, then used clarinet and tenor saxophone. She led the all-woman Melody Women at local resorts from 1923 …

Uncovered by Mitch Miller after he noticed her radio jingle for Hunt’s Tomato Sauce, Peggy King documented just a few LPs through the ’50s (for Columbia and Candlelite), but was a favorite encounter on television and continued to be a steadfast interpreter of standards for many years after. Ruler was …

Peggy Lee’s attractive tone, exclusive delivery, breadth of materials, and capability to write a lot of her very own music made her one of the most captivating artists from the vocal era, from her discovery in the Benny Goodman strike “THE TREND IS TO Do Best” to her many single …

Recognized mainly for his use Frank Zappa as well as the Mothers of Invention, Ian Robertson Underwood provides spent the majority of his adult life functioning in back of the scenes, first being a session guy and then being a keyboard synthesizer programmer focusing on mainstream film soundtracks. Blessed in …

Adam Western world stepped in to the function of comic criminal offense fighter Batman in the tv screen group of the same name through the 1960s. Advertising tie-ins towards the Caped Crusader abounded, from lunchboxes and pajamas to recordings. The 7″ one “Batman and Robin,” supported by “THE STORYPLOT of …

Chicago-born music prodigy Harry Sukman produced his concert debut in 1925, at age 12, even though still in senior high school offered as an accompanist to violinists Mischa Mischakoff and Louis Persinger, and cantor Joseph Rosenblatt. He afterwards done radio being a pianist and conductor, and transferred to Hollywood in …

The Clingers, or the Clinger Sisters because they more regularly called themselves, have been around in music for near four decades. For the reason that period, they’ve carried out every sort of music, from Ruler Sisters and McGuire Sister-type pop to nation, with forays into garage area punk and mainstream …

b. 1910, South Africa, d. Sept 1975, Britain. A songwriter, pianist and vocalist, Roberts’ early education occurred in Britain. He subsequently went to college or university in South Africa before becoming a member of a legislation practice. Intention on learning to be a songwriter, he came back to the united …

Ronald Zito is most beneficial referred to as the special drummer of singer Bobby Darin for 4 years, an association which certainly didn’t hinder his attempts to become first-call program drummer. But he also experienced a career like a jazz musician and caused some weighty players with this field including …