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American pop and jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1940's-1960's.
Born July 21, 1922 in Dougherty, Oklahoma, USA.
Died November 3, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
Married to bandleader Vic Schoen (1951 - 1954) (divorced).
She sang with the orchestras of Charlie Barnet, Bob Crosby and Joe Venuti in the early 40's, after being a substitute for Marion Hutton with Glenn Miller's band in the summer of 1939.
She is now perhaps best remembered for her Seasonal Classics, "The Man With The Bag" and "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm", both of which were remixed in the 2000s and are often used in several commercial advertisements and or played in their entirety in television specials during the various Christmas seasons.
She charted forty-one times between 1948 and 1967, including 14 top ten songs. Some of her top hits included: "Hoop-Dee-Doo", (#2 U.S., 1950), "Wheel of Fortune", (#1 U.S., 1952), "Comes A-Long A-Love", (#9 U.S., #1 UK, 1952), "Side by Side", (#3 U.S., 1953) and "Rock and Roll Waltz", (#1 U.S., 1955).
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Curb Records
LP, Comp
2020
Jasmine Records
CDr, Comp, Mono
2020
Acrobat
2xCD, Comp
2018
Retrospective Records
2xCD, Comp
2018
Not Now Music
2xCD, Comp
2018
Primo (2)
2xCD, Comp
2017
Calle Mayor
CD, Comp, RM
2017
Calle Mayor
CD, Album, RM
2015
Sinetone AMR
28xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2014
Real Gone
4xCD, Album, Comp, RM
2014
Real Gone
4xCD, Album, Comp, RM
2013
Acrobat Music
4xCDr, Comp
2011
Sinetone AMR
29xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2010
Fuel 2000
CD, Comp
2007
Jasmine Records
2xCD, Comp
2007
2006
EMI, Capitol Records, EMI
CD, Comp, RM
2005
Castle Pulse
CD, Comp
2004
Xtra (2)
CD, Comp
2004
Performax
CD, Comp
2003
Proper Records (2)
2xCD, Comp
2003
Living Era
CD, Comp, Mono
2002
Collectors' Choice Music, EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
2xCD, Comp
2002
Collectables, BMG Special Products
CD, Comp
2002
EMI, Capitol Records
CD, Comp, RM
2002
Collectables, BMG Special Products
CD, Comp
2002
Classic World Productions Inc.
CD, Comp
2002
Vocalion
CD, Comp
2002
Exemplar Music
CD, Comp, RE
2002
Exemplar Music
CD, Album, Comp
2001
The Swing Factory, Disconforme SL
CD, Comp
2001
Collectors' Choice Music
CD
2000
Pegasus
CD, Comp
2000
Planet Media
CD, Comp
2000
HMV EASY, EMI
CD, Comp
2000
Soundies
2xCD, Comp, Transcription
2000
Columbia River Entertainment Group, Allegro Corporation
2xCD, Comp
2000
1999
1998
Baldwin Street Music
CD, Comp, RM
1998
Collectors' Choice Music, BMG Special Products
CD, Comp
1998
P-Vine Non Stop, Modern Records (2)
CD, Album, RE, RM
1998
Hep Records (3)
CD, Comp, Mono
1997
Capitol Records, EMI 100
CD, Comp, RM
1997
Music For Pleasure, Music For Pleasure
CD, Comp
1997
Jasmine Records
2xCD, Comp
1997
The Music Library (5)
CD, Comp
1997
Folio Collection
CD, Comp
1997
Pickwick Communications, Inc.
CD, Comp
1997
1997
1996
Giants Of Jazz
CD, Comp
1995
The Entertainers
CD, Comp
1995
Classic Popular
CD, Album, Comp
1995
1995
1994
Fat Boy Records (2)
CD, Comp
1991
Curb Records
CD, Comp
1991
Stash Records Inc.
CD, Comp
1991
1987
Old Gold (2)
7", RE
1987
Baldwin Street Music
CD, Album
1986
1986
1985
RCA Special Products
7", Single
1985
CEMA Special Markets
Cass, Comp
1985
1984
Capitol Records
LP, Comp
1981
GP Records, GP Records
LP
1981
GP Records
7"
1981
GP Records
7"
1976
1975
GNP Crescendo
7", Single, Promo
1975
MCA Records, MCA Records
LP, Comp
1975
Capitol Records
LP, Comp, RE
1975
1974
GNP Crescendo
7", Promo, Styrene, All
1974
1974
1974
1973
1970
1968
1968
1968
1968
1967
1966
1966
1965
1965
1965
1964
Capitol Records
7"
1964
1964
1963
Capitol Records
7", Single
1963
The Veterans Administration
12"
1963
Capitol Records
7", Single
1963
1962
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