[78-L] Margaret Whiting

[Taylor Bowie]

I love those Wakely duets,  too,  Ray...and I have a soft spot for the one 
she did with Bob Hope called  "Blind Date."  I have always enjoyed Bob 
Hope's singing...not a great voice but a wonderful singer.

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RAY KILCOYNE" <kil at roadrunner.com>
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Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Margaret Whiting


>
> From: "Taylor Bowie"
>
> I was very lucky to hear her live around 1985...no, not with the Four 
> Girls
> Four thing but here in Seattle at a small club,  just Maggie and her
> pianist.  JEEZ was she great...one of the best music evenings of my life.
> She did her hits,  also a lot of her Dad's tunes including the best 
> Breezin'
> Along With The Breeze ever...and came back for an encore with "I'll 
> Remember
> April" which she just NAILED and that is a hard song to sing and also one 
> of
> my faves.
>>
> Boy, you are lucky.  1985 was 40 years into her career and she could still
> sing.  I heard her live on the radio many times but never in person.  I 
> even
> love her Jimmy Wakely duets.  Their SILVER BELLS is still my favorite
> version of that much recorded song, and it's never played anymore.  She 
> was
> one of the great harmony singers.  Too bad they didn't try teaming her 
> with
> others, and I don't count Bob Hope and Johnny Mercer.
> RayK
>
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