[78-L] Who's still with us?

[simmonssomer]

Vera Lynn who started with Charlie Kunz on Rex in 1936 is still with us.
Will we ever forget...."When You Hear Big Ben...You're Home Again"?

Al Simmons

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From: <bruce78rpm at comcast.net>
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> Greta was still with us in 2008, here is an article about her that I just 
> pulled down, along with a photo.
>
> http://www.arkcity.net/stories/090808/com_0001.shtml
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> From: "Kristjan Saag" <saag at telia.com>
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> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 9:31:49 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
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>
> Bryan Wright wrote:
>
>
>> Greta Woodson, who made a number of solo vocal records for Victor in
>> the mid-1920s and who sang on Goldkette's fantastic record of "Just
>> Imagine," is living in Oklahoma. I believe she's 103.
> -- 
> Wow,
> First recording 1928, according to Lord's discography. Makes here close to
> the acoustic era. We still have to find the living ex Child Star who
> recorded in the horn. But children had better things to do then than 
> lurking
> in recording studios...
> Kristjan
>