[78-L] Two singers who cause me pain

[Royal Pemberton]

Sounds like a nightmare....even worse than anyone who sounds like
sheep or a goat (e.g. Lillie Delk Christian and such like).

On 4/4/09, Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. <citroenid19 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Most likely, the worst singer ever was Ethel Stanley.
> Sylvester Ahola spoke of her in frank terms in Dick Hill's book
> Lou Calabrese and Sylvester were doing some recordings for Edison. The
> studio brought in this singer to "enhance" their performances. In the
> end, the recordings were rejected, the management statement being that
> the singer's voice was not acceptable.
> Sylvester:
>  "She was a shouter, sounding like a female version of Ted Lewis, and
> when you hear that vocal, it'll drive you nuts. I have a four-bar break
> in each number, but the keys that she sang in! My solos were way down in
> the "cellar". I never heard of Ethel Stanley before...or since.
>
> Supposedly, there exists in the Edison archives at least 3 recordings,
> which I have not found.
> 2 of "Looking At The World Through Rose Colored Glasses"
> and one of "Cock-a-Doodle I'm Off My Noodle.
>
> Both songs were later redone with some success, sans Miss Stanley.
>
> I found a stream of  "Rose Colored Glasses" here
> http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/14658
> slide over to
> 27:30 on the Real audio stream
>
> Sylvester and Lou and some wonderful clarinet and Miss Stanley. Ouch!!!
>
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