[78-L] Acoustic women pop singers

[David Lennick]

Taylor Bowie wrote:
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>> I don't like her "singing the blues", which seems to me to come out
>> somewhat stilted. Her ballads are more imbued with blues than her blues.
>>
>> "Summertime" gets dangerously close to a "Mammy" song.
>>
>>      Julian Vein
> 
> 
> Then we should follow it with "I Never Had a Mammy" by the Duncan Sisters!
> 
> Julian's  use of "singing the blues" reminds me of a remarkable vocal record 
> which perhaps some of our group might not have heard.  It's the 1920 Victor 
> record of "Singing the Blues" by  Aileen Stanley.  It's a great melody and 
> she makes the most of it...best vocal version I've heard including the 
> awkward sounding Bee Palmer vocal version of the solos on the Trumbauer 
> record.

Ever heard Marion Harris's version? Some people think it's remarkable..for me, 
too cluttered.

> 
> My first discovery and still my fave of the acoustic female vaudeville 
> belters is Margaret Young.  She was not only a great singer with plenty of 
> jazz feeling,  but she also had  Grade AAAA Brunswick studio bands to back 
> her up.   To see what I mean,  listen to her Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 
> or even better,  Hard-Hearted Hannah,  which has a great rolling ensemble 
> and superb stop-time trumpet breaks by...somebody.  Maybe Jules Levy Jr not 
> long before he passed away?  Rich, full tone...magnificent playing.  It bugs 
> me not to know who some of these players are.   They deserve credit and to 
> be remembered.

And she had a niece who had a few hit records as well (I find her boring but 
maybe that's her charm).

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