[78-L] Acoustic women pop singers

[Bud Black]

I may be alone in this respect, but I personally dig the acoustic offerings
of Lee Morse.  And she wrote much of her own material.  Give a listen to 
Blue Soldier Blues" on the Perfect label.

She was also drop dead gorgeous!  (which helps)

Bud 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: David Lennick
Date: 07/19/09 18:11:51
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] Acoustic women pop singers
 
Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> -----------
>> 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).
 
dl
>
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