[78-L] Kate Smith stamp

[Cary Ginell]

Susan Boyle should fare better than Smith did. She is one of a few singers who have had to overcome, shall we say, less than desirable physical attributes, to become a star. Boyle's new CD is becoming a huge hit. It kind reminded me of Smith and Ella Fitzgerald, who used their talent to overcome not having starlet good looks.

Cary Ginell

> From: lherault at bu.edu
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:06:51 -0500
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Kate Smith stamp
> 
> Kate was routinely kidded about her size/weight if the musical shorts I've
> seen with her are any indication.
> 
> RonL
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Michael Biel
> Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 3:50 AM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: [78-L] Kate Smith stamp
> 
> Tony DiFlorio sent out a copy of a US Postal Service press release about
> a stamp honoring Kate Smith to be issued on May Day, May 1.  (There will
> be a short pause for everyone to get their jokes out of their systems,
> such as this is going to have to be a very big stamp, and that it is
> probably intended for overweight mail.)  
> 
> I reproduce the info in this release which contains in RED in the
> original the erronious info that God Bless America was written FOR HER. 
> It also claims that she had at least 20 million selling records.  What
> is VERY interesting is that the CD artwork that is mentioned is from an
> ASV Living Era CD!!!!  The original press release included a photo of
> both the stamp and the Living Era CD.  
> 
> "Postal News
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> December 30, 2009
> Media Contact: Roy Betts
> (O) 202-268-3207
> (C) 202-256-4174
> roy.a.betts at usps.gov
> usps.com/news
> Release No. 09-118 
> 
>   "With this 2010 stamp, the U.S. Postal Service honors Kate Smith
> (1907-1986),the celebrated singer and entertainer whose signature song,
> "God Bless America" (composed for her by Irving Berlin), has been
> called America's unofficial national anthem. 
>   "The stamp will go on sale May 1. 
>   "In a career that spanned almost five decades, Smith recorded nearly
> 600 songs. At least 20 of her records sold more than a million copies,
> including three religious albums. 
>   "The stamp art duplicates artwork created for the cover of a CD
> titled,"Kate Smith: The Songbird of the South." The artwork was
> based on a photograph of Smith taken in the 1960s."
> 
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  
> 
> 
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