[78-L] Doris Day

[Erwin Kluwer]

Atrocious music!

Please let's talk about something else...

Erwn




On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 3:31 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:

> No, I really truly genuinely don't like her. In the 40s with Les Brown she
> affected a lishp and a slack jaw that I can't stand, in the 50s she picked
> up
> this cutesiness and a habit of stretching out every word with an "l" in it.
> Keep her away from me and I'm happy.
>
> Never a problem with Ella though.
>
> dl
>
> On 9/12/2011 9:27 AM, Jeff Sultanof wrote:
> > You know, I felt the same way. And then I heard the recordings on the
> first
> > album of reissues of her early Columbia recordings on Bear Family, and I
> > changed my opinion.
> >
> > Unfortunately, she married a real loser who 'managed' her by fixing an
> image
> > on her, and Mitch Miller also didn't help with the garbage that she had
> to
> > record. I believe that if she had the opportunity to make some albums
> like
> > Rosemary Clooney did in her later career, a lot of people would hear how
> > good she can really sing. Hey, one of her favorite artists is Ray Charles
> > (the blind one), so that tells me a lot.
> >
> > And Julian, although I love Ella, I've spoken to a number of musicians
> over
> > the years who also don't care for her, Dick Sudhalter being one.
> >
> > Jeff Sultanof
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 3:02 AM, Julian Vein<julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
> >wrote:
> >
> >> On 12/09/11 00:14, David Lennick wrote:
> >>> She should have cut it for the Virgin label.
> >>>
> >>> (Sorry, not a fan..never have been)
> >>>
> >>> dl
> >>>
> >>>
> >> ============================
> >> I can take her or leave her. Ella Fitzgerald I can leave.
> >>
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