[78-L] Kay Armen

[Cary Ginell]

There is a tune written by Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Seville) called "Armen's Theme." I have it on a British London 78, but below is an image of the U.S. Liberty version. I never made the connection between Bagdasarian and Armen, but they both had Armenian roots (Armen's real name was Armenuhi Manoogian), so that probably indicates some sort of friendship between them. The charming melody sounds more Italian than Armenian. I always liked Bagdasarian's non-Chipmunks instrumentals.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/78-DAVID-SEVILLE-chipmunks-ARMENS-THEME-1956-VG-/270733839394?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3f08fe8c22

Cary Ginell

> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 18:02:02 -0400
> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Kay Armen
> 
> And depending on which bio you read, The Terrible Turk was either her father or 
> her brother.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Managoff (brother)
> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035391/bio (father)
> 
> dl
> 
> On 10/4/2011 5:34 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> >
> > Just heard that singer/actress/songwriter Kay Armen has died. If true, she was 95. Haven't seen anything on the internet yet, but the info comes from a close friend of hers.
> >
> > Cary Ginell
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