[78-L] Adios, Eydie

[Jeff Sultanof]

Speaking of Lynn, she became one of the top group singers in New York,
despite the fact that she could not read music. She was a quick study
and was a joy to work with. She still is.

Jeff Sultanof

On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:
> I hate to admit I've never heard any of the sides she made with Tex...I'm
> sure they are fine.
>
> Taylor
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Weiner" <djwein at earthlink.net>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 12:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Adios, Eydie
>
>
>> Eydie worked out fine as  a band singer with Tex Beneke - her version of
>> "Baby-O" swings nicely.
>>
>> Dave Weiner
>>
>> On 8/11/13 3:11 PM, "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks for the info, Jeff.  I'd read elsewhere that Eydie was not fluent
>>>in
>>>Spanish but learned the lyrics phonetically.
>>>
>>>There's a video of Lynne singing "Yes,  Indeed" with Dorsey ca. 1952 and
>>>it
>>>proves what you said.  She is right square on the beat and sounds
>>>great...as
>>>much as I love Eydie,  she wouldn't have done as well with TD.
>>>
>>>Taylor
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Jeff Sultanof" <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
>>>To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>>Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 6:31 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [78-L] Adios, Eydie
>>>
>>>
>>>> Eydie as a Sephardic Jew, and spoke Spanish fluently. She was a big
>>>> star in Latin America.
>>>>
>>>> She was a dear, sweet, very talented lady. She was never the same when
>>>> her son died much too young, part of the reason she retired when she
>>>> did. Steve was very protective of her.
>>>>
>>>> Former Tommy Dorsey manager Tino Barzie once told me that Eydie was a
>>>> strong contender for female singer with Tommy Dorsey, ca. 1952. But
>>>> Dorsey had a big problem with anyone who played behind the beat (the
>>>> musicians used to joke about this), and the choice was either Eydie or
>>>> Lynn Roberts. Tino told me that Eydie sang slightly behind the beat,
>>>> whereas Lynn was right on top of it, and for Dorsey, she turned out to
>>>> be the better choice.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Sultanof
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 2:09 AM, Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> She made the first ABC-Paramount single, 9655, 'Sincerely yours' b/w
>>>>> 'Come
>>>>> home'.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 6:29 AM, Randy Watts <rew1014 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a couple of her Coral singles on 78. "Frenesi" is on one of the
>>>>>> discs. Don't remember about the rest.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Randy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> > From: David Lewis <uncledavelewis at hotmail.com>
>>>>>> > To: 78-l <78-l at 78online.com>
>>>>>> > Cc:
>>>>>> > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 10:30 PM
>>>>>> > Subject: [78-L] Adios, Eydie
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Just learned the sad news that Eydie Gorme has passed at age 84. So
>>>>>> > did
>>>>>> she make
>>>>>> > 78s? Her hubby Steve Lawrence did, or at least
>>>>>> > some of the things he recorded for albums and 45s were also
>>>>>>released
>>>>>> > as
>>>>>> 78s.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Uncle Dave Lewis
>>>>>> > uncledavelewis at hotmail.com
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