[78-L] Kitty Kallen

[DAVID BURNHAM]

That's what I thought.  I think I've told some on this list about a very warm experience I had with Kallen back in 2006.  My sister was celebrating her 50th anniversary and when they married, "Little Things mean a Lot" was "their song".  They danced to it several times at their wedding and have kept it as the theme song of their marriage ever since.  After a couple of years trying to contact Kitty Kallen to see if I could get an autographed picture for them on their 50th, I finally reached her the day before the anniversary celebration and arranged for her to receive a cell phone call from me during the party.  When I passed the phone to my sister, without telling her who was on the line, (I was calling her Mrs. Granoff which is her current married name), it was a very emotional moment when my sister said "Hello" and without any preamble, Kitty started singing "Little Things...." to her.  They had a wonderful conversation and it was a call our
 family will never forget.  She invited me to come and visit her any time but when I went to her house in New Jersey, I found out that she had moved permanently to Mexico.  I will always revere Kitty Kallen for her kind gesture.


db


I would imagine that Doris Day, (who as far as I know is still alive), had a career which started as long ago as KK's although she also is no longer singing.




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> From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
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>Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2013 4:06:20 AM
>Subject: Re: [78-L] 58 years of Cab, beat that
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>From: Dave Burnham <burnhamd at rogers.com>
>> Is Kitty Kallen still recording?  db
>
>No.  Although Kitty Kallen is still alive, her last recordings were 1964
>and she continued singing till 1967 till she was felled by blood clots,
>according to one of her closest friends, my YesterdayUSA.com
>broadcasting partner Walden Hughes.
>
>Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  
>
>On 2013-08-31, at 3:49 PM, David Weiner <djwein at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Carol Canning made her first 78 in 1941 and is still going strong at 92.
>> Singers Kay Starr and Kitty Kallen both first recorded in in 1939 and are
>> still at it, as is Bea Wain, who cut her first disc in 1934.
>> 
>> Dave Weiner
>> 
>> On 8/31/13 3:27 PM, "Erwin Kluwer" <ekluwer at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Mark Reizen Performed from at least from1921 to1985 (64 years)
>>> 
>>> Ralph Stanley has been on stage from1946 until now: almost 68 years
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 9:03 PM, Don Chichester <dnjchi78 at live.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> That would do it.
>>>> 
>>>> Don
>>>> 
>>>>> From: soundthink at live.com
>>>>> Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 13:36:47 -0500
>>>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] 58 years of Cab, beat that
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tony Martin was still performing until he died recently.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cary
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 31, 2013, at 1:34 PM, "Joe Scott" <joenscott at mail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cab Calloway made a recording of "St. James Infirmary" in 1988 for
>>>> Telarc that imo was as good as his '30s stuff. Who else sang in peak
>>>> form
>>>> over a recording career lasting at least about 58 years? I love Bob
>>>> Dylan's
>>>> "Early Roman Kings" and I'm rooting for him to sing well (okay, some of
>>>> the
>>>> time, granted) until at least 2019.
>>>>>> Joseph Scott
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