[Dixielandjazz] Kay Starr

Sat Sep 18 14:10:32 PDT 2010

Thanx for that info, Stan

While her first hit and possibly best seller was "Wheel of Fortune" (a cover
of an earlier rendition by Sunny Gale), my favorite Kay Starr number remains
to be "If You Love Me" (Really Love Me) a tune penned by Edith Piaf, which I
understand followed some tragic personal loss that the "Little Sparrow" had
suffered.

Capitol had initially been plugging the reverse side, "The Man Upstairs" but
soon the flipside ended up receiving all of the attention and I believe that
it climbed pretty high on the Billboard and Cashbox charts

Incidentally, I have determined that the Liberty LP I referred to earlier is
available online in CD format for anyone interested.  However, I would have
no way of knowing under what title the one you mention here was issued.   I
did discover that she at one time also recorded an album with Count Basie

Harry
(still wringing the humidity out of my socks down here in Houston, TX)..

On 9/18/10, Stan Brager <sbrager at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Miss Starr did record a session on Capitol on December 1, 1947 with:
>
> Dick Anderson - cl
> Dave Cavanaugh - tenor
> Red Norvo - vibes
> Arnold Ross - piano
> Jack Marshall - Guitar
> Red Callender - bass
> Jack Turner - Drums.
>
> The group recorded:
>
> I Haven't Changed A Thing
> There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt Of My Tears
> Snuggled On Your Shoulder
> Between A Kiss And A Sigh
> Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong
> Steady Daddy
> Please Love Me
> Believe It, Beloved
>
> These were made available on Mosaic's Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions.
>
> Among others with whom she sang were: Joe Venuti, Glenn Miller (her first
> recording) and, the earlier mentioned Charlie Barnet.
>
> Read more about her here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Starr
>
> Stan
> Stan Brager
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Harry Callaghan [mailto:meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 9:34 AM
> > To: Robert Ringwald
> > Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> > Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Kay Starr
> >
> > Bob:
> >
> > My guess is that some of the material that Floyd Levin played for you
> > is
> > what I have on "Swinging with the Starr", Liberty LP #SL 9001 (while
> > most
> > of, if not all of her 50s hits were on the Capitol label)
> >
> > Incidentally the label's 9000 series had a maroon label unlike their
> > 3000
> > series which featured Julie London and others which was turquoise.
> >
> > The liner notes make mention of her having previously been vocalist
> > with
> > Charlie Barnet's band but these sides, recorded in late 1945 & earfy
> > 1946
> > had the following ensemble backing her.
> >
> > Barney Bigard, clarinet
> > Joe Venuti, violin
> > Willie Smith, alto sax
> > Vic Dickinson, trombone
> > Ray Linn, trumpet
> > Calvin Jackson, piano
> > Red Callender, bass
> > Allan Reuss, guitar
> > Zutty Singleton, drums
> >
> > Some really great interpretations of standards, including one of my
> > personal
> > favorites, "All of Me"
> >
> > I don't normally go to the trouble of listing all the personnel, but I
> > figured that it would probably be inevitable that Bill Haesler would be
> > doing so after reading this, so I just thought I would save the mouldy
> > old
> > fig some time.
> >
> > Incidentally, the liner notes were written by Don Ameche's brother Jim,
> > who
> > had been radio's "Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy" during our
> > youth
> >
> > The only thing I don't know is the release date of the LP, so I'll
> > leave
> > that up to "Our Man Down Under"..........nor do I know if it has since
> > been
> > made available on CD. but I would certainly hope so.
> >
> > Harry.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 9/18/10, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Many years ago at Floyd Levin's house, he played me some Jazz
> > recordings of
> > > Kay Starr.  At the time, I was very surprised as I had only heard the
> > pop
> > > tunes she made famous in the 50s.
> > >
> > >
> > > This, from another email list.
> > >
> > > Kay Starr has an amazing 14-page cover story in the current issue of
> > Daeida
> > > magazine.
> > > It's hard to find on newsstands, but available through their website.
> > You
> > > can also
> > > view the article online, but the actual magazine is gorgeous and a
> > true
> > > collector's
> > > item, well worth the $10 price. Info at
> > >
> > > http://www.daeida.com/
> > >
> > >
> > > --Bob Ringwald
> > > www.ringwald.com
> > > Fulton Street Jazz Band
> > > 916/806-9551
> > > Amateur (Ham) Radio K6YBV
> > >
> > > "We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is
> > like
> > > a man standing
> > > in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle"
> > > -- Winston Churchill
> > >
> > >
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> > --
> > If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because
> > he
> > hears a different drummer.  Let him step to
> > the music which he hears, however measured or far away
> >    (The story of my life)
> >                            - Henry David Thoreau
> >                              (1817-1862)
>
>
>

-- 
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he
hears a different drummer.  Let him step to
the music which he hears, however measured or far away
   (The story of my life)
                           - Henry David Thoreau
                             (1817-1862)