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Showing posts with label Singing Groups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Singing Groups. Show all posts

Wednesday, 14 February 2018

Singing Groups: Dandridge Sisters

Dandridge Sisters


All Girl Singing Trio, the Dandridge Sisters, consisted of Dorothy Dandridge, Vivian Dandridge and Etta Jones (not the Jazz vocalist). They  performed regularly at the Cotton Club when all members were only 14 years old. The Trio frequented tours in Europe and also worked for MGM Studios in 1938 and with the Jimmy Lunceford Orchestra. Dorothy Dandridge died in 1965, Vivian Dandridge died in 1991 and Etta Jones has not been heard of since the Trio split in 1940. Please take a listen here and have a sweet Wednesday: I Ain't Gonna Study War No More, Undecided (1939) and That's your Red Wagon (Jimmy Lunceford Band ft. Dandridge Sisters)

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandridge_Sisters
Background information
Dandridge Sisters
Origin: Los Angeles, California, US
Years active: 1934 - 1940
Members: Dorothy Dandridge, Vivian Dandridge and Etta Jones (not the Jazz Vocalist)


Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Singing Groups: Cats and the Fiddle

Cats and the Fiddle 
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Cats and the Fiddle were a Group that had various lead singer changes due to death and departures. Please take a listen here and have a great Wednesday: Honey and I miss you so


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_and_the_Fiddle
Background Information 
Band Name: Cats and the Fiddle 
Members: Jimmy Henderson, Ernie Price, Chuck Barkadale, Austin Powell, Herbie Mills, Lloyd 'tiny' Grimes, George Stienbeck, Miffin "Pee Wee" Branford, Hank Haslett, Emmit Slay, Johnny Davis, Stanley Gaines, Shirley Moore, Doris Knighton
Label: Bluebird Records, Decca Records and Gotham Records
Years active: 1937-1951
Origin: Chicago