C do the chairs c7 in your par lor seem emp f ty and bare. Plussized deleath dropped out of mills college in the 1910s to sing professionally in vaudeville. The arrangement used in elviss version is based on the 1950 recording of are you lonesome tonight by the blue barron orchestra. Did you take your mylanta and tums, does your memory sway to a bright sunny day, when you had all your teeth and your gums. Act one was when i met you, i loved you at first glance. If you enjoy this collection please consider helping our other 1920s and 1930s artists projects. I do know vaughn deleath, the very first lady of the radio, introduced two great songs. The song would continue to be popular but rise to mega popularity when elvis presley recorded it in 1960. The music of the 1950s and 1960s lives again on musicmaster online worldwide. Mar 28, 2014 vaughn was among the first to record a hit version of i wanna be loved by you, the song that became a signature number thirty years later for marilyn monroe.
In the late 1980s, comedian sam kinison performed the song on the tonight show. Most popular songs and artists of 1927 pop culture news. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Is your heart filled with pain, shall i come back again. I will start it and if anyone is interested, i will finish. The untold story of elvis presleys one true love and the child he never knew. In 1948, elvis and his parents moved to memphis, tennessee where he attended humes high school. Are you lonesome tonight song title page at tunecaster. It is genuinely felt and reaches into the true feelings of what it must have been like to be elvis with all his talent, turmoil, tenderness and longstanding loneliness. It was written in 1926, first published in 1927 and most notably revived by elvis presley in 1960 with the title spelled are you lonesome tonight. She was a fan of his band who was following him on twitter. You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue. I know a parody to are you lonesome tonight that i have not seen in your postings yet. Around august 1927, another version was released by famed tenor henry burr.
Easton are you lonesome tonight is a song that was popularized by elvis presley in 1960, although the song itself dates back to 1927. Sometimes used pseudonym angelina marco and is sometimes referred to andor billed as the radio girl. Elvis presley are you lonesome tonight elvis presley are you lonesome tonight. In 1989 sam kinison performed a version of the song on the tonight show, substituting a bitter rant for the shakespeareinspired bridge. Popeye the sailor 026 you gotta be a football hero eclectic books, popeye cartoon. Hear the big hits, little hits, songs that should have been hits. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from vaughn deleath. Fate had me playing in love with you as my sweetheart. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Sep 26, 20 today is the birthday of the great radio singer vaughn deleath leonore vonderleith, 18961943. For most of her career vaughn deleath had billed herself as the first lady of. The eponymous instrumental cut in 1926 by bob haring for cameolincoln and under his alias the dixie daisies for romeo is a different song foxtrot.
Uk 1 jan 1961 15 weeks, us billboard 1 nov 1960 16 weeks, canada 1 nov 1960 16 weeks, flanders 1 dec 1960 4 months, record mirror 1 for 4 weeks jan 1961, nz lever 1 jan 1961 7 weeks, australia 1 for 6 weeks dec 1960, europarade 1 for 8 weeks jan 1961, grammy hall of fame in 2007. As a devotee to the fourstring soprano uke, this should be an extremely valuable program. The columbians collection 19241929 directed by ben. She also had a hit with a ballad that became one of elvis presleys biggest hits, are you lonesome tonight.
Are you lonesome tonight song title page, find chart hits and find other popular songs like are you lonesome tonight at tunecaster music encyclopedia. E do you miss a me to night are you waltz q 104 sor c ry we drif c7 ted a part. It was first published in 1926, and most notably covered by elvis in 1960. Her recording from october 1, 1927 with the colonial club orchestra is on youtube too. Elvis aaron presley was born on january 8, 1935 in east tupelo, mississippi, to gladys presley nee gladys love smith and vernon presley vernon elvis presley. Are you lonesome tonight sheet music download free in pdf. Darrin memmers book elvis presley the 1977 cbs television special. Print and download in pdf or midi are you lonesome tonight 1954, common tune, waltz, elvis ballad. Incomplete discographies of 1920s 1930s artists for a list of our already complete collections of.
Are you lonesome tonight, piece of music, pretty good. Jun 15, 20 vaughn deleath known as the original radio girl recorded the song twice, first on june, as solo and later on september 21, as vocalist for the colonial club orchestra. It was a hit in 1927 for a number of artists including vaughan deleath a female despite the name, henry burr and gene austin. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of. One of the biggest selling singles of 1960, this elvis presley hit was written by roy turk and lou handman in 1926. You know someone said that the world is a stage, and you must play a part. You can find a list of projects that are incomplete at. However mishka is ill prepared as we all are when this drug takes hold and starts messing with his mind. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Print and download lead sheets for are you lonesome tonight. The original radio girl and the first lady of radio.
Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day when i kissed you and called you sweetheart. Are you lonesome tonight, does your tummy feel tight. Are you lonesome tonight free piano sheet music by elvis presley. He loves adventure, the thrill of the high, the calmness of his recovery and the satisfaction of pushing his body to its extreme. In 1920, she was luck enough to get in on the ground floor of a new medium, radio, which was to be her bread and butter for the next decade. Vaughn deleath also known as the original radio girl recorded the song twice, first on june, as solo and later on september 21, as vocalist for the colonial club orchestra. The bittersweet love story of elvis presleys secret passi. I wish i were in nyc more i am in va and cant make it. Handmans sister edyth in their own vaudeville act are you lonesome tonight, at first unrecorded for fear of hitnapping. The account begins and proceeds as any online dating story might. Matera, a former book editor for rodale press and reporter for the miami news.
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