By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Connee sometimes connie, helvetia vet, and martha boswell grew up singing together, soaking up southern gospel and blues through close contact with the black community. Hailing from uptown new orleans, the group was noted for their intricate. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary, the english writer samuel johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the english language. Sister of vet boswell 19111988 and martha boswell 19051958. The boswell sisters also appears in this compilation. Since then, he has collected all of connee boswells solo recordings and produced the documentary short subject, connee boswell life is a song, which premiered at the boswell sisters centennial in new orleans in 2007. John boswell listen and stream free music, albums, new. November 14, 2009 the big bands series was first issued in the 198386 period as a halfspeed mastered, twolp vinyl box set. With her sisters, martha and helvetia vet boswell, she performed in the 1930s as the boswell sisters and became a highly influential singing group during this period via recordings and radio. Aug 25, 20 in my opinion, one of miss boswell s finest recordings.
Dorsey brothers orchestra, female vocal trio, with jazzdance band. Connee boswell gems, an album by connee boswell on spotify. For complete discographical details, please consult the boswell sisters discography at 3221925 connie boswell, lead. Uk 31 germany 19 usa 4 new zealand 3 australia 1 france 1 norway 1 south africa 1.
Connee and her sisters, martha and vet, were the most influential female harmony group of their day. At first, they played strictly instrumentals, with connee on cello, saxophone and guitar. Music profile for connee boswell, born 3 december 1907. Name also appears as connee boswell and constance f. Music profile for the boswell sisters, formed 1925. Jerry sullivan harry geise composer information source. They became a highly influential singing group during this period via recordings and radio. Member of the boswell sisters usa 15 uk 3 australia 1. Martha boswell june 9, 1905 july 2, 1958, connee boswell original name connie, december 3, 1907 october 11, 1976, and helvetia vet boswell may 20, 1911 november 12, 1988. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bob boswell at the discogs marketplace. Timelife album discography, part 19 both sides now. Connie boswell, its the girls, asv living era, cd aja 5014.
The boswell sisters discography 1925 1936 martha, connie and helvetia boswell, voice, unless otherwise noted. This page lists the top songs of 1938 in the source charts. With her sisters vet boswell and martha boswell she formed the boswell sisters, appearing on records, radio, in theaters and films, but later continuing her career as a single. During an early broadcast engagement, the group accidentally discovered the sound that brought them success. In 1946, she appeared in the film swing parade and sang stormy weather, which had become one of her signature songs. Sisters, boswell storyville records the best in jazz. Im gonna cry crying blues martha boswell b321141, victor 19639 3251925 the boswell sisters acc. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the boswell sisters. Connee appeared in the 1941 film, kiss the boys goodbye. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Connee boswell died on october 11, 1976 from stomach cancer at mount sinai hospital in manhattan, new york city at age 68. Singer, songwriter, composer, arranger and actress, connee boswell studied with otto finck.
Check out stormy weather by connee boswell on amazon music. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. Whether youre a nonplussed novice or a crusty old jazzbo, youll be delighted by the sounds and stories of the boswell sisters. On radio, she hosted her own connee boswell show in 1944. In world war ii she entertained the armed forces and appeared in the broadway shows star time, curtain time. Shop connee boswell and the original memphis five in hifi. In my opinion, one of miss boswells finest recordings. Connee boswell and the original memphis five in hifi. February 18, 2008 the your hit parade series was a reissue of pop music from the 1940s and 1950s, typical of the music played on the old radio and television shows your hit parade. These results should be treated with some caution since, with few exceptions, they are based on fairly subjective charts. By 1925 they had evolved into a singing group, but the few records they cut that year attracted little notice.
That connee is largely forgotten today is a musical travesty. Constance foore connee boswell december 3, 1907, kansas city, missouri october 11, 1976, new york was an american female vocalist born in kansas city but raised in new orleans, louisiana. John boswells profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. One of the finest jazz singers of the 1930s, connee boswell who was always cited by ella fitzgerald as her main early influence originally rose to fame as a member of the boswell sisters, one of the read full biography. Boswell, connee singing the blues with connee boswell. Connee boswell sang from a wheelchairor in a seated positionthroughout her career. Together, they were the boswell sisters singing group until 1936 when vet and martha left the group to get married. The cast does a skit called, is there a doctor in the house. Please contact me about any omissions or errors at. Search connie boswell on recordings are available for online listening.
Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. They first performed at vaudeville houses around the new orleans area, and began appearing on local radio by 1925. With sisters martha and helvetia vet, she performed in the 1930s as the boswell sisters. He also digitized the boswell museums audio archive and david mccains 5,000plus page clipping collection, both of. Stormy weather by connee boswell on amazon music amazon. Syndicated author elsie robinson described connee singing stormy weather in a listen world column. Martha does not sing personnel on rejected takes unknown. The sisters formed a closeharmony singing group, the boswell sisters, but connees career extended far beyond this. The boswell sisters were a close harmony singing group, consisting of sisters martha boswell june 9, 1905 july 2, 1958, connee boswell original name connie december 3, 1907 october 11, 1976, and helvetia vet boswell may 20, 1911 november 12, 1988, noted for intricate harmonies and rhythmic experimentation. She was married to harry leedy and had no children. Her life was chronicled in the 2006 documentary short subject, connee boswell.
Connie boswell vocalist discography of american historical. Connie boswell the spelling of her first name was changed about 1942. Download c bo torrent or any other torrent from category. Your hit parade series by mike callahan, david edwards, and patrice eyries last update. Connee had already made a few solo sides for brunswick as early as 1932, and she continued her solo career in earnest after the boswell sisters parted.
Big bands series by mike callahan, david edwards, randy watts and patrice eyries last update. Albums include the curious case of benjamin button, everybody loves my baby but my baby dont love nobody but me stop the sun stop the moon my mans gone, and pop music. Her husband, harry, was the groups business manager, a role he continued in her solo career. Guest harry gibson the connee boswell show variety. Constance foore connee boswell was an american female vocalist born in kansas city but raised in new orleans, louisiana. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Despite being in a wheelchair since contracting polio at the age of four, she grew up to be a determined, talented performer, carving a highly successful solo career after the sisters act folded in 1935. The boswell sisters were an american close harmony singing trio of the jazz and swing eras, consisting of three sisters.
This was recorded in june, 1958 and released as connee boswell sings the irving berlin songbook on the design record label. Us billboard 1 1938 18 weeks, your hit parade 1 of 1938, grammy hall of fame in 1977 1938, library of congress artifact added 2012 1938, us invalid bb 2 of 1938, pop 2 of 1938, music imprint 4 of 1930s, nutsie 18 of 1930s, brazil 32 of 1939, dmdb 84 1938, riaa 91, acclaimed 1163 1938, rym 10 of 1938. Connee herself is widely considered one of the greatest jazz female vocalists and was a major influence on ella fitzgerald who said, my mother brought home one of her records, and i fell in lov. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. This was recorded in june, 1958 and released as connee boswell sings the irving. Discover the velvet tones of connie boswell, who inspired singers from ella fitzgerald to wynonna judd, sold over 75 million records, and did it all from a wheelchair. Nights when i am lonely martha boswell b321244, victor 19639. Constance foore boswell was born in kansas city, missouri, on december 3, 1907. She hit number one twice during the late 30s, with the bing crosby duets bob white whatcha gonna swing tonight. Connee 19071976, martha 19081958 and helvetia vet boswell 19091988 constituted the most popular female vocal group before the andrews sisters, and created some of the most exciting recordings of the early 30s still sounding amazing today. Frank sinatra said that connee boswell was the most widely imitated singer of all time and ella fitzgerald would frequently cite her as her only influence. Constance foore connee boswell december 3, 1907, kansas city, missouri october 11, 1976, new york was an american female vocalist born in kansas.