JSngry Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 Somebody told me she's living in the area & "loves to reminisce"... all I know for sure is the name. Any work of note (other than being married to Harry James?)? Anybody? Quote
Stereojack Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 JSngry said: Somebody told me she's living in the area & "loves to reminisce"... all I know for sure is the name. Any work of note (other than being married to Harry James?)? Anybody? Vocalist, recorded with Benny Goodman 1939, Jack Jenney 1939, Will Bradley 1940. Must be up there in years by now! Quote
Ted O'Reilly Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 (edited) A reasonable good "thrush", who was, indeed, married to Harry James, later to Peanuts Hucko. Sang with Benny Goodman's band, too. (Musta had good vibes toward clarinetists). http://www.answers.com/topic/mary-louise-tobin (edit to add the link) Edited October 2, 2009 by Ted O'Reilly Quote
JSngry Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Posted October 2, 2009 Thanks, but...I kow how to get in touch with her, as well as her "career sketch". What I don't know is if she did any "work of note" over the course of her career. No hits w/Goodman? Quote
J.A.W. Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 Stereojack said: Must be up there in years by now! She was born on November 14, 1918, so if she's still alive she's almost 91. Quote
dale88 Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 I have 3 sides of Louise Tobin singing with Benny Goodman. When I saw your thread, I recalled her voice favorably. I don't know why she wasn't given additional recording opportunities. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Insofar as one can trust pop charts from 1939 (not TOO bad, I imagine) Tobin sang on the following Goodman hits Blue orchids #7, 6wks What's new #7, 6 (B side of above) I didn't know what time it was #6, 13 Scatter brain #9, 8 These were Goodman's first hits on his new contract with Columbia, in the fall of 1939. No hits with Jenney or Bradley. MG Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Further note Bing had the biggest hit with "What's new", but his version got on the chart a few weeks after the A side of the Goodman record. So Louise Tobin MAY have made the original version of the song. (Nan Wynn also recorded it with Hal Kemp - I like her singing. Wonder if I could pick that up in something.) MG No - Charlie Barnet did a vocal version a month before Goodman's recording. (And Bob Crosby did an instrumental version called "I'm free" the year before.) Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Oh, but she was the first to record "I didn't know what time it was". MG Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Here's some more - format's not too helpful, but it looks like all her sessions from 1939-1990. Louise_Tobin_sessions.doc MG Quote
AllenLowe Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 will cross that bridge when I come to it. Quote
bichos Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 The Magnificent Goldberg said: Here's some more - format's not too helpful, but it looks like all her sessions from 1939-1990. Louise_Tobin_sessions.doc MG thanks for this-very helpful because of the camel caravan infos (which i collect). keep boppin´ marcel Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Jim - let us know how you get on with the lady. MG Quote
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