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(Columbia 361-D)
Recorded 4/6/1925 New York, New York.
Flip Side To "Banana Oil"
Vaughn De Leath (vocalist : contralto)
Murray Kellner (instrumentalist : violin)
Harry Reser (instrumentalist : ukulele)
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Gus Kahn (lyricist)
"Ukulele Lady" is a popular standard, an old evergreen song by Gus Kahn and Richard A. Whiting. Published in 1925, the song was first made famous by Vaughn De Leath.
Vaughn De Leath (September 26, 1894 – May 28, 1943) was an American female singer who gained popularity in the 1920s, earning the sobriquets "The Original Radio Girl" and the "First Lady of Radio." Although very popular in the 1920s, De Leath is obscure in modern times.
De Leath was an early exponent, and often credited as inventor, of a style of vocalizing known as crooning. One of her hit songs, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?," recorded in 1927, achieved fame when it became a hit for Elvis Presley in 1960.
(Columbia 361-D)
Recorded 4/6/1925 New York, New York.
Flip Side To "Banana Oil"
Vaughn De Leath (vocalist : contralto)
Murray Kellner (instrumentalist : violin)
Harry Reser (instrumentalist : ukulele)
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Gus Kahn (lyricist)
"Ukulele Lady" is a popular standard, an old evergreen song by Gus Kahn and Richard A. Whiting. Published in 1925, the song was first made famous by Vaughn De Leath.
Vaughn De Leath (September 26, 1894 – May 28, 1943) was an American female singer who gained popularity in the 1920s, earning the sobriquets "The Original Radio Girl" and the "First Lady of Radio." Although very popular in the 1920s, De Leath is obscure in modern times.
De Leath was an early exponent, and often credited as inventor, of a style of vocalizing known as crooning. One of her hit songs, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?," recorded in 1927, achieved fame when it became a hit for Elvis Presley in 1960.
