Annie Laurie (singer)

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Annie Laurie (* in Atlanta , Georgia ; † November 13, 2006 in Titusville , Florida , USA ) was an American rhythm and blues singer.

Life

Annie Laurie began her career in Territory Bands from Snookum Russell and Dallas Bartley , which made her first recording in 1945, a cover version of WC Mobile's St. Louis Blues . Shortly afterwards she came to New Orleans and became a member of Paul Gayten's band , with whom she recorded a number of titles for the R&B label De Luxe Records , in which Sam Woodyard also participated from 1950 . In 1947 she had a hit with the song Since I Fell for You , in which Paul Gayten's trio accompanied her (Deluxe 1082); the song rose to # 3 on the R&B chart, where it stayed for eight weeks. She made almost twenty other recordings for the label. In 1949, after taking over the label, Laurie moved with the label owners to Regal Records , where she had two more hits in the top ten in the same year and the following year . Other songs by the Laurie / Gayten band were Lonely Blues (Deluxe 3192, 1948), Cutting Out (Regal, 1949), Annie's Blues (De Luxe 3211) and a cover of the Lucky Millinder hit I'll Never Be Free (Regal 3258, 1950).

When the Regal label was about to end, she began a solo career at Okeh Records and then moved to Savoy Records in the mid-1950s . In 1956, she returned to the DeLuxe Labek to record her biggest hit, It Hurts to Be in Love , in 1957 , which reached number 3 on the R&B charts. In 1960 If You're Lonely followed , which also charted. In the early 1960s, more recordings were made for the Ritz label before she left the music business to work exclusively as a church musician. Annie Laurie was reportedly a role model for Dinah Washington .

Discographic notes

  • Paul Gayten & Annie Laurie - Creole Gal (1947-1957)
  • Annie Laurie / Various Artists Regal Records In New Orleans

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Barbara J. Kukla: Swing City: Newark Lightlife, 1925-50 , p. 227
  2. ↑ Portrait at Satchmo.com (October 4th) ( Memento of the original from September 24th, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.satchmo.com
  3. ^ A b Jon Hartley Fox King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records Chicago 2009, p. 115
  4. ^ Billboard, October 23, 1948; the song was the B-side of Little Miss Cornshucks' single You Don't Love Me .
  5. ^ Tony Glover: Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story , p. 224
  6. ^ Billboard, March 19, 1949, p. 40
  7. ^ Billboard September 2, 1950
personal data
SURNAME Laurie, Annie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rhythm and blues singer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta , Georgia , United States
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 2006
Place of death Titusville , Florida , United States