Carlotta Dale

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Carlotta Dale (born February 16, 1915 in Ardmore , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania as Charlotta Coverdale, † December 1, 1988 in Cheltenham Township , Pennsylvania) was an American swing singer, who between 1935 and 1942 with Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters and the Will Bradley Band reached a larger audience.

Career

As early as 1933, Carlotta Dale appeared as a singer on the WCAU station in Philadelphia . Jan Savitt , who had already made a name for himself as a classical musician, led the WCAU studio band from 1935, to which Dale also belonged. Savitt brought new momentum to the swing of those days with his ideas, which also made him interesting for other broadcasters. After switching to KYW , the popularity of the "Top Hatters", the KYW dance orchestra, grew rapidly under his leadership. Meanwhile Carlotta Dale was also under contract there. In addition to the singer George "Bon Bon" Tunnell, she was the vocal figurehead of the Top Hatters. A car accident in 1937 interrupted her career. She remained a soloist with Jan Savitt until 1939. Most of the recordings were made during the years with Jan Savitt, including songs like "I Want My Share of Love" or "Moonlight Serenade". In 1939 Dale moved to the newly formed Will Bradley Band, had his own radio broadcasts and appeared in nightclubs and cafes. In spring 1942 she married Edwin G. Dellheim and withdrew into private life. According to some critics, Dale sang with "conviction, taste and feeling" and was one of the few singers of the era who "could sound dramatic without slipping into melodramatic". She was an "excellent band singer (...) who delivered impressively". Al Leopold, trombonist with the Top Hatters at the time , gave a succinct verdict: "She sang a good song".

Private

Carlotta Dale was married twice and has a son from his second marriage to Edwin G. Dellheim. Her first relationship with Pearson Lessy, also a singer, was divorced in 1938 after four years. Lessy was murdered in 1942.

Discography (selection)

With Jan Savitt and his Top Hatters:

  • 1938: Lovelight In The Starlight (Bluebird B-7504-A)
  • 1938: When Twighlight Comes (Bluebird B-7670-A)
  • 1938: Love of My Life (Were Are you?) (Bluebird B-7748-A)
  • 1938: Hurry Home (Bluebird B-10013-B)
  • 1939: I Want My Share of Love (Decca 2391 B)
  • 1939: Moonlight Serenade (Decca 2600 A)
  • 1939: You Taught Me to Love Again (Decca 2614 B)
  • 1939: Twilight Interlude (Decca 2739 B)

With the Will Bradley Band:

  • 1939: This Changing World (Vocalion 5262)
  • 1940: A Ghost of a Chance (Columbia 35376)
  • 1940: It's a Wonderful World (Columbia 35414)
  • 1940: So Far So Good (Columbia 35422)

With Jess Stacey:

  • 1939: What's New (Que Hay de Nuevo) / Melancholy Mood (Melancholia) (Varsity 8064)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Exemplary “Choruses by Carlotta” review of a broadcast by Maurie Orodenker. In: Billboard of February 21, 1942, page 8. Retrieved from books.google.de on March 5, 2020
  2. ^ A b "Ex-Wife of Lessy Gets License to Wed". In: The Morning Post (Camden, New Jersey), April 25, 1942, p. 6.
  3. ↑ George T. Simon: The Big Bands. 2nd Edition. Schirmer, New York 1971, p. 408 .
  4. ^ Roger D. Kinkle: The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950 . 1st edition. tape 2 . Arlington House, 1974, ISBN 0-87000-229-5 , pp. 771 f .
  5. ↑ 'She Sang A Good Song'. Retrieved March 5, 2020 .
  6. ↑ "Short Notes: (...) Pearson Lessy, the local barytone, and Carlotta Dale, WCAU canary, are wed (...)". In: Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey), December 21, 1933, p. 6
personal data
SURNAME Dale, Carlotta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coverdale, Charlotta (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American swing singer
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Ardmore , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH December 1, 1988
Place of death Cheltenham Township , Pennsylvania