Doris Drew
Doris Drew Allen (born around 1925 in San Antonio , Texas ) was an American pop and jazz singer .
Live and act
Drew was a band vocalist with Ziggy Elman in Los Angeles from 1949-52 , to be heard in titles such as "The Wedding Samba"; She also sang with Mel Henke ( La Dolce Henke ) and The Pied Pipers ( Favorite Christmas carols ). Under her own name, she presented the singles "A Rose Was a Rose" and "Singin 'in the Rain" for MGM in mid-1949; the Billboard magazine described her singing as a mixture of Kay Starr and Doris Day . In 1951 she played the song "Sweet Violets" with the Cliff Parman Orchestra and Jack Halloran Chorus; in the early 1950s she also recorded songs such as "Beautiful Brown Eyes," "Since You Went Away from Me," and "In My Sentimental Heart" for Mercury Records . In 1956 she sang with Mel Tormé in the Tennessee TV show Ernie Ford in a duet (" Tea for Two ").
In September 1957 Drew recorded an album under his own name for Mode Records ( Delightful Doris Drew ), on which she was accompanied by Don Fagerquist , Bob Enevoldsen , Herb Geller , Dave Pell , Marty Paich , Al Viola , Max Bennett and Mel Lewis and Sang standards like "I Only Have Eyes For You", "If I Should Lose You", " Something to Remember You By " and " There Will Never Be Another You ". In the same year she appeared with Don Fagerquist Octet on the show KABC Stars of Jazz , where she interpreted the songs "He's My Guy" and "I Cried for You". In the field of jazz she was involved in 20 recording sessions between 1949 and 1957. She then presented the pop single "I'm Alone But Never Lonely" / "French Fried Potatoes" (Kahill 1025) in 1957 before she withdrew from the music scene. In 1966 she had a singing role in the cartoon Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (Directed Alex Lowy ).
Web links
- Doris Drew at Allmusic (English)
- Doris Drew at Discogs (English)
- Doris Drew in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Billboard October 8, 1949
- ^ Billboard June 18, 1949
- ^ Billboard March 31, 1951
- ^ Billboard March 14, 1953
- ^ Billboard April 7, 1951
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 12, 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Drew, Doris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drew Allen, Doris (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop and jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Antonio , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century or 21st century |