Rita Raines
Rita Raines (actually Rita Babcock , born May 22, 1930 in Chicago , † March 13, 2014 in Redlands ) was an American easy-listening and jazz singer who was active in the 1950s.
Live and act
Rita Raines performed at the Harvest Moon Festival in her hometown in 1955 ; In November 1955 the single “The Wedding Song (Until Death Do Us Apart)” / “Don't Touch Me” (Deed 1006) was released on the local Chicago label Deed Records, and in 1956 she released the single “Such a Day “before; the song was the English-language version of the German mood song “So ein Tag, so schön wie heute” by Lotar Olias (music) and Walter Rothenburg (text). The B-side was the jazz standard " Ol 'Devil Moon ". "Such a Day" was # 89 on the American Billboard Hot 100 in February 1956, which was to be her only chart success.
In the music dance show American Bandstand of the TV station ABC Raines was presented as " Favorite Artist of 1956 ". Raines also released other singles for the record labels Jamie, Argo, Cadence and Arcy such as "Silence Is Golden" / "Something Else" (Jamie 1036), "Sleepy Sunday Afternoon" / "I Told a Stranger" ( Cadence 1331) and in 1958 "Laughing On the Outside" / "Cha-Cha Charlie" ( Argo 5302); In 1960 she released a cover version of "Vaya Con Dios", in 1953 a number one hit for Les Paul / Mary Ford (with the B-side "Silently", Arcy 1003). However, Raines could not build on the chart success of "Such a Day" and withdrew from the music scene.
Web links
- Rita Raines at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Billboard , March 12, 1955, p. 26
- ^ Billboard September 24, 1955, p. 36
- ^ Billboard November 5, 1955, p. 38
- ^ Billboard October 24, 1960, p. 52
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raines, Rita |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Babcock, Rita (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American easy listening and jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 2014 |
| Place of death | Redlands |