Skip Nelson
Skip Nelson (actually Scipione Mirabella , born August 9, 1920 in Pozzuoli , Naples , † March 31, 1974 in West Palm Beach , Florida ) was an Italian- born American pop and jazz singer , arranger and trumpeter .
Nelson came in 1929 with his family to the United States and worked from 1942 in Chico Marx Orchestra then, for which he also arranged, with Teddy Powell and the Glenn Miller Orchestra, with whom he with " That Old Black Magic " in 1943 a number- had one hit . From mid-1943 he sang with Tommy Dorsey (with whom he also appeared in the musical film Broadway Rhythm (1944)), and in the Casa Loma Orchestra . In 1944/45 he was a band vocalist in the Guy Lombardo Orchestra, with whom he had another number one hit in the USA with "It's Love-Love-Love". He worked with Vido Musso until 1947 before moving to Florida in the mid-1950s, where he appeared in nightclubs in the Miami area. After Tom Lord , he was involved in 34 recording sessions from 1937 to 1947. Well-known songs by Nelson were "I'll Find You" (1943, with Dorsey), "Moonlight Becomes You" (1943, with The Modernaires / Glenn Miller), "Dearly Beloved" (with Miller), "While You're Away" and John Benson Brooks ' "A Door Will Open" (1945, with the Casa Loma Orchestra). Nelson was considered a singer of soulful ballads .
Web links
- Skip Nelson at Allmusic (English)
- Skip Nelson at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Skip Nelson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 1, 2017)
- ^ Billboard, November 28, 1942
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nelson, Skip |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mirabella, Scipione (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop and jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pozzuoli , Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1974 |
| Place of death | West Palm Beach , Florida |