Connie Boswell
Constance Foore "Connie" Boswell (December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976) was an American vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With sisters Martha and Helvetia "Vet", she performed in the 1920s and 1930s as the trio The Boswell Sisters. They started as instrumentalists but became a highly influential singing group via their recordings and film and television appearances. Connie is considered one of the great female jazz vocalists and was a major influence on Ella Fitzgerald, who said "My mother brought home one of her records, and I fell in love with it...I tried so hard to sound just like her." In 1936, Connee's sisters retired and Connee continued on as a solo artist (having also recorded solos during her years with the group). |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 3, 1907 (New Orleans), Died October 11, 1976 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer
Notes: Name also appears as Connee Boswell and Constance F. Boswell.
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Recordings (Results 151-175 of 234 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 89718 | 4/5/1956 | Lullaby in rhythm | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89719 | 4/5/1956 | Honey | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89720 | 4/5/1956 | If I had you | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89721 | 4/5/1956 | Stardust | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89722 | 4/5/1956 | My melancholy baby | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89723 | 4/5/1956 | This can't be love | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89724 | 4/6/1956 | Exactly like you | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89725 | 4/6/1956 | Ain't misbehavin' | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89726 | 4/6/1956 | You brought a new kind of love to me | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89727 | 4/6/1956 | I'd climb the highest mountain | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89728 | 4/6/1956 | The little things in life | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89729 | 4/6/1956 | I ain't got nobody | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | DLA 690 | 10-in. | 2/15/1937 | When the poppies bloom again | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 691 | 10-in. | 2/15/1937 | Serenade in the night | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 692 | 10-in. | 2/15/1937 | Where are you? | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 693 | 10-in. | 2/15/1937 | Trust in me | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 848 | 10-in. | 8/23/1937 | That old feeling | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 849 | 10-in. | 8/23/1937 | The loveliness of you | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 850 | 10-in. | 8/23/1937 | Afraid to dream | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 851 | 10-in. | 8/23/1937 | Yours and mine | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 853 | 10-in. | 8/26/1937 | Blossoms on Broadway | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 854 | 10-in. | 8/26/1937 | Love or infatuation | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 857 | 10-in. | 8/26/1937 | Whispers in the dark | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 867 | 10-in. | 8/31/1937 | Am I in love? | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 971 | 10-in. | 9/25/1937 | Basin Street blues | Connie Boswell ; Bing Crosby | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boswell, Connie," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.
Boswell, Connie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.
"Boswell, Connie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Boswell, Connie, 1907-1976 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87847809
Wikidata: Connee Boswell - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q547132
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/76505117
MusicBrainz: Connee Boswell - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/981b9396-fca8-4297-8d97-4421467eab6d
ISNI: 0000 0000 7329 0708 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000073290708
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