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Kitty Kallen

Kitty Kallen (born Katie Kallen; May 25, 1921 – January 7, 2016) was an American singer whose career spanned from the 1930s to the 1960s, to include the Swing era of the Big Band years, the post-World War II pop scene and the early years of rock 'n roll. Kallen performed with popular big band leaders of the 1940s, including Jimmy Dorsey and Harry James, before establishing a solo career.

She is widely known for her 1954 solo recording '"Little Things Mean a Lot", a song that stayed at the U.S. Billboard number one spot for nine consecutive weeks and took top honor as 1954's #1 song of the year, charted in the U.S. for almost seven months, hit No. 1 on the UK singles chart, and sold more than two million copies. Voted "most popular female singer" in 1954 in both Billboard and Variety polls, Kallen lost her voice at the London Palladium in 1955 at the top of her career and stopped singing before an audience for four years. After testing her voice under a pseudonym in small town venues, she ultimately returned and went on to achieve 13 top-ten career hits.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 25, 1921 (Philadelphia), Died January 7, 2016 (Cuernavaca)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 68 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 88679 9/21/1955 How lonely can I get? Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 88680 9/21/1955 Sweet Kentucky rose Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 88941 11/23/1955 Go on with the wedding Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 88942 11/23/1955 The second greatest sex Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 88944 11/25/1955 Sky written airplane Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 89936 5/14/1956 True love Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 89937 5/14/1956 Will I always be your sweetheart? Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 89938 5/14/1956 The lonely one Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 89939 5/14/1956 When did you leave heaven? Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100000 5/23/1956 How are things in Glocca Morra? Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100001 5/23/1956 Look to the rainbow Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100002 5/23/1956 How about me? Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100047 5/31/1956 I heard you cried last night Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100048 5/31/1956 It could happen to you Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100049 5/31/1956 Autumn leaves Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100505 8/24/1956 It's a lonesome old town Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100506 8/24/1956 Among my souvenirs Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100507 8/24/1956 Wishing Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100834 10/25/1956 Ah ah ah ah (The song that haunts my heart) Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100835 10/25/1956 Star bright Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100836 10/25/1956 Saturday blues Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100837 10/25/1956 But beautiful Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 101746 2/20/1957 Teen-age heart Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 101747 2/20/1957 Gently, Johnny Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 101748 2/20/1957 Hideaway heart Kitty Kallen vocalist  
(Results 26-50 of 68 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kallen, Kitty," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/324526.

Kallen, Kitty. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/324526.

"Kallen, Kitty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/324526

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