Evelyn Knight

Evelyn Knight (born Evelyn Davis, December 31, 1917, Reedville, Virginia – September 28, 2007, San Jose, California) was an American singer of the 1940s and 1950s. Damon Runyon, in one of his newspaper columns, described Knight as "a lissome blonde lassie with a gentle little voice and a face mother would not mind having brought home to her."

Birth and Death Data: Born December 31, 1917 (Reedville, Virginia), Died September 28, 2007 (San Jose)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 105 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	76404	5/23/1950	Cherry stones	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76405	5/23/1950	Lucky, lucky, lucky me	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76410	5/24/1950	All dressed up to smile	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76411	5/24/1950	I'd rather be me	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76424	5/26/1950	Blind date	Dick Haymes ; Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76425	5/26/1950	Say when	Dick Haymes ; Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76692	7/31/1950	He can come back any time he wants to	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76693	7/31/1950	Aw c'mon	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76971	10/9/1950	I'm in the middle of a riddle	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76972	10/9/1950	Rosy apples	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76988	10/9/1950	Nobody's chasing me	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76989	10/9/1950	I am loved	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76990	10/9/1950	I remember the cornfields	Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians	vocalist
Decca	80519	2/12/1951	Lovely is the evening	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	80520	2/12/1951	That's how our love will grow	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	80521	2/12/1951	Beautiful brown eyes	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	80522	2/12/1951	Nobody's tears are falling but mine	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	80529	2/13/1951	Katy (The Hoppinest kangaroo)	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	80530	2/13/1951	The lollipop tree	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	81003	5/14/1951	Good luck, good health, God bless you	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	81004	5/14/1951	Oh, how I love you	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	81005	5/14/1951	This is the kiss	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	81006	5/14/1951	I'm gonna be a long time forgetting you	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	81901	11/23/1951	Snowflakes	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	81902	11/23/1951	Greensleeves	Evelyn Knight	vocalist

(Results 26-50 of 105 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Knight, Evelyn," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325549.

Knight, Evelyn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325549.

"Knight, Evelyn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.