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Beryl Davis
Beryl Davis (16 March 1924 – 28 October 2011) was a vocalist who sang with British and American big bands, as well as being an occasional featured vocalist at a very young age with the Quintette du Hot Club de France between 1936 and 1939. She was still performing in her 80s, into the 2000s, possibly the last surviving and performing singer of the generation of popular entertainers from the 1930s and wartime years. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 16, 1924 (Plymouth), Died October 28, 2011 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 35 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-0492 | 10-in. | 4/10/1947 | If my heart had a window | Beryl Davis | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-0493 | 10-in. | 4/10/1947 | I want to be loved (but only by you) | Beryl Davis | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-0494 | 10-in. | 4/10/1947 | Please be kind | Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-0495 | 10-in. | 4/10/1947 | They didn't believe me | Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-0994 | 10-in. | 6/23/1947 | Mother, Mother, Mother (is it good or is it bad) | Toots Camarata ; Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-0995 | 10-in. | 6/23/1947 | You're breaking in a new heart (while you're breaking mine) | Toots Camarata ; Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1481 | 10-in. | 8/8/1947 | It all came true | Beryl Davis | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1482 | 10-in. | 8/8/1947 | One little tear is an ocean | Beryl Davis | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1503 | 10-in. | 8/8/1947 | The best things in life are free | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1504 | 10-in. | 8/8/1947 | Pass that peace pipe | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1910 | 10-in. | 10/24/1947 | Auld lang syne | Helen Carroll ; Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1911 | 10-in. | 10/24/1947 | The blue room | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Group | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1951 | 10-in. | 10/30/1947 | Mad about the boy | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1952 | 10-in. | 10/30/1947 | Alone together | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1953 | 10-in. | 10/30/1947 | All alone | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1962 | 10-in. | 10/31/1947 | Dont blame me | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Group | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-2016 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | Tea for two | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Group | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-2017 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | The touch of your lips | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Group | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-2582 | 10-in. | 12/3/1947 | Strangers in the dark | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-2583 | 10-in. | 12/3/1947 | Experience | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-2591 | 10-in. | 12/4/1947 | Spring in December | Russ Case ; Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-2727 | 10-in. | 12/21/1947 | Where flamingos fly | Beryl Davis ; Johnny Richards Orchestra ; Johnny Richards | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-2728 | 10-in. | 12/21/1947 | Down the stairs and out the door (went my baby) | Beryl Davis ; Johnny Richards Orchestra ; Johnny Richards | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-2749 | 10-in. | 12/26/1947 | Just once more | Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-2750 | 10-in. | 12/26/1947 | No more | Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Beryl," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/311083.
Davis, Beryl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/311083.
"Davis, Beryl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Davis, Beryl - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79088747
Wikidata: Beryl Davis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q514720
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74042254
MusicBrainz: Beryl Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/07e49563-6d5a-4d32-ba31-5867282ebaf5
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