Gracie Fields

Gracie Fields

Dame Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 1898 – 27 September 1979) was an English actress, singer, comedian and star of cinema and music hall who was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the highest paid film star in the world in 1937. She was known affectionately as Our Gracie and the Lancashire Lass and for never losing her strong, native Lancashire accent. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and an Officer of the Venerable Order of St John (OStJ) in 1938, and a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1979.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 9, 1898 (Rochdale), Died September 27, 1979 (Capri)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gramophone	0GF13	10-in.	11/12/1938	Swing your way to happiness	Gracie Fields	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0GF27	10-in.	7/26/1939	Danny boy	Gracie Fields	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0GF28	10-in.	7/26/1939	Wish me luck	Gracie Fields	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0GF29	10-in.	7/26/1939	I've got the jitterbugs	Gracie Fields	Motion picture soundtrack : Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	[ViC cat 120936-A]	10-in.	approximately 1938	An old violin	Gracie Fields ; Ben Frankel	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	[ViC cat 120936-B]	10-in.	approximately 1938	Christopher Robin is saying his prayers	Gracie Fields	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	70932	10-in.	6/25/1942	Nighty-night little sailor boy	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	70933	10-in.	6/25/1942	That lovely weekend	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	70934	10-in.	6/25/1942	The thing-ummy-Bob	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	70935	10-in.	6/25/1942	Walter, Walter (lead me to the altar)	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	88074		6/1/1955	Twenty	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	88075		6/1/1955	Summertime in Venice	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	DLA 2455	10-in.	6/24/1941	He's dead - but he won't lie down	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	DLA 2456	10-in.	6/24/1941	The biggest aspidistra in the world	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	DLA 2457	10-in.	6/24/1941	The biggest aspidistra in the world	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	DLA 2458	10-in.	6/24/1941	Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod)	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	DLA 2459	10-in.	6/24/1941	An old violin	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	DLA 2879	10-in.	2/2/1942	Rose O'Day	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	DLA 2880	10-in.	2/2/1942	O'Brien has gone Hawaiian	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	DLA 2881	10-in.	2/2/1942	The bleeding heart	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	DLA 2882	10-in.	2/2/1942	All for one and one for all	Gracie Fields		vocalist, soprano vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fields, Gracie," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103100.

Fields, Gracie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103100.

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