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 1-25 of 105 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	71919	10-in.	3/30/1944	With a smile and a song	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	71961	10-in.	4/9/1944	With a smile and a song	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	71962	10-in.	4/9/1944	Blubble-uddle-um-dum	Andy Love Four ; Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	72264	10-in.	6/16/1944	Dance with a dolly	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	72265	10-in.	6/16/1944	Without a sweetheart	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	72730	10-in.	2/7/1945	The lass with the delicate air	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	72731	10-in.	2/7/1945	When he comes home	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	72732	10-in.	2/7/1945	When you were waiting for me	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	72829	10-in.	4/17/1945	Grandfather's clock	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	73079	10-in.	10/15/1945	Chickery chick	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	73080	10-in.	10/15/1945	Let him go-let him tarry	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	73577		5/17/1946	My fickle eye	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	73578		5/17/1946	It's my lazy day	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	73579		5/17/1946	The tookie on his bonnet	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	73660		8/5/1946	Land of dreams	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	73661		8/2/1946	Passe	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	73783		1/14/1947	The toorie on his bonnet	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	73784		1/14/1947	Saloon	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	73785		1/14/1947	The lass with the delicate air	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	74606		10/12/1948	A little bird told me	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	74607		10/12/1948	Brush those tears from your eyes	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	74623		11/16/1948	Powder your face with sunshine	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	74624		11/16/1948	One Sunday afternoon-1	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76186		4/26/1950	Choc'late ice cream cone	Evelyn Knight	vocalist
Decca	76187		4/26/1950	Buffalo Billy	Evelyn Knight	vocalist

(Results 1-25 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.