Eddy Arnold

Eddy Arnold
Singer

Richard Edward Arnold was born on May 15, 1918, on a farm near Henderson, Tennessee in USA. He used to play guitar at school functions and events. In 1934, at age 16, Arnold debuted at WTJS-AM in Jackson, Tennessee, and was hired permanently in 1937. In 1938, he was hired by WMPS-AM in Memphis, Tennessee. He soon left WMPS for KWK-AM in St. Louis, Missouri, followed briefly by a spot at WHAS-AM in Louisville, Kentucky.

Eddy Arnold performed as a soloist for the Grand Ole Opry in 1943. In 1944, Arnold signed a contract with RCA Victor and manager Tom Parker who would later manage Elvis Presley. Arnold's first single, "Each Minute Seems a Million Years", was released in 1945. He became the host of the Mutual Radio Show, a midday show shared with Ernest Tubb that was broadcast from a Nashville theater. He starred in the Columbia film "Feudin' Rhythm" (1949).

Arnold began working for television in the early 1950s, hosting "The Eddie Arnold Show". It was aired successively by three television networks, replacing the Perry Como and Dinah Shore shows. By the mid-1950s, Arnold's record sales began to decline, although artist Jim Reeves found a larger audience. Arnold performed with symphony orchestras in New York City, Las Vegas and Hollywood.

In 1966, Arnold was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the youngest performer to receive the honor. In 1967, Arnold was voted the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year for the first time. In 1984, the Academy of Country Music presented Arnold its Pioneer Award. Arnold performed on the road for several more years. On May 16, 1998, the day after his 80th birthday, he announced his final retirement during a concert at the Hotel Orleans in Las Vegas.

Arnold died of natural causes on May 8, 2008 at a nursing home in Nashville, a week before his 90th birthday.

Arnold has had 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He has sold over 85 million records.

Eddy Arnold Songs

* Anytime (1948)

* Bouquet of Roses (1948)

* Bundle of Southern Sunshine (1952)

* Cattle Call (1955)

* Cuddle Buggin’ Baby (1950)

* Don't Rob Another Man's Castle (1948)

* Each Minutes Seems A Million Years (1945)

* Easy on the Eyes (1952)

* Echo of Your Footsteps (1949)

* Eddy's Song (1953)

* Enclosed One Broken Heart (1950)

* Free Home Demonstration (1953)

* Full Time Job (1952)

* Heart Full of Love (1949)

* Heart Strings (1950)

* Hep Cat Baby (1854)

* I Really Don't Want to Know (1954)

* I Wanna Play House With You (1950)

* I’m Throwing Rice at the Girl I Love (1949)

* I'll Hold You in My Heart (1947)

* I’ve been Thinking (1955)

* It's a Sin (1947)

* Just a Little Loving (1948)

* Just Call Me Lonesome (1955)

* Kentuckian Song (1955)

* Kentucky Waltz (1950)

* Little Angel With the Dirty Face (1950)

* Lovebug Itch (1950)

* Mama and Daddy Broke My Heart (1950)

* My Daddy Is Only a Picture (1948)

* One Kiss Too Many (1949)

* Somebody’s Been Beating My Time (1950)

* Something Old, Something New (1950)

* Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me (1950)

* Tennessee Stud (1959)

* Texarkana Baby (1948)

* That Do Make it Nice (1955)

* That's How Much I Love You (1946)

* Then I Turned and Walked Slowly Away (1948)

* There’s Been a Change in Me (1950)

* There’s Not a Thing (1949)

* This Is the Thanks I Get (1954)

* To My Sorrow (1947)

* What a Fool I Was (1948)

* What is Life Without Love (1947)

* Why Should I Cry (1950)

* You Don't Know Me (1956)


Working on below songs
* I Want to Go With You (1966) * Make the World Go Away (1965) * The Last Word in Lonesome (1966)
* The Tips of My Fingers (1966) * Then You Can Tell Ne Goodbye (1968) * Turn the World Around (1967)

More about Eddy Arnold

Eddy Arnold and other singers in 1956 at DJ Convention.

Eddy Arnold receiving BMI award. at War Memorial Auditorium in 1958.

Eddy Arnold poses for a portrait in 1960.

Eddy Arnold poses for a portrait in 1965.

Eddy Arnold at The Johnny Cash Show - 'History of Country Music' on January 21, 1971.

Eddy Arnold at the 16th Annual Country Music Association Awards, (CMA Awards show), at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee on October 11, 1982.

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Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole
Singer and Pianist

Nat King Cole (Nathaniel Adams Cole) was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 17, 1919. Cole learned to play the organ from his mother, Perlina Coles. His first performance was "Yes! We Have No Bananas" at the age of four. He began formal lessons at 12, learning jazz, gospel, and classical music on piano "from Johann Sebastian Bach to Sergei Rachmaninoff.
When he was fifteen, formed a sextet and recorded two singles in 1936. Nat Cole went on tour with the musical. In 1937, he married Nadine Robinson, who was a member of the cast. This marriage ended in divorce On March 22, 1948. On March 28, 1948 Cole married the singer Maria Hawkins Ellington.
He died at the hospital early in the morning of February 15, 1965, aged 45.

Nat King Cole Songs

* That Ain't Right (1942)

* All For You (1943)

* I Can't See for Looking (1944)

* Straighten Up and Fly Right (1944)

* Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You (1944)

* I Realize Now (1944)

* I'm Lost (1944)

* It's Only a Paper Moon (1944)

* If You Can't Smile and Say Yes (1945)

* I'm A Shy Guy (1945)

* For Sentimental Reasons (1946)

* The Christmas Song (1946)

* Route 66 (1946)

* Meet Me at No Special Place (1946)

* Nature Boy (1948)

* Mona Lisa (1950)

* Too Young (1951)

* Answer Me (1954)

* A Blossom Fell (1955)

* Send for Me (1957)

* Come Closer to You (1958)

* Dear Lonely Hearts (1962)

* I Don't Want to be Hurt Anymore (1964)

* I Don't Want to See Tomorrow (1964)

* Just as Much as Ever (1960)
* Pretend (1953)

* Rambling Rose (1962)

* That Sunday that Summer (1963)

* Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer (1963)

 

Nat King Cole News and Images

Nat King Cole and  American jazz singers Maria Ellington, the bride and groom dance and kiss at their reception, Harlem, New York on March 28, 1948.

The Nat King Cole Trio: Guitarist Oscar Moore, pianist and vocalist Nat King Cole, and bass player Johnny Miller in 1949.

Nat King Cole, singer Sarah Vaughan and Marie Cole eating a meal during a celebration of an appearance on the Ed Sullivan show on November 11, 1950.

Nat 'King' Cole presents a trophy to 'Miss Bronze Photo Model' in 1950.

53. Nat King Cole, with a vinyl record, smiling, New Jersey in 1953

55.  Nat 'King' Cole dances with showgirls in a scene from the movie 'The Nat 'King' Cole Story' on March 13, 1955 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nat 'King' Cole performs onstage with a large troupe in 1956.

Nat 'King' Cole, Imogene Coca and Lily Pons pose for a portrait in 1956.

Nat 'King' Cole and his wife Maria Cole and daughter Natalie Cole at home in 1957.

Nat 'King' Cole with Cornell Borchers and Errol Flynn in a scene from the film 'Istanbul', 1957.

Nat King Cole in the scene from the movie 'St. Louis Blues''. Directed by Allen Reisner USA 1958.

Nat King Cole, posed with Beverley Sisters in 1959.

Billy Daniels, Cathy Crosby, Nat 'King' Cole, Dean Jones, Ray Anthony and Julie London stars of the film 'Night Of The Quarter Moon' gather for a a chicken and champagne luncheon hosted by producer Alber Zugsmith at MGM Studios in 1959 in Los Angeles, California.

John Drew Barrymore and Julie London and Nat 'King' Cole and Anna Kashfi stars of the film 'Night Of The Quarter Moon' gather for portrait at a chicken and champagne luncheon hosted by producer Albert Zugsmith at MGM Studios in 1959 in Los Angeles, California.

Nat King Cole with American singer Dinah Shore in 1960.

Nat King Cole pictured surrounded by ladies prior to a concert in Paris on 20th April 1960.

Nat 'King' Cole poses for a portrait session in 1964 in Los Angeles, California.

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Margaret Whiting

Margaret Whiting
Singer

Margaret Eleanor Whiting was an American popular music and country music singer. Whiting was born in Detroit on July 22, 1924.
Her father, Richard, was a song composer. At the age of only seven she sang for singer-lyricist Johnny Mercer, with whom her father had collaborated on some popular songs. In 1942, Mercer co-founded Capitol Records and signed Margaret to one of Capitol's first recording contracts. She switched to Dot Records in 1957 and to Verve Records in 1960. Whiting returned to Capitol in the early 1960s and then signed with London Records in 1966.
Whiting died on January 10, 2011, aged 86.

Margaret Whiting Songs

* A Tree in the Medow (1948)

* My Own True Love (1948)

* Baby It's Cold Outside (1949)

* Slipping Around (1949)

* Broken Down Merry Go Round (1950)

* Let’s Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning) (1950)

* The Gods Were Angry With Me (1950)

 

 

 

* It Hurts to Say Goodbye (1966)

* The Wheel of Hurt (1966)

* I Almost Called Your Name (1967)

* Only Love Can Break a Heart (1967)

More About Margaret Whiting

Singers from left to right Liz Tilton, Yvonne King, Martha Tilton, Margaret Whiting, Jo Stafford, Peggy Lee and Donna King smile as they sit together on a sofa in 1945.

Margaret Whiting takes a break from recording in the Capitol Records Studios on October 9, 1946 in Los Angeles, California.

Margaret Whiting records in the Capitol Records Studios on April 10, 1947 in Los Angeles, California.

Margaret Whiting, singer and performer on CBS Radios The Jack Smith Show. March 20, 1951. New York, NY.

Margaret Whiting poses for a portrait in 1965.

Margaret Whiting attends "Hooray for Hollywood" Honors Legendary Star of Stage and Screen on November 1, 2007 in New York City.

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