Rose Murphy
Rose Murphy has a unique place in music history. She became famous as "the Chee Chee Girl" because she sang "chee chee" in her high-pitched voice somewhere during nearly every number. She was an excellent pianist, although best known for her eccentric singing. She was unknown until "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" became her trademark song in the mid-'40s. Her singing was always bubbly and her style included cutesy percussion sounds, giggling, and squeals. To some she was cute, to others she could sound annoying after a few minutes. Murphy appeared regularly on the radio in the mid-'40s. Among her more popular recordings (made for Majestic, Victor, and MCA) were "When I Grow Too Old to Dream," "Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys," "Me and My Shadow," "Busy Line," "A Little Bird Told Me," and "Button Up Your Overcoat." She recorded relatively little after 1950 other than an album apiece for Verve (mid-'50s), United Artists (1962), and Black & Blue (1980). By the 1960s, Rose Murphy was largely forgotten in the United States, although Ella Fitzgerald always did an imitation of her on her version of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love." However, "the Chee Chee Girl" retained her popularity in Europe and worked regularly overseas during her last three decades.
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Discography
9 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Presenting Rose Murphy
Jazz - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 11 Feb 1955
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Busy Line
Jazz - Released by Body & Soul on 5 Aug 2003
Qobuz Référence16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Not Cha-Cha But Chi-Chi
Pop - Released by Verve Reissues on 1 Jan 1957
The Qobuz Essential Discography16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mighty Like A Rose (with Major Holley)
Jazz - Released by Disques Black & Blue on 1 Jan 1980
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I Wanna Be Loved By You
Jazz - Released by Body & Soul on 28 Jul 1998
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Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on 16 Apr 2021
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Ladies in Jazz: Rose Murphy
Jazz - Released by Ap music on 27 Jun 2011
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Nostalgic Memories-The Very Best Of Rose Murphy-Vol. 71
Jazz - Released by RP-DSP on 28 Nov 2011
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