Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen was a band singer, and later a soloist, who lit up bandstands with a handful of top leaders during the '40s. She's remembered for three reasons: big-band fans know that she was the one who replaced Helen O'Connell in the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra in 1943, also that she sang the vocal chorus on a pair of Harry James hits, "I'm Beginning to See the Light" and "It's Been a Long, Long Time," and virtually everyone with a radio in 1954 knew that she recorded the year's most popular song, "Little Things Mean a Lot." Her career lasted more than 20 years, but it was sporadic at best, with the major successes listed above virtually the only popularity she achieved.
Born in Philadelphia in 1922, she was a gifted mimic who won talent shows and also appeared on children's radio shows by the mid-'30s. Kallen was still a teenager when she began singing with bands (including Jan Savitt and Artie Shaw), and she earned her first full-time role in 1940 with Jack Teagarden's Orchestra. Two years later, she joined Tommy Dorsey, and appeared on several hits, including "Besame Mucho" and "Star Eyes" (plus a 1943 film, I Dood It). One year later, she had jumped ship again, this time to the Harry James band, where she struck gold again with a pair of dreamy Hit Parade toppers, "I'm Beginning to See the Light" and "It's Been a Long, Long Time." Two additional hits followed -- "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" and "I'll Buy That Dream" -- both of which were in the same mold as her previous features.
After the end of World War II, during the late '40s, Kallen sang on several radio programs, appeared as a solo act in clubs nationwide, and recorded for labels including Musicraft and Signature. Nothing clicked in a big way until 1953, when a contract with Decca paid dividends with a pair of million-sellers, "Little Things Mean a Lot" (her signature song) and "In the Chapel in the Moonlight." Kallen proved popular on television, although by the mid-'50s, she began to be swept aside by rock-oriented pop music. She made brief comebacks in 1959 with Columbia and 1962 with RCA, but 1963 was the last year for her on the pop charts, with "My Coloring Book."
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Kitty Kallen's Coloring Book
Pop - Lançado por Universal Digital Enterprises em 26/11/1963
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It's been a long long time
Pop - Lançado por G Records em 24/03/2023
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If I Give My Heart to You
Pop - Lançado por Columbia - Legacy em 13/05/2016
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Little Things Mean a Lot
Jazz - Lançado por Jasmine Records em 04/09/2012
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Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Master Tape Records em 14/08/2020
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Little Things
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por Vintage Music em 12/08/1954
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The Very Best Of
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por Master Classics Records em 01/06/2009
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The Kitty Kallen Story
Pop - Lançado por Legacy Recordings em 02/12/2022
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My Coloring Book And Her Other Great Hits
Jazz - Lançado por RCA - Legacy em 01/09/1963
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Honky Tonk Angel
Jazz - Lançado por Columbia - Legacy em 11/09/1961
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Kiss Me Sweet (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 30)
Pop - Lançado por Music Manager em 19/12/2018
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The Magic Of Kitty Kallen (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por RevOla em 13/08/2021
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If I Give My Heart To You (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por RevOla em 17/06/2021
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1130 PM
Jazz - Lançado por Black & Partner Licenses LLC em 27/03/2019
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All The Best
Jazz - Lançado por Retro Music Box em 03/04/2020
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Ladies in Jazz - Kitty Kallen
Jazz - Lançado por Ap Music em 28/03/2011
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In the Chapel in the Moonlight (Hi-Fi Remastered)
Pop - Lançado por Era em 29/07/2023
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Kitty Kallen "Little Things Mean a Lot"
Jazz - Lançado por Retrospective em 10/06/2016
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Honky Tonk Angel
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Lançado por Stage Door em 11/09/1961
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Our Lady Of Fatima (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 10)
Pop - Lançado por Music Manager em 19/12/2018
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