Anything Goes! Singles. Albums & Broadway 1955-62
"Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1930, Eileen Rodgers began her career as a local nightclub performer before joining Charlie Spivakâs orchestra, giving her a grounding as a big band singer. In the early â50s she got work on radio and was offered a recording contract with the Columbia label. Making her first records in 1955, she was one of those singers with her roots in the middle-of-the-road styles of the post-war decade, and who were unlucky enough to come to the fore just at the point when rock ânâ roll was arriving in the charts. She nevertheless scored several hits, before turning her talents towards the Broadway stage way in the late â50s and early â60s. This 57-track 2-CD collection comprises most of the A&B sides of singles on the Columbia and Kapp labels, plus the titles from her Columbia album âBlue Swingâ, and selected songs from her performances in cast recordings of her Broadway shows âOh Captainâ, âFiorelloâ, âTenderloinâ and âAnything Goesâ. It includes her US pop hits âMiracle Of Loveâ, âGive Meâ, âThe Wallâ, âDonât Call Me Sweetieâ, âThird Finger, Left Handâ and âTreasure Of Your Loveâ. She was a stylish and versatile performer, and this collection is a worthy introduction to an artist we donât hear too much about."
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"Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1930, Eileen Rodgers began her career as a local nightclub performer before joining Charlie Spivakâs orchestra, giving her a grounding as a big band singer. In the early â50s she got work on radio and was offered a recording contract with the Columbia label. Making her first records in 1955, she was one of those singers with her roots in the middle-of-the-road styles of the post-war decade, and who were unlucky enough to come to the fore just at the point when rock ânâ roll was arriving in the charts. She nevertheless scored several hits, before turning her talents towards the Broadway stage way in the late â50s and early â60s. This 57-track 2-CD collection comprises most of the A&B sides of singles on the Columbia and Kapp labels, plus the titles from her Columbia album âBlue Swingâ, and selected songs from her performances in cast recordings of her Broadway shows âOh Captainâ, âFiorelloâ, âTenderloinâ and âAnything Goesâ. It includes her US pop hits âMiracle Of Loveâ, âGive Meâ, âThe Wallâ, âDonât Call Me Sweetieâ, âThird Finger, Left Handâ and âTreasure Of Your Loveâ. She was a stylish and versatile performer, and this collection is a worthy introduction to an artist we donât hear too much about."
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"Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1930, Eileen Rodgers began her career as a local nightclub performer before joining Charlie Spivakâs orchestra, giving her a grounding as a big band singer. In the early â50s she got work on radio and was offered a recording contract with the Columbia label. Making her first records in 1955, she was one of those singers with her roots in the middle-of-the-road styles of the post-war decade, and who were unlucky enough to come to the fore just at the point when rock ânâ roll was arriving in the charts. She nevertheless scored several hits, before turning her talents towards the Broadway stage way in the late â50s and early â60s. This 57-track 2-CD collection comprises most of the A&B sides of singles on the Columbia and Kapp labels, plus the titles from her Columbia album âBlue Swingâ, and selected songs from her performances in cast recordings of her Broadway shows âOh Captainâ, âFiorelloâ, âTenderloinâ and âAnything Goesâ. It includes her US pop hits âMiracle Of Loveâ, âGive Meâ, âThe Wallâ, âDonât Call Me Sweetieâ, âThird Finger, Left Handâ and âTreasure Of Your Loveâ. She was a stylish and versatile performer, and this collection is a worthy introduction to an artist we donât hear too much about."
