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Thelma Carpenter was singing on the "Kiddies Hour" radio show at age five and by 11 had her own show on WNYC. She was 16 when she got hired as vocalist for the new Teddy Wilson Orchestra. The band lasted less than a year, but Thelma managed to cut her first sides with them, two of which are heard here, the bouncy "Love Grows On The White Oak Tree" and the more tender "This Is The Moment," recorded in 1939. As luck would have it, Coleman Hawkins was returning from a five year stay in Europe, and Thelma joined his new band later that same year, resulting in the now classic recording of 'She's Funny That Way'. When Helen Humes left the Count Basie orchestra in 1943, Thelma took her place. She toured extensively, gaining national exposure and broadcasting nearly every night with Basie. Unfortunately, there was also a record ban in effect and only one commercial 78 was issued, the 1944 "I Didn't Know About You." In 1945, she was "discovered" by Eddie Cantor, who hired her as the singing star of his hugely popular weekly radio show, breaking colour barriers and resulting in a new pinnacle of stardom. She released popular singles like "Seems Like Old Times," "These Foolish Things" and the wartime hits "Hurry Home" and "My Guy's Come Back." On the swinging "Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho" and the sardonic "American Lullaby," she was backed by a trio making their recording debuts billed as the Amory Brothers, later to achieve their own stardom as the Ames Brothers. Thelma returned to Broadway in the hit revue "Inside U.S.A." starring Beatrice Lillie, joining the show during its Philadelphia tryout. She recorded four sides for Columbia one of which, "Pie In The Basket" with Luther Henderson's orchestra, was banned from radio because of its suggestive lyric. This Sepia collection comprises nearly the entire output of recordings from her most productive period, and almost all are on CD for the first time.

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Love Grows On The White Oak Tree

This Is The Moment

She's Funny That Way

I Didn't Know About You

I Should Care

All Of My Life

These Foolish Things

My Guy's Come Back

Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'

Hurry Home

Bill

Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

Seems Like Old Times

A Jug Of Wine

I'm A Fool About Someone

Just You, Just Me

Pie In The Basket

Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho (a)

American Lullaby (a)

Harlem On My Mind

Bali Ha'i

I'm Just Wild About Harry (b)

Gypsy Blues (b)

Diga-Diga Doo

I Must Have That Man

Doin' The New Low-Down

a- With The Ames Bros; b- With Avon Long. Personnel: Teddy Wilson, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, the Deep River Boys, Eubie Blake, Earl Sheldon, Eddie Sauter, Luther Henderson, Mitchell Ayres, Al Goodman, Lehman Engel, Herman Chittison, Garland Wilson, more

Label:	SEPIA
Number:	1080
Item Code:	59875
Format:	CD
Genre:	Vocals Jazz Pop
Dates:	(1939-1953)
Price:	$15.00
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