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NANCY WALKER

MY SQUARE LADDIE & OTHER SONGS
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Many will find it hard to believe that Nancy Walker, the actress who is best remembered for her recurring roles on TV, had actually made records and was a pretty good singer too. At the age of nineteen, she auditioned for George Abbott who was casting his new Broadway musical, "Best Foot Forward". Nancy was the only cast member to cut four songs from the score. These rare early recordings "What Do You Think I Am?"; "Ev'ry Time" and "Shady Lady Bird"; and the poignant "Just A Little Joint With A Juke Box" reveal a warm, smooth voice that we do not usually associate with the comedienne. Following appearances in two MGM films, "Girl Crazy" and "Broadway Rhythm" in which she sang "Milk Man, Keep Those Bottles Quiet", Walker returned to Broadway for a succession of extremely successful musicals including "On The Town", "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'", "Phoenix '55" for which she was nominated a Tony award, and "Do Re Me". She also released a few solo albums, one being the 1955 "I Can Cook Too", featured on this CD, as well as a hilarious poke at one of the most popular musicals appearing on Broadway at the time, "My Fair Lady". The good natured spoof recording was titled "My Square Laddie", which also featured the talents of Reginald Gardiner and ZaSu Pitts, had the roles of the Cockney flower girl being "taught" how to speak properly by the upper class gentleman reversed and transported to New York. This CD release is a charming reminder of Nancy Walker, an extraordinary performer.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 Overture - Orchestra
 What Makes A Limey Talk So Square
 Oh, To Be Bohemian!
 It's De Oily Boid
 Reprise: It's De Oily Boid
 The Block Where You Rock
 I Could Have Boozed All Night
 I Gotta Hand It To You
 I'm Kinda Partial To His Puss
 Who Do You Think I Am?
 Just A Little Joint With A Juke Box
 Ev'ry Time
 Shady Lady Bird
 I Can Cook Too
 Some Other Time
 I'm Tired Of Texas
 Get Married, Shirley
 Down To The Sea
 Irving
 Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet
 Oh, So Nice
 The Charade Of The Marionettes
 A Funny Heart
 My Cousin In Milwaukee
 Long Ago And Far Away		 Personnel: Reginald Gardiner, Zasu Pitts
Label: SEPIA
Number: 1090
Item Code: 60525
Format: CD
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Dates: (1941/1955/1956)
Price: $15.00  
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