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Helen Forrest (born Helen Fogel, April 12, 1917 – July 11, 1999) was an American singer of traditional pop and swing music.She served as the "girl singer" for three of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Harry James), thereby earning a reputation as "the voice of the name bands."
1956 Helen Forrest - included in the album Miss Helen Forrest – Voice of the Name Bands. [10] 1956 Lita Roza - for her album Love Is the Answer. [11] 1957 Doris Day included the song on her album Hooray for Hollywood (1958). [12] 1957 Perry Como - for his album We Get Letters.
Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest replaced Ronald Colman; music and comedy replaced plays. As time went on, the new format took on the name of the show's male star. [2]: 237-238 In 1943, Haymes and Forrest had worked together on Here's to Romance on CBS radio. They left that program when the opportunity to work on this show became available.
Helen Forrester was the pen name of June Huband Bhatia (6 June 1919 – 24 November 2011), [1] [2] who was an Anglo-Canadian author known for her books about her youth in Liverpool, England, during the Great Depression and World War II, as well as several works of fiction.
The James band's featured female vocalist was Helen Forrest, and his later band included drummer Buddy Rich [15] and bassist Thurman Teague. [16] [17] Johnny MacAfee was featured on the sax and vocals, and Corky Corcoran was a youthful sax prodigy.
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The Dick Haymes-Helen Forrest recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23317. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on April 27, 1944 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.
In 1943, a reissue of the Benny Goodman cover featuring Helen Forrest (which was recorded and previously released in 1940) [2] reached No. 1, as well as reaching No. 10 on the Harlem Hit Parade chart. [3] Sammy Kaye also enjoyed chart success in 1943, reaching the No. 13 position. [4]