Eleanora fagan april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959, professionally known as billie holiday, was an american jazz musician and singer songwriter. Search for high school classmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online univeristy, college, military, and high school yearbook images and photos. German translation of singer the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. In the germanspeaking and classical music world, she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her first husband, kurt weill. An american singer performed the nazi version of the. Mireille mathieu born 22 july 1946 is a wonderful french singer. Hitlers very own hot jazz band history smithsonian.
This was the last time that the oscars eligibility period was spread over two different calendar years, creating the longest time frame for which films could be nominated. These mainly female singers are known for singing torch songs in a bluesy, jazzy, sultry way to bring out the sensual tones of the voice. A superb torch singer with a cry in her voice even when she smiled, etting recorded the definitive versions of ten cents a dance and love me or leave me. Three decades on, the german singers third solo album where else acknowledges the ongoing significance of electronic music in her career not least in the throbbing beats of nevermind. It was the same year that billie holiday died, but few. But just try to follow the genres this movie slip into on the drop of a hat. March into life is the compelling story of max zilbermans journey from the comfort of a loving family in prewar lodz, poland, through the horror of the lodz ghetto, into the nightmare of auschwitz, the death march through poland to germany in the freezing winter of 1945, to. Ive seen every show since 1971 and if im perfectly honest, watching it is more a habit than an eagerly anticipated event these days. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. He was married to miriam wherry nee patricia cross. In order to make them more sensuous than straightahead pop readings, most torch songs are performed with at least a little bit of jazz sensibility and swing. Controls were carried out in order to try to prevent the playing of such unwelcome music.
A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affected the relationship. She was born in avignon, france, to roger and marcellesophie nee poirier. Wikimedia commons has media related to vocalists from germany. Last summer in germany on the occasion of kuhns decoratio by hitler for services to en. Other ziegfeld stars in glorifying the american girl are comedian eddie cantor and torch singer helen morgan rudy vallee is a ringer he was never in an actual ziegfeld show. Eleanora fagan april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959, professionally known as billie holiday, was an american jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. More information contains translations by tu chemnitz and mr honeys business dictionary germanenglish. Of these, 11 were cut for the british brunswick label, 12 for victor, and another ten for american brunswick. Best female singers 19101960 most, greatest of everything. Jun 06, 2019 losses in world war ii losses and casualties during world war ii. Nicknamed lady day by her friend and music partner lester young, holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing.
Jan 22, 2012 two tracks into alan leathermans detour ahead and the phrase sweet soul music comes to mind. Coffee and lynn starling, based on the short story mike by grace perkins, which was published in liberty magazine may 2027, 1933. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading torch song. Torch song definition of torch song by merriamwebster. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Torch singer 1933 full movie download full hd youtube. Torch torch torch song shows several people around the world exercising to a radio broadcast, with a few gags along the way, and caricatures of famous people from the era. As a proven leader in online music services, s thousands of profiles mean thousands of possibilities to connect with the right musicians. Lotte lenya 18 october 1898 27 november 1981 was an austrianamerican chanteuse, diseuse, and actress, long based in the united states. But this isnt the rarified realm of sam cooke or otis redding with ballads.
Margot bracken returns home to germany after several years of absence, and is horrified at the degraded status which has been forced on the women of her homeland. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. Rather, leatherman residesand comfortably soin the role of classic torch sin. When she cant support her illegitimate child, an abandoned young woman puts her up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer. Torch singer definition of torch singer by the free. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. Interestingly, in 1998 sears applied for a trademark on the companion name, for use in on a vast list of products. Out in south london londons premier lgbt radio show diva. In the early to mid1920s, female singers with big voices often portrayed women as hardboiled mamas who dominated men. Lana del reys a torch singer for the internet era, splicing found footage for her early videos and nudging pop culture references in pastoral comehither melodies. Marshall was a scion of an old virginia family, as well as a distant relative of former chief justice john marshall. From classics to electronica, pop to german songs that have hidden grammar lessons, germanys music scene has it all a jingle in your ear will serve you well when youre dying to absorb authentic german culture and truly enjoy the way you learn.
Us couples nazi parody song performed in response to. German translation of singer collins englishgerman. Lana del rey will kill herself if snl bombs, loves weed. Tiki torch nazis is set to the tune of beauty school dropout from the musical grease, and. Gertrude niesen july 8, 1911 march 27, 1975 was an american torch singer, actress, comedian, and songwriter who achieved popular success in musicals and films in the 1930s and 1940s. Precode films often offer powerful glimpses into womens lives, even in melodramas, and torch singer is no exception. He is known for his work on the black cat 1934, plastered in paris 1928 and torch singer 1933. Aquatint, what to do, of a man angered by a parade of torch bearing nazis created by herbert sandberg. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Browse the listings in germany below or search for exactly what you are looking for. Director charles walters, a former choreographer, appears as crawfords twoleftfeet dancing partner in.
Leedsbased indie rock outfit kaiser chiefs, chart superstar jessie j, 1980s survivors. The 55 th eurovision song contest europes annual televised pop music extravaganza takes place in oslo on saturday 29 th may. Silva is a swedish premium outdoor brand founded in 1933. Other german singer lists on the internet feature singers and their songs, but. German tenor max lorenz had a voice that could move millions though lorenz will be most remembered as hitlers and wagners favorite. Englishgerman online dictionary developed to help you share your knowledge with others. Torch singer is one of 6 films in the set, precode hollywood collection. Hitlers deputy was not switched for a doppelganger daily.
This was clearly a time of liberation for the female sex who, in addition to voting, took to smoking, drinking, cutting. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. Michigan daily digital archives april 28, 1933 vol. Issued as springhillian 19241925, corsair 1926 1933, azalean 1939, arx 19401941, torch 19472009. Torch singer definition, a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs. Brocksieper, for many years the top jazz drummer in germany, was a devotee of gene krupato the extent, michael kater says, that he was known for his inordinate noise. Links to this dictionary or to single translations are very welcome. Not published 193438, 194246, 1949, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 198284.
The trilogy version was first shown on broadway in 1982, and revived to great acclaim not too long ago at the menier chocolate factory, london, in 2012, with david bedella playing arnold. Particularily strange movie that really goes all over the place. Military and civilian losses of the combatants from 1939 to 1945 note on the soviet union. Occupied with nightclub and radio appearances, broadway musicals, and feature films, helen morgan devoted relatively little of her performing career to recordings. Torch song is a favorite of badmovie buffs and female impersonators the world over.
The term comes from the saying, to carry a torch for someone, or to keep aflame the light of an unrequited love. Her work also encompasses performance art, which she performs in both english and japanese, and filmmaking. There were rockin clubs and cafes with cool jukeboxes, teen poolside parties with local bands, sometimes it was a seedy bar with a sleazy torch singer, a beatnik coffeehouse, maybe dancing somewhere in outer space. One on you tube is young man of manhattan1930 in which she costars with her first husband, norman foster. Why do i still love this much mocked and derided event. A sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited love. Companion was an early brand name from 1933 or thereabouts for sears roebuck tools. Horror, science fiction, fantasy, spy, superhero, jd, thriller and noir films, thats what we like, and a recurring theme in a lot of those kinds of movies has always been music. Torch singer is a modest precode gem that showcases claudette colberts fine performance as a good woman who, after having a baby out of wedlock, becomes a pretty good bad woman. Headlamps, compasses, backpacks and dry bags are in the heart of our business. Book one of the blackjack trilogy kindle edition by singer, shelley. If youre wondering why they named the cartoon after the song, that was the policy with merrie melodies cartoons. Why did hitler begin the tradition of carrying the olympic torch from athens to the olympic venue in 1916.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The top 40 charts are bumping with german learning opportunities. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Companion tools were less expensive than the contemporaneous craftsman tools. Torch song definition is a popular sentimental song of unrequited love. Bandmix brings musicians wanted and bands together. Glorifying the american girl the film detective restored. Read more an andalusian dog 1929 luis bunuel, pierre batcheff, simone mareuil, short, fantasy, horror. Andre sennwald in the times isnt a big fan, noting the unwed mother continues her losing fight with the cinema in torch singer, which, with appropriate wails and shrieks, was unfurled at the paramount yesterday. With claudette colbert, ricardo cortez, david manners, lyda roberti. The detroit jewish news digital archives march 12, 1937. A torch singer marries rich, but the guys a womanizing louse, the relationship soon turns tragic. For example, there was hardhearted hannah who throws water on a drowning man and hardtoget gertie whose heart is colder than an ice cream freezer. Singer performed the nazi version of the german anthem before a match, and people were pissed robby kalland twitter senior sports writer february, 2017.
In 1937 the german government tightened its formerly lax policy in the field of music. This parody song about white nationalists performed by a us couple in their living room is going viral. In the lyrics of some songs popularized by holman, the female carries a torch love for a man who rejected her. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. The torch singer the night club was burning from the torch singers song and the sweat was floodin her eyes the catwalk squeaked neath the bartenders feet and the.
Gertrude niesen july 8, 1911 march 27, 1975 was an american torch singer, actress, comedian, and songwriter who achieved popular success in musicals and films in the 1930s and 1940s wikimedia commons has media related to gertrude niesen. Torch song definition of torch song by the free dictionary. We can also credit mathieu for having 122 million albums sold worldwide. Torch songs are particularly sultry ballads, so named for their slowburning quality, and usually coming from the american popstandard canon. The turbine theatre shows an abridged version of harvey fiersteins torch song trilogy, hence only torch song.
Focussing on the 208 service, which was opened by pete murray on july 2nd 1951 and closed down on 31122015, philip champion elucidates the stations history and especially its programmes. For a checklist of other broadway shows that were filmed in new york in 19291930 before everybody moved to california, see comment one sort by oldest. The peak of the swingwave in germany was in 1936, when swing music was played openly by international and german guest musicians at the olympic games in berlin. Highlights include crawfords blackface musical number, and the nowclassic scene in which she simulates blindness to better understand the taciturn graham.
Patti smith has been a rock star for more than twentyfive years, in spite of some eccentric career choices. Top ten female singers the art of the torch singer. If theres one radio station that has won a warm spot in the collective memory of european radio listeners, its no doubt radio luxembourg. Pages in category torch singers the following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. Torch singer is a 1933 american precode paramount pictures film directed by alexander hall and george somnes and starring claudette colbert, ricardo cortez, david manners and lyda roberti. Alexander young aka george alexander 1938 1997 alexander young was born in 1938 in glasgow and brought up in cranhill. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Not related to the 1953 joan crawford vehicle torch song. Torchy definition is of, relating to, characteristic of, or being a torch song or torch singer. She has a history of recording more than 1100 songs in 11 languages.
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