Dorothy Collins
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Biography
[Edit]Singer Dorothy Collins was one of the most popular and beloved entertainers of television's golden age, rising to national prominence via the long-running series Your Hit Parade. Born Marjorie Chandler in Windsor, Ontario, on November 18, 1926, at 12 she claimed top honors in a Detroit-area amateur talent contest, winning a guest shot on Motor City radio outlet WJKB's weekly children's showcase — she proved such a hit that she remained with the station for several years. In 1942 Collins was introduced to the pioneering bandleader Raymond Scott, who recommended she spend a year with a voice teacher and then audition again — she agreed and a year later commenced touring with his famed Quintette, performing in jazz clubs across the U.S. When Scott signed on as musical director with radio's Your Hit Parade in 1949, Collins continued touring with his former band. A year later, they resumed their collaboration when Scott hired her to sing some advertising jingles he was commissioned to write by the American Tobacco Company, Your Hit Parade's corporate sponsor. The firm was so impressed with Collins that when Your Hit Parade made the leap to television in late 1950, she was installed as a featured vocalist as well as spokesperson for its Lucky Strike cigarette brand.
With her girl-next-door charm and signature high-necked blouses, Collins quickly emerged as Your Hit Parade's breakout star — she and Scott wed in 1952, and at the peak of their fame the couple collaborated on At Home with Dorothy & Raymond, one in a series of LPs she recorded for the Coral label. After exiting Your Hit Parade in 1957, Collins joined The Steve Allen Show, and with its multi-talented host recorded the album Picnic. Soon after she rejoined Your Hit Parade, remaining with the program until its cancellation in 1959. Collins later served as co-host alongside Allen Funt on the long-running Candid Camera. After divorcing Scott in 1965, she married actor/singer Ron Holgate, and in 1971 made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's Follies, earning widespread critical acclaim and a Tony Award nomination for her show-stopping "Losing My Mind." Collins spent the remainder of the decade in stock companies and dinner theater, and also mounted several U.S. cabaret tours. A lifelong battle with asthma finally forced her into retirement in 1980, and she channeled her energy into the Muscular Dystrophy Association, serving as the organization's vice president from 1988 onward. Collins died of respiratory distress at her home in Watervliet, NY, on July 21, 1994.
Title: The Uncollected: Raymond Scott and His Orchestra (Vol 2)
Artist: Raymond Scott, Dorothy Collins
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jingle Workshop: Midcentury Musical Miniatures 1951-1965 (CD1)
Artist: Dorothy Collins
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jingle Workshop: Midcentury Musical Miniatures 1951-1965 (CD2)
Artist: Dorothy Collins
Genre: Jazz
Title: Won't You Spend Christmas With Me (Digitally Remastered)
Artist: Dorothy Collins
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Collections
Title: Retro Classic Love Songs
Genre:
Title: Kid's Essential Retro Christmas Songs
Genre: Kids
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº4 / 100 Hits Vintage N?4
Genre: Pop
Title: The 100 Best Songs Vintage Vocal Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº1 / 100 Hits Vintage N?1
Genre: Pop
Title: Merry Christmas! Songs & Holiday Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Change For The Holidays: A Hip Christmas Volume 2
Genre:
Title: Christmas Music: A Fine Selection Of Holiday Classics
Genre:
Title: Girls Sing the Christmas Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Heart Christmas
Genre: Kids
Title: Songs of Christmas
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Valentine's Day Love Ballads
Genre: Pop
Title: Soda Shop Rock, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Christmas, Vol. 4
Genre:
Title: Popcorn Kernels 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 40's Dance Party
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Gatsby Christmas
Genre: Jazz
Title: My Heart Loves You
Genre: Jazz
Title: 25 Christmas Classics, Vol. 3
Genre:
Title: Lost Hits the '50s
Genre: Pop
Title: Girls Night Out the Early Hits of Rock & Roll
Genre: Pop
Title: Popcorn Oldies 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Popcorn Kernels 12
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Oldies Holiday Goodies
Genre:
Title: 100 Vintage Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Jingle Bells
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Teen Hits From the Rockin 50's Volume 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Teen Pop
Title: 100 Vintage Holiday Classics
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Fun Songs of the 40's
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Christmas Vol. 1
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: World War II Era Christmas
Genre:
Title: Popcorn Shakers 12
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: I Love Christmas Vol. 2
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Gatsby's Christmas & Holiday Music
Genre: Kids
Title: Popcorn Oldies 8
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Songs Of The States
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 27
Genre: Pop
Title: The History of Rock n Roll, Vol. 9
Genre: World Music
Title: Soda Shop Rock, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Christmas - Boardwalk Empire Era
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Popcorn Kernels 8
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rare 45's Vol. 1 (CD6)
Title: Rock'n'Roll. Get All Stars Here (CD9)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Amercian Heartbeat The '50s (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Teenage Dreams Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Music For Knitting Christmas Vol. 1
Genre: Downtempo, Chill Out, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: The Beginning Of Rock & Roll (CD5)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Headin' For The Christmas Ball
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Follies (Original Broadway Cast)
Artist: Original Broadway Cast Of " Follies "
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Follies / Original Broadway Cast
Artist: Original Broadway Cast Of 'Follies'
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack