Ketty Lester
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Biography
[Edit]Singer Ketty Lester has a career that spans music, TV, film, and stage. Her cover of Dick Haynes' 1945 hit "Love Letters" went to number five pop and number two R&B on Billboard's charts in the spring of 1962. The tune was originally the title theme from the 1945 Jennifer Jones movie.
Ketty Lester was born Revoyda Frierson on August 16, 1934, in Hope, AR. She was one of 15 children born into a farmer's family. After winning a scholarship in 1955, she moved to California and attended San Francisco City College, majoring in nursing. Lester sang in church and the school choir, and performed in summer stock theater. She also appeared as a contestant on the classic '50s game show You Bet Your Life. Meeting country singer/comedienne Dorothy Shay at the Purple Onion club (where she was performing), Lester was introduced to producers Ed Cobb and Lincoln Mayorga. Herb Newman's Era Records released the resulting single, "I'm a Fool for You" b/w "Love Letters." DJs and listeners preferred the sparse, steamy B-side, making it a Top Five pop hit. The follow-up single, a cover of George Gershwin's "But Not for Me" from the musical Girl Crazy, peaked at number 41 pop during summer 1962.
Ketty Lester was issued that same year. It featured two singles, "You Can't Lie to a Liar" and a cover of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land." Another Era single was "Fallin Angel" b/w "Lullaby for Lovers." She also recorded the upbeat "West Coast" b/w the ballad "I'll Be Looking Back" for Capitol, "I Said Goodbye to My Love" b/w "Queen for a Day" for Everest, and "Measure of a Man" b/w "Cracker Box Livin'," "Show Me" b/w "Since I Fell for You," and the LP Same for the Pete label.
Lester recorded for RCA (Soul of Me, Where Is Love, the singles "Better World," "Roses Grow With Thorns," "You Go Your Way," "Some Things Are Better Unsaid," "The Luck of Ginger Coff") and for Tower (When a Woman Loves a Man, "Love Me Just a Little Bit"). She also recorded a Christian album, I Saw Him, for Mega Records.
Originally offered the lead role in Julia, starring Diahann Carroll, Lester appeared in the films Just for Fun, Up Tight, Uptown Saturday Night, The Terminal Man, Street Knight, House Party 3, and Blacula, and the TV movies Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style and Percy and Thunder. She also guest-starred on TV series like Sanford and Son, Laugh-In, Quantum Leap, Hill Street Blues, Love American Style, The FBI, Harry 0 (the 1975 episode with Maureen McCormick), That Girl, Marcus Welby, and Lou Grant. She became a regular on Little House on the Prairie (as Hester Sue Terhune) and the soap operas Days of Our Lives (as Helen Grant) and Rituals. The singer won an Off-Broadway Theater Award for her performance in a revival of A Cabin in the Sky. Lester also had a recurring role as Vivica A. Fox's grandmother on the 1998 sitcom Getting Personal.
Title: Fabulous Songs Of '62, Vol. 2 - 50 Original Recordings
Artist: Shirley Bassey, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Etta James, James Brown, Paul Anka, Dean Martin, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Mary Wells, Ben E. King, Del Shannon, Bruce Channel, Carole King, Sam Cooke, Clyde McPhatter, Joey Dee, Ketty Lester, Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander, Jimmy McGriff, King Curtis, Chuck Jackson, Esther Phillips, Gary U. S. Bonds, The Falcons, The Starlighters, The Mar - Keys, The Contours, Claudine Clark, Bent Fabric, The Drifters, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Bland, Charlie Gracie, Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Ford, The Noble Knights, Barbara George, Larry Finnegan, The Sensations, Frank Sinatra, The John Barry Orchestra, Jerry Wallace, Dennis Turner, The Miracles, The Cookies, The Marvelettes, The Crystals, Stan Getz, Don Gardner, The A. F. O. Studio Combo, Vocal Accompaniment The Love-Tones, Band Ohio Untouchables
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Pop
Collections
Title: The First Ladies Of Song (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1962 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk, Instrumental, Folk, Instrumental
Title: You Make My Heart Sing (CD2)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Folk
Title: Pioneers Of Soul (CD2)
Title: 100 Hits Cool (CD4)
Genre: Blues, Vocal Jazz, World Music, Latin, Folk
Title: Easy Listening: 100 Popular Jazzing (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Billboard Top 100 Hits Of 1962 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 60S Pop Artist (CD1)
Title: American Heartbeat 60s Soul (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk
Title: Rock 'N' Roll Hits 1962
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: NOW 100 Hits Forgotten 60s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Funk, Acoustic, Classical
Title: Soul Chronology LIVE! The Sixties 1962-66
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: NOW The 60s Girls Then He Kissed Me (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Gospel, Rock, Country, Rockabilly, Acoustic, Indie, Classical
Title: The # 1 Album: 60S Pop 3CD 2019 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Classical, Folk, Easy Listening
Title: Soft 60s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: The Coolest In The World Ever! (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Teenage Idol (1960'S Favorites)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: The Best Of Sixteen Melodies - 50 Original Version
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: A Popsie Teenie Weenie (Greatest Pop Hits Of 1960)
Genre: Pop
Title: Fabulous Songs Of '62, Vol. 1 - 50 Original Recordings
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Blue Velvet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Blue Velvet
Artist: Angelo Badalamenti
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Theatre/Soundtrack, Contemporary Folk
Title: Love, Love Me Do (CD3)
Artist: Lemon Popsicles And Strawberry Milkshakes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: West Coast Hits And Rarities From California Girls And Groups 1962
Artist: Love Charms
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 60 Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era (CD1)
Artist: True Love Ways
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, World Music, Rockabilly, Classical, Folk