Kitty Kallen
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Biography
[Edit]Kitty Kallen was a band singer, and later a soloist, who lit up bandstands with a handful of top leaders during the '40s. She's remembered for three reasons: big-band fans know that she was the one who replaced Helen O'Connell in the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra in 1943, also that she sang the vocal chorus on a pair of Harry James hits, "I'm Beginning to See the Light" and "It's Been a Long, Long Time," and virtually everyone with a radio in 1954 knew that she recorded the year's most popular song, "Little Things Mean a Lot." Her career lasted more than 20 years, but it was sporadic at best, with the major successes listed above virtually the only popularity she achieved.
Born in Philadelphia in 1922, she was a gifted mimic who won talent shows and also appeared on children's radio shows by the mid-'30s. Kallen was still a teenager when she began singing with bands (including Jan Savitt and Artie Shaw), and she earned her first full-time role in 1940 with Jack Teagarden's Orchestra. Two years later, she joined Tommy Dorsey, and appeared on several hits, including "Besame Mucho" and "Star Eyes" (plus a 1943 film, I Dood It). One year later, she had jumped ship again, this time to the Harry James band, where she struck gold again with a pair of dreamy Hit Parade toppers, "I'm Beginning to See the Light" and "It's Been a Long, Long Time." Two additional hits followed — "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" and "I'll Buy That Dream" — both of which were in the same mold as her previous features.
After the end of World War II, during the late '40s, Kallen sang on several radio programs, appeared as a solo act in clubs nationwide, and recorded for labels including Musicraft and Signature. Nothing clicked in a big way until 1953, when a contract with Decca paid dividends with a pair of million-sellers, "Little Things Mean a Lot" (her signature song) and "In the Chapel in the Moonlight." Kallen proved popular on television, although by the mid-'50s, she began to be swept aside by rock-oriented pop music. She made brief comebacks in 1959 with Columbia and 1962 with RCA, but 1963 was the last year for her on the pop charts, with "My Coloring Book."
Title: They're Either Too Young or Too Old (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Kitty Kallen, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
Genre: Pop
Title: Honky Tonk Angel, Country Songs With A City Flavor (Remastered 2017)
Artist: Kitty Kallen
Genre: Pop
Title: Essential Classics, Vol. 49: Kitty Kallen (Remastered 2022) (CD1)
Artist: Kitty Kallen
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered) (CD1)
Artist: Kitty Kallen
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: It's Been a Long, Long Time (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Harry James, Kitty Kallen, Harry James And His Orchestra
Genre: Pop
Title: Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered) (CD2)
Artist: Kitty Kallen
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Essential Classics, Vol. 49: Kitty Kallen (Remastered 2022) (CD2)
Artist: Kitty Kallen
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Collections
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Pop Hits Of The 50's Vol 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Memories Are Made of This, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 123 Classic Hits from the Early 1950's
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultimate Memories
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest St. Valentines Day Love Songs, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Timeless Songbooks: Songs of Cole Porter
Genre: Pop
Title: The 100 Best Songs Vintage Vocal Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Memories Are Made of This, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: We All Love Our Mums (Classic Mother's Day Songs, Vol. 6)
Genre: Pop
Title: Merry Christmas! Songs & Holiday Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Girls - 25 Romantic Favourites
Genre: Pop
Title: Remembering the 40's
Genre:
Title: Girls Sing the Christmas Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Songs for Romantic Dinner
Genre: Jazz
Title: The First Us Top 100 November 12th 1955, Pt. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Bands Swing & The Ladies Sing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Oldies Mega Hits of the Jazz Era
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: I Heart Christmas
Genre: Kids
Title: Songs of Christmas
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Britain's Greatest Hits 1954
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultimate Jazz Ladies Vol 10
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Legends
Genre: Jazz, Drum & Bass, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Villancicos de Siempre
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Songs for Thanksgiving
Genre:
Title: Various Artists - Million Dollar Memories, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 - The Best of Vintage Jazz
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: A Retrospective Jule Styne (Volume 2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Rare Female Vocal Cuts
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 1950's Number 1 Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Vintage Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights Of 1950, Vol. 15
Genre: Pop
Title: Old Hollywood Jazz Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº 3 / 100 Hits Vintage N? 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº2 / 100 Hits Vintage N?2
Genre: Pop
Title: A Trip Down Memory Lane
Genre:
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº5 / 100 Hits Vintage N?5
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Classic 1940s Memories
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bella Bimba - Melodiminner Fra 1954 (Lirekassen No. 21)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Great Songwriters - Frank Loesser
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Great Lyricists - Johnny Burke
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: 20 Greatest Female Jazz Vocalists 1936-1952, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Big Band Golden Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Valentine's Day - 50 Classic Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: The Golden Age Of Music
Genre:
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1951 Volume 18
Genre: Pop
Title: A Retrospective Jule Styne (Volume 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Hits Of The Early 50's Vol 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Hits of The Late 40's Vol 4
Genre: Pop
Title: 20 #1 Hits of The '50s
Title: Big Band Jazz - the Very Best Of
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cookin': Choice Cuts from The Famous Fifities
Genre: Pop
Title: Dancing With Ballroom Stars
Genre: Jazz
Title: Fortune 50S
Title: Hits of The Late 40's Vol 7
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest St. Valentines Day Love Songs, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Popular Songs Hits Vol 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 5 (Original Recordings)
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Names: Big Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 - The Best of Big Band
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 20 Fabulous No. 1's of the 50's
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Woody Allen - Music From His Movies (Volume 1)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: I'm Beginning To See The Light, Dance Hits from the Second World War
Artist: Various
Genre: Pop
Title: How Lonely Can I Get? (Original Recordings 1955 - 1956)
Artist: Jack Pleis Orchestra
Genre: Pop