Vocalist CHRIS CONNOR dies at 81

Chris Connor, a Kansas City native and prominent big-band jazz singer of the 1940s, ‘50s and beyond, died on Saturday 29 August 2009, of cancer. She was 81.
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As Time Goes By - Casablanca

"As Time Goes By" is a song written by Herman Hupfeld for the 1931 Broadway musical, Everybody's Welcome. In the original show it was sung by Frances Williams. It was recorded that year by several artists, including Rudy Vallee.
The song was re-introduced in 1942 in the film Casablanca, sung by Dooley Wilson. Wilson never released a single of the song because of a musicians' strike at the time of the film's release — but a re-issue of Rudy Vallee's 1931 recording became a major seller in 1942. The song was voted #2 on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs special, commemorating the best songs in film. The song was also played by Clint Eastwood in the movie In the Line of Fire. The song's famous opening line - "You must remember this..." - is actually the start of the fourth verse. As originally written and performed, there are three preceding verses. However, Dooley Wilson did not sing them in Casablanca and most subsequent versions have similarly omitted them, leading them to have become virtually unknown to most listeners. (From Wikipedia, see more in links)

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And We Were Lovers (The Sand Pebbles)

The theme from The Sand Pebbles ("And We Were Lovers") was recorded by over 24 different artists in the 1960's. For more information on the pop single...Click here:
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"Among my very favourites of all the many film songs I have written, was the theme from The Sand Pebbles, entitled "And We Were Lovers,"----LESLIE BRICUSSE

JACK JONES in Hollywood

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Jack Jones (born January 14, 1938) is an American jazz and pop singer. He was one of the most popular vocalists of the 1960s....
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Without Her ~ Jack Jones

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