In a long line of people about whom we say "who knew she was still alive?", today marks the 88th birthday of one Kitty Kallen. Que?
Miss Kallen is most famous in the UK as one of those "one-hit wonders" - an artist who went to Number 1 in the charts with Little Things Mean A Lot and had no other hits, ever. However she was much more than just that.
A bit of a child prodigy, Kitty sang with greats such as Artie Shaw and Jack Teagarden while still a mere teenager, eventually climbing the ladder to become a regular vocalist with Tommy Dorsey, and later Harry James.
A shattering blow came at the height of her career in the 40s when she lost her voice, but Miss Kallen bounced back in the 1950s and 60s to become one of the most popular vocalists of the era (in America, at least). Unfortunately her second wave of success collided headlong with the rise of rock'n'roll, and she faded elegantly into the background where she resides to this day...
Here is Miss Kallen with "that" hit:
Kitty Kallen biography
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