Martha Tilton - And The Angels Sing (c1956)
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Martha Tilton - And The Angels Sing (1956) Benny Goodman
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The "SHOWER OF STARS" specials were staged live from CBS Television City in Hollywood, NOT Desilu (in 1956, their facilities were at Motion Picture Center- they didn't purchase RKO's studio until September 1957). All "live" TV programs were filmed with a special camera {converting the 30 frames per second screen image to a 24 frames per second film speed}- either 16 or 35mm- for delayed rebroadcast on stations unable to carry those programs "live"- and kept by the networks for legal purposes...Color "kinnies", though, cost twice as much to film as black and white ones, so the networks usually had "live" color programs preserved on black and white film; it's very rare for a color "kinnie" from the '50s to be found.
(fromthesidelines 10/21/2011)
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ZIGGY ELMAN (lip-syncing) & Benny Goodman 's girl singer, Liltin' Miss Tilton, The Sweetheart of Swing, appearing on this copy of a kinescope print from the television show Shower Of Stars 1956 (original broadcast was in color).
Song cleffers Mercer and Elman.
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Aurelia Bombo 2014-04-20 · LINKED COMMENT
"Goodman had arranger Jimmy Mundy write a full band chart on Fralich in Swing, featuring Ziggy's trumpet and vocalist Martha Tilton, with lyrics added by Johnny Mercer. Renamed And the Angels Sing, it became a #1 hit in 1939, and further solidified Elman's name before the public.
The tunes included Fralich in Swing, which was Elman's Jewish version of a Romanian song called Der Shtiler Bulgar, and Zaggin' with Zig, which Bernardi composed
www.bigbandlibrary.com/ziggyel... "
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______________________________________ - Krátké a kreslené filmy
THANK GOD THIS MUSIC CAN STILL BE HEARD AND MAY IT NEVER GO AWAY.....THANKS GOD........FOR THIS TREASURE
First time watching..what a beautiful woman, what a smile, what a voice...what a SONG
A music period sadly gone with the wind..Beautiful
I was there, and for me it was unforgettable. I saw Benny Goodman and his band 8 times and once got to shake his hand. I was to young to see Martha Tilton with him, but she was one of the greats.
I am jealous, really jealous. Benny Goodman is a legend, it must have been a great honor!
My heart sings every time I hear this.
my heart turns to rain in a hot summer.
to listen that song.
thank you all forever.
Love Martha. Sings as beautiful as she looks.
I love swing music since I was a 7 years old boy. I startet with Glenn Miller. My Mom loved his music. Today I am playing the same 1940th Tenor Sax like the great Tex Beneke did... Martha Tilton has been such a fantastic singer, with that cristal clear voice. I love it. And she really was a beautiful woman. I am sad, that we are loosing this great generation during the next 5 Years. I will miss really them.
So good to SEE it performed.
When I was a girl I would listen to a Virginia college radio station- I believe it was 90.1 from Richmond. May be wrong about the exact station- but- I would listen to the Saturday Night Swing show. It featured old records and old radio programs. I will never forget hearing this song for the first time. And I will never forget how it made me feel. And I met my angel. My man. Zachary. We've been together for 9 years. And the angels still sing. I adored this woman's voice from the start and I still adore her today. I am now 39. Been many years since. Lets hope for many more to come ...dancin with my angel...
This is truly the sweetest song I ever heard ❤😊😻😇
Never-heard-of-her,-and-I'm-71.---Love-the-Kate-Smith-version-of-this-song,-though.
On this day in 1977 {November 10th} Benny Goodman and Martha Tilton performed "And the Angels Sing" on the syndicated television program 'The Merv Griffin Show"
Thirty-eight years earlier on May 20th, 1939 Benny Goodman's original version, with the same vocalist, Martha Tilton, peaked at #1 {for 4 weeks} on the 'Your Hit Parade' Weekly Singles chart...
Benjamin David Goodman passed away at the age of 77 on June 13th, 1986 and Martha Ellen Tilton died on December 8th, 2006 at 91...
May they both R.I.P.
Ziggy's memorable trumpet solo had that distinctly bittersweet yet joyous Jewish/Klezmer flavor.
Those were thd days when the stars were singin' and playin'. There's no artist like them nowadays.
Encuentro que esta cancion es celestial. Me levanta el animo. Y la voz de Martha Tillton. es fantastica.
Fortunately for history, someone had the vision to film Martha & Ziggy while they were still here. The appreciation Martha shows Ziggy Elman as he goes into his famous solo is priceless & speaks volumes of the respect one artist had for the creator of this world famous song, Ziggy Elman (with help from Johnny Mercer). Martha was as classy as they come.
Martha Tilton. Great voice, great presence, great understanding of the song, and total class. Ziggy Elman. Brilliant trumpeter, and a brilliant musician (they are not the same). The combination is priceless. A timeless gem. Many thanks for posting this!
I was so surprised to find out Marha didn't pass away until 2006. I'm sure heaven awaits her. she was 91.
I don't remember her . She has a voice like an angel. Pretty lady too.
Nice!
-I was 12 when I heard this performed live on the radio. Have been a BG fan ever since.
That hair! So much a part of the time.
wow that's tops, thanks,
Thank you for watching.
WOW Ms Tilton looks even better in her 40s, never seen this before thanks for posting and sharing.
martha an harry thanks.
Thanks for listening
P I said here at night listen to these song they put tears in my eyes it brings back old times and memories to me getting getting old is hard we just have memories but these are the happy days to me so you think around saying people out there I think what you have cuz when you get old but not there no more
Like you said, Michael Oram -- songs that "put tears in my eyes" and "bring back old times." The arrangement is what does it for us. Concerning which, I just posted a comment: Wasn't that a beautiful arrangement? For those (like Sinatra) who care to remember -- that lovely orchestration was from “Glenn Osser” - not well known when he died 5 years ago, age 99. But good enough to have a respectable Wiki entry which says in part:
Abraham "Glenn" Osser (August 28, 1914 - April 29, 2014) was an American musician, musical arranger, orchestra leader, and songwriter . . . born in Munising, Michigan, the child of Russian-Jewish immigrants.
He studied piano, violin, saxophone and clarinet in high school and went on to study music at the University of Michigan, beginning in music education and switching to music theory. After graduating in 1935 he worked with a college dance band and, on advice from the band leader, moved to New York City [where he] began arranging [and] got to work with Benny Goodman on his radio program, and (although he was not officially credited) wrote the arrangement of Martha Tilton's recording of "And the Angels Sing" with the Goodman orchestra.
During World War II Osser served in the U.S. Maritime Service, stationed on Hoffman Island in New York harbor. After his discharge in 1944 he began to arrange for the Paul Whiteman orchestra. (According to one source,[2] it was Whiteman who, disliking the name "Abe Osser," suggested the name "Glenn."
Osser became an arranger/conductor, first for Mercury Records, where he backed such vocalists as Patti Page, Vic Damone, and Georgia Gibbs, and later for Columbia Records, where he backed Doris Day, Jerry Vale, Johnny Mathis and Jill Corey, among others.
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Vocal!
Бенні пам'ятав, звідки рід його.
thank you
I've heard her do four versions of it and they are all just as beautiful.
Thanks for the nice comment.
You are beautiful and gorgeous and it's a perfect singer I never seen her years ago to Benny Goodman band or is that those days are going by dancing and that was a real dancing and the real clubs sorry to see it all gone
I am old enough to have seen her on TV or heard her on radio in the 50's and 60's but the only song I can vaguely remember is this one. The big bands sound better each time I hear them now; especially with Liltin' Miss Tilton singing. I am really upset with myself for not attending the Tilton and Goodman 40th anniversary Carnegie Hall Concert in 1978.
I always thought that Miss Tilton's original recording of And The Angels Sing was perfect. It's a legendary song, and her singing had a reverential, legendary sound. She deserved more credit than Benny was ever willing to hand out, for its success in 1939. Thank you for this posting. I remember watching her as a teen in the fifties, not quite as perfect, but close enough.
Yes the original was Perfect. Thanks for the great comment. Benny didn't appear to appreciate many of his girl singers.
Except for Helen Ward. They had an affair, and almost got married.
@@fromthesidelines According to a friend of mine, who KNOWS Big Band; Benny made a habit of 'approaching' his female leads. That may account for the short stints of many, including Miss Tilton.
@@LiltinMissTiltonFan1 ...and thanks [somewhat belatedly] for your wonderful website. You've given me many happy hours of great listening over the years!
Louise Tobin was married to Harry James in 1939- and I believe Benny had no liasons with her after she replaced Martha Tilton that spring. But her tenure as his 'girl vocalist' was VERY brief.
To date this is quite possibly my favorite of all songs! I don't believe I've heard a "bad" version of it yet. But that being said Martha's 1939 version with the Benny Goodman Band is my favorite vocal version and The Tommy Dorsey band version with Ziggy on trumpet is my favorite instrumental version. And hearing Martha & Ziggy together for this version is great! Thanks for a superior post!
Originally telecast on February 16, 1956.
Magnificent !
beautiful just beatiful BB Borden
The trumpet solo that "takes away from the song" was by the great Ziggy Elman who co-wote the song with Johnny Mercer. I love MT also, but his trumpet solo only adds to the song.
@dkmckinney1 Hi and thankyou for uploading the DIVINE Miss Tilton. The kinescope was made from a "live"
broadcast. Desilu produced these shows for the Chrysler Corporation and were filmed before a studio audience in color. Hosted by William Lundigan and Jack Benny, but Red Skelton hosted some of them too with co-host Ethel Merman.
Please do upload any other "Shower of Stars". in your collection. True treasures of bygone times.
Thanx so much
Keep comments open. Please.
TY for the upload, a lovely lady with a great version of a lovely song. :-)
Beautiful recording, a musically sophisticated melody.
Johnny Carson said he listened to this in high school
wonderful
A melhor versão é com o trompetista Harry James! Quanto a Martha Tilton, ela é otima e muito simpática.
Ziggy!!
Hello,
Thanks for the keen observation and comment. I’m definitely no expert on Kinescope prints. The information I received with this recording specified it was, that. It is true this is one of the better/best looking ones, if it is one. My burning question is this (yes I believe it really did broadcast live in color in 1956): If not Kinescope what would the source be? Some kind of early videotape feed, or live black/white film, or what?
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@countessyasmin
Thanks for the nice comment.
@ronabbey1940 I wish I could have been there; I was born too late.
I ran across this note on the Tilton site:
"Martha had many exciting experiences while singing with Goodman. When Benny was at the Paramount in New York a couple of enthusiasts jumped on the stage and started dancing. This is the first known instance of such exhibitionism. The incident was unforgettable because the boy who was dancing accidentally kicked Martha and she collapsed on the stage."
Thanks for the great comment.
Ziggy Elman wasn't playing the solo.
It was played by Mannie Klein.
Very true I hid that tidbit in the notes above "ZIGGY ELMAN (lip-syncing)". Thanks for watching and the comment.
@fromthesidelines
Again, thanks for the great information.
As usual I have re-posted it above.
You are welcome. Big band is the best with Martha Tilton's vocals, (I think she's about 41 here). Thanks for watching.
ME GUSTA LA MUSICA JUDIA Y SOBRE TODA ESTE TEMA YIDISHHHHHHHHH MUSIC LIKE IT
¡¡¡¡ADORABLE Y HERMOSA CANCIÓN, SIEMPRE ME HA GUSTADO!!!! ;)
Miss Tilton had an adorable voice. Glad you enjoyed this clip. Thanks for the great comment.
Wasn't that a beautiful arrangement? For those (like Sinatra) who care to ask and remember -- that lovely orchestration was from “Glenn Osser” - not well known when he died 5 years ago, age 99. But good enough to have a respectable Wiki entry which says in part:
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Abraham "Glenn" Osser (August 28, 1914 - April 29, 2014) was an American musician, musical arranger, orchestra leader, and songwriter . . . born in Munising, Michigan, the child of Russian-Jewish immigrants.
He studied piano, violin, saxophone and clarinet in high school and went on to study music at the University of Michigan, beginning in music education and switching to music theory. After graduating in 1935 he worked with a college dance band and, on advice from the band leader, moved to New York City [where he] began arranging [and] got to work with Benny Goodman on his radio program, and (although he was not officially credited) wrote the arrangement of Martha Tilton's recording of "And the Angels Sing" with the Goodman orchestra.
During World War II Osser served in the U.S. Maritime Service, stationed on Hoffman Island in New York harbor. After his discharge in 1944 he began to arrange for the Paul Whiteman orchestra. (According to one source,[2] it was Whiteman who, disliking the name "Abe Osser," suggested the name "Glenn."
Osser became an arranger/conductor, first for Mercury Records, where he backed such vocalists as Patti Page, Vic Damone, and Georgia Gibbs, and later for Columbia Records, where he backed Doris Day, Jerry Vale, Johnny Mathis and Jill Corey, among others.
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Who was the tall guy blowing on that trumpet, he was amazing !!!
ziggy elman - the creater of this video was nice enuf to put Ziggy's name up with Martha Tilton's at the beginning 0:10
The wonderful Martha and the great Ziggy: what could be better!
+daniel stanwyck well put daniel the carnegie hall concert was pure quality
daniel stanwyck Christmas music
The "SHOWER OF STARS" specials were staged live from CBS Television City in Hollywood, NOT Desilu (in 1956, their facilities were at Motion Picture Center- they didn't purchase RKO's studio until September 1957). All "live" TV programs were filmed with a special camera {converting the 30 frames per second screen image to a 24 frames per second film speed}- either 16 or 35mm- for delayed rebroadcast on stations unable to carry those programs "live"- and kept by the networks for legal purposes...
@fromthesidelines
Much thanks.
Dear Fan: You may want to read/comment on a few of the comments re your favourite singer on Music Prof's recent posting of IT SEEMS TO ME I'VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE.
You can say that again.
Thanks for the great comment.
But in 1956 Ampex introduced its first videotape-recorder the Ampex VR-1000, recording on two inch wide tapes.....
@BrickPa
I believe you are correct: There is no bad version of MT singing And The Angels Sing. Each version has its unique qualities. The 1939 Camel Caravan version has a quality like no other; the 1939 Victor copy is also unique. Although many may be looking for a more polished and professional version and that would have to be the 1955 Capitol LP I believe it is spotless! My preference is the 1939 Camel Caravan version which I am very fond of. Thanks for commenting.
And people don't realize what's going on only if I could bring it all back again I'll be happy but I did see her before and the Benny Goodman pp and a lot of others to Wish I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time would be wonderful
@treborrekrab The film scratches are the key . Thanks for your response. Never heard of the Edsel show but with Crosby and Sinatra it must have been good. I'll check out LiveFeed soon. Thanks again.
Liltin' Miss Tilton Fan but
Color "kinnies", though, cost twice as much to film as black and white ones, so the networks usually had "live" color programs preserved on black and white film; it's very rare for a color "kinnie" from the '50s to be found.
If a copy of videotape how did it survive being erased/reused?
Is it plausible that it wasn’t broadcast live, although advertised and aired as such, that it was filmed in color and later broadcast from film on schedule, and this is a copy of a b/w print (or reduction print) of an original color film?
Any clarifications or ideas are always welcome.
Thanks again.
@wasittoyou
Thanks for the great comment and additional clarification with great details. You are really appreciated. I am thankful they were recorded and preserved as well as they were; Its like dipping back into history. This one is "goosebump worthy".
Okay I'm not going to tell you my age I remember dancing years ago these days are great wish we were come back I think that's impossible the music today stinks
I fight to decide which number, more set the path of my musical life, _(I'm 81 today) this or Sing, Sing, Sing, King Porter Stomp is snapping at the heels of the others.
ER! Sorry Great American Song Book. OF COURSE you are the Golden Mine of the Golden Years which make me ask myself "Are you sure?"
Must say that I'm still out there blowing blues and jazz on alto, tenor and baritone or WAS until that little bastard Corona arrived.
It came to me once on a gig and I said to it "Don't try it Chum! However small your arsehole is, I'll find it (when I've put my reading glasses on) and jam this baritone sax so far up that you'll think that you've got a sore throat.
That was HIM sorted out!
✨🌠🌟
Way to go TheBernie2201.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hello all! Is there anyone who may have a copy of this performance I’d like to buy for my dad. He absolutely loves her and is in his 90s! Thanks in advance!
@xNiinaax99 Me too since the first time I heard a recording of this song. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Loved her song and singing it , but ruined it When the Fast instrumental bang bang began .
Does her voice and vibrato not, to a certain degree, sound like a female version of Paul Anka?
@JGMagoo
How right you are. The video is really good at doing just that, "knock your socks off". I will post the links in the video info above also. Thanks for the great comment.
female version of Sinatra
Essa versão quem toca é Ziggy Elman, ótimo, muito bom, mas não chega em Harry James...
Beautiful voice and song...wish they'd delete that speeded up instrumental in the middle...only takes away from the song.
Ah, Mr. Altman, you ought to know that the song is based on Der Shtiler Bulgar, and Elman is playing the song as it is played traditionally. If you prefer Swing to Frailach, fine, but respect where this tune is coming from. BTW, it was a #1 hit.
@@blueyedboymrdeath oh wow..will check that out!
Good lord how far America has fallen today.
Are you sure this was 1956?, Ziggy was not a well man and Mannie Klein had subbed for him in the BG story.
Yes the year was correct, many independent sources confirm, but Ziggy was lip synching for this Shower of Stars Show. They all put on a pretty good act. Although not public record I have always suspected the whole soundtrack after Skelton's lines was taken from a 1955 recording.
@@LiltinMissTiltonFan1 Ok thanks for that.
@@LiltinMissTiltonFan1 Ziggy was lip synching? If true, that's really sad.
I hoped he had regained his ability to play. He fluffed at 2:12. Regarding the use of videotape, the first Ampexes were used for network news broadcasts. As Barry I. Grauman said, the film scratches tell the story. Unfortunately, the sound has significant flutter. There are technically better kinescopes from this era.
GEWISH WEDDING.........