Dame VERA LYNN (1917-2020) and her RECORDS

Vera Lynn started to sing by Joe Loss, but started her real career by Charlie Kunz.

        In her autobiography she said: "After a few weeks after my radio broadcastings with Charlie Kunz, i made also a few records with the Casani Club-orchestra directed by Charlie. The first one "I'm in the mood for love", a beautyful song of Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields from the movie called "Every Night at Eight" (1935). It was not a tophit, but it stays a evergreen".
This record was her first commercial record. In the beginning of 1935 she made her first non-commercial record with the orchestra-Howard Baker on the Teledisklabel. A label that maked records for private persons. You couldn't buy them in recordshops.
She said too: "Charlie Kunz was a friendly shy person. In spite of his popularity in those days, he was realy shy. Charlie was a nice person to work with".

Resource: Vocal Refrain, Writen by Vera Lynn, 1975, W.H. Allen, London.

Rex records.

October, 1935F-1557-1I'm In The Mood For Love.Rex 8623
November, 1935F-1598-1Sailing Home With The Tide (w)Rex 8659
December, 1935F-1656-1 Thanks A MillionRex 8682
May, 1936F-1843-1 Heart Of GoldRex 8789
August, 1936F-1964-1-2- A Star Fell Out Of HeavenRex 8859
F-1967-1-2Crying My Heart Out For YouRex 8860
September, 1936F-1982-1 It's Love Again. Part 1 and 2Rex 8877
October, 1936F-2054-1 Did Your Mother Come From Ireland ?Rex 8916
December, 1936F-2102-1Have You Forgotten So Soon ?Rex 8944
Everything Is Rhythm(selection)Rex 8945
January, 1937F-2135-1When My Dream Boat Comes HomeRex 8964
March, 1937F-2238-1Goodnight, My LoveRex 9010
F-2241-1All Alone In ViennaRex 9011
Published in: British Dance Bands On Record 1911 to 1945; General Gramophone Publications Ltd. 1989, Harrow, Middlesex,Great Britain. By Brian Rust an Sandy Forbes. ISBN 0 902470 22



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