Description: Bio GENE AUSTIN (1900-1972) was a popular composer, screen, radio & recording artist during the mid 1920's into the 1930's. He was known as "the voice of the south land" and a pioneer In the "crooning" style of singing. A jazz artist at heart, he was equally at home singing country ballads, blues and spirituals. His improvisational style apparent in his recordings, added a unique flavor to his interpretations. Austin was a nightclub entertainer in the 1930s, but then his career waned. After his life was dramatized in a television special in the late 1950s, he resumed nightclub appearances. He continued to write songs until the last ten months of his life, when he developed lung cancer. Austin spent most of his adult life in Las Vegas, Nevada and in 1962 he ran for governor there, but lost badly to the incumbent, Grant Sawyer. He was married five times. Austin died on January 24, 1972 in Palm Springs, California. This CD includes more of Gene Austin's popular song renditions form the 1920's that have become standards over the years. All recordings are from the original source material and digitally re-mastered to reduce surface noise. Gene Austin Popular 1920’s Jazz Vocals [Encore 2] (Recorded 1925-1928) 1-Yearning [Recorded March 1925] 2-No Wonder [Recorded March 1925] 3-It Made You Happy, When You Made Me Cry [Recorded December 1926] 4-Tonight You Belong To Me [Recorded December 1926] 5-My Idea Of Heaven [Recorded March 1927] 6-Yesterday [Recorded March 1927] 7-One Sweet Letter From You [Recorded May 1927] 8-There’s A Cradle In Caroline [Recorded September 1927] 9-My Melancholy Baby [Recorded September 1927] Your browser does not support the audio element. 10-The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi [Recorded September 1927] 11-Are You Happy? [Recorded September 1927] 12-Ramona [Recorded April 1928] 13-Girl Of My Dreams [Recorded April 1928] 14-In My Bouquet Of Memories [Recorded April 1928] 15-Without You Sweetheart [Recorded April 1928] 16-Old Pals Are The Best Pals After All [Recorded June 1928] 17-Memories Of France [Recorded June 1928] 18-Jeanne I Dream Of Lilac Time [Recorded June 1928] 19-Then Came The Dawn [Recorded June 1928] 20-Sonny Boy [Recorded November 1928] 21-She’s Funny That Way [Recorded November 1928] Your browser does not support the audio element.
Price: 10.79 USD
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
End Time: 2025-01-24T11:50:30.000Z
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Artist: Gene Austin, Popular 1920's Jazz Singer, My Melancholy Baby, She’s Funny That Way, Jazz Singer, Crooner, My Blue Heaven
Style: 1920's, 1930's
Format: CD
Release Title: Gene Austin - Popular 1920's Jazz Crooner
Genre: Jazz
Sub-Genre: Vocal Jazz
