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  Solid! -- Connee Boswell
Paralyzed from the waist down by a childhood accident (though her condition was often attributed to polio), popular singer and actress Connee Boswell always performed sitting down.
Boswell and her sisters began their singing careers in the vaudeville houses of New Orleans.
Ella Fitzgerald always cited Connee Boswell as her main influence.
www.parabrisas.com /d_boswellc.html   (265 words)

  
 CD Review of The Boswell Sisters - The Boswell Sisters - Volume 1 on Collectibles @ jazzreview.com
They didn't scat a lot, but when they did it sounded unearthly and their harmonies were so close they were the vocal equivalent of the Woody Herman "Four Brothers" sax section.
The Boswells formed in New Orleans in the mid-1920s and disbanded in the mid-30s, and during their career they were backed on record by such as Jimmy & Tommy Dorsey, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang and Bunny Berigan.
Theirs was a deceptively genteel-sounding take on the hot jazz stylings of the period, their harmonies sweet on first listen, but full of mad yet focused swing, appealingly tart sass and amazing vocal gymnastics.
www.jazzreview.com /cdreview.cfm?ID=1730   (259 words)

  
 The Boswell Sisters - Biography - AOL Music
Definitely the most talented and arguably the all-around best jazz vocal group of all time, the Boswell Sisters parlayed their New Orleans upbringing into a swinging delivery that featured not only impossibly close harmonies, but countless maneuvers of vocal gymnastics rarely equalled on record.
Word of their incredible vocal talents led to appearances in Chicago and New York, and the Boswell Sisters began recording in 1930 for Victor.
The Boswell Sisters hit the top of the Hit Parade only once, in 1935, with "The Object of My Affection" from the film Times Square Lady.
music.aol.com /artist/the-boswell-sisters/3085/biography   (415 words)

  
 Boswell Sisters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sisters Martha Boswell (1905-1958), Connee Boswell (December 3, 1907-October 11, 1976), and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell (May 20, 1911 - 1988) were born in a middle-class family on Camp Street in uptown New Orleans, Louisiana.
It is not one of the sisters' hotter numbers; it refers to "the rolling rocking rhythm of the sea".
In 2001, The Boswell Sisters, a major musical based on their lives, had its world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boswell_Sisters   (567 words)

  
 Jazz: Boswell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Boswell Sisters were the greatest jazz vocal group prior to Lambert, Hendricks and Ross 30 years later.
During this period the Boswell Sisters appeared in several films (both shorts and full-length movies) and were a popular radio attraction.
In the 1950s for a time she had a major role on the television series "Pete Kelly's Blues." Ella Fitzgerald always stated that Connee Boswell was her main influence.
www.ddg.com /LIS/InfoDesignF96/Ismael/jazz/1930/boswell.html   (262 words)

  
 offBeat
The Boswells were pioneers in the early days of network radio and it was radio that made them famous.
Meanwhile, the sisters were absorbing all the other music around them, gospel, blues, the sounds they heard coming out of fl bars and clubs close to their neighborhood.
Almost all of the Boswell sisters recordings are currently available along with some interesting air shots from their radio programs.
www.offbeat.com /artman/publish/article_89.shtml   (2407 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/conneeboswell
One of the finest jazz singers of the 1930's, Connee Boswell (who was always cited by Ella Fitzgerald as her main early influence) originally rose to fame as a member of the Boswell Sisters, one of the premiere jazz vocal groups.
The three Boswell Sisters (with Martha on piano and Vet on violin) did have an opportunity to perform with the New Orleans Philharmonic but soon they gave up playing their instruments (except for Martha on piano) and chose to work on developing as a vocal group.
Although she never broke through to become a major star, Connee Boswell was fairly well-known and worked steadily into the 1950's, appearing in some films (including "Kiss The Boys Goodbye" and "Syncopation") and on the short-lived television show Pete Kelly's Blues.
www.myspace.com /conneeboswell   (613 words)

  
 TransAtlantic Radio: Boswell Sisters (CD)
Boswell Sisters "Never-Issued Tunes and Takes" (1930-1935) VMP 0011 [Vintage Music Productions CD] Unforgettable music from the most original vocal trios of their time.
Their family, which moved to New Orleans in 1914, was musically rich, and as early as four years of age, all of the Boswell children had begun studying music: Connie on cello, Martha on piano and Vet on violin.
In the mid 1920s, while appearing locally in theaters and radio, the Boswell girls added singing to their musical arrangements, and much to the "concern" of their parents, they also imbued their style with the jazz influence of New Orleans.
www.collateralworks.com /tr/boswell0011.html   (459 words)

  
 San Diego Playbill - Local Reviews
From their start in the late 1920s to their disbandment in 1935, The Boswell Sisters were one of the hottest musical acts around.
Their unique, groundbreaking style became known as "the Boswell Sound." It was hip, bluesy, and full of personality and light-hearted fun (such as playfully doing some of the instrumental sounds with their voices) -- all of which helped to draw people of the Great Depression to their music.
The Boswell Sisters world premiere, currently playing at The Old Globe, gives us a peek at who they are, but just a peek, and an imaginary one at that.
www.sandiegoplaybill.com /reviews/reviews_theboswellsisters.html   (551 words)

  
 The Sisters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
During the 1930's a new phrase entered the musical lexicon: "the Boswell Sound." This new sound was musically intricate, innovative and optimistic--a formidable weapon to combat the Depression blues.
That innovative "Boswell Sound" is still winning new fans and influencing a whole new generation of performers.
Boswell Sisters - Sound Clip 1: Rock and Roll, Recorded October 4, 1934 in Los Angeles Accompanied by Jimmy Grier's Orchestra
www.boswellmuseum.org /aboutsisters.html   (238 words)

  
 The Jazz Age - Keller Sisters and Lynch
The Keller Sisters and Lynch were a very popular vocal trio in the mid-1920's through the early 1930's.
The sisters were given similar names at each other's birth - "Annie" for Nan and "Catherine" for Taddy - while their mother is named "Catherine" but later the spelling is "Kathryne".
Keller Sisters and Lynch as "The Vaudeville Trio" with The Glen Echo Serenaders.
www.jazzage1920s.com /kellersisters/kellersisters.php   (1897 words)

  
 The Boswell Sisters | Nothing Was Sweeter Than
Their harmonies amounted to the opposite of sibling rivalry, and the liberties they took with tempo and key changes were to have a positive effect on a young Ella Fitzgerald and others.
Fats Wallers’ “It’s You,” however, is surely irresistible to all but the stoniest of hearts, and Connee Boswell’s solo vocal lines have about them the air of a true jazz singer, so sure is she in the liberties she takes with the lyric.
In focusing on a four-year period, this collection provides a snapshot in time of this group’s development, and such has been the influence of their music that it’s transcended that time and become a part of the broadest continuum.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=23947   (319 words)

  
 The Boswell Sisters
The Sisters' jazz flair was invariably enhanced by the accompaniment of some of the top musicians in jazz, and fine solos by such as Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Bunny Berigan, Benny Goodman, Manny Klein, Artie Shaw and Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang all add to the enjoyment.
There were many "sister" groups in the 20th century, but none compared to the three Boswell Sisters, who, unlike the other groups, including the more famous Andrews Sisters, were very jazz-oriented, not afraid to take chances and they could out-swing anyone.
Just as the Swing Era began in 1936 the Boswells broke up in favor of married life for Vet and Martha and a solo career for Connie that lasted until her death in 1976.
www.singers.com /jazz/vintage/boswell.html   (811 words)

  
 Playbill News: Plaid's Ross Brings Harmony to CA's Globe w/ Boswell Sisters, July 22-Sept. 1
The Boswell Sisters, co-authored with Mark Hampton (Full Gallop), tells the true story of three Southern girls who continue to influence the interpretation of American popular music, despite a career that lasted less than ten years.
Interpolating tunes from the 1920s and '30s ("Stormy Weather" and "Alexander's Ragtime Band" included), The Boswell Sisters traces the lives of the three women musicians (all three played instruments and sang), who burst on the scene with their unique, jazzy vocals as the Roaring Twenties were coming to an end.
The Boswell Sisters is the first collaboration for Ross and Hampton.
www.playbill.com /news/article/61319.html   (587 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 3: Music: The Boswell Sisters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Sisters Sheet Music — Buy the sheet music for Sisters at Sheet Music Plus.
The Boswell Sisters — Find pics, news, movies, interviews, filmography and more at Moviefone.
These excellent sisters were at the peak of their careers during the deep economic depression of the early thirties, when few people had money for luxuries.
www.amazon.com /Boswell-Sisters-Collection-Vol-3/dp/B00004TLQU   (833 words)

  
 CD Baby: THE PFISTER SISTERS: Change in the Weather
The Pfister Sisters are sweet-hot jazz vocal harmonists, inspired by their New Orleans predecessors, The Boswell Sisters, and backed on this CD by their all-star New Orleans big band.
Formed in 1979, the Pfister Sisters have devoted the last 3 decades to delivering 3 part vocal jazz to the city of New Orleans.
During that time, we've shared the stage with the Neville Brothers, Vet Boswell (of the Boswell Sisters), Maxene Andrews (of the Andrews Sisters), Kermit Ruffins, Ernie-K-Doe, Banu Gibson, Leigh "lil Queenie" Harris, Marcia Ball, Henry Butler, Linda Rondstadt, Jimmy Buffet, and, most recently, the Dukes of Dixieland.
cdbaby.com /cd/pfistersisters   (223 words)

  
 Channel4.com - SlashMusic - Boswell Sisters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In the early 1930s, Connee, Vet, and Martha Boswell, three sisters from New Orleans, were among the first to introduce jazz sensibilities into a pop vocal format.
The Boswell Sisters worked with some of the premier bands of the era, including those of the Dorsey Brothers and Glenn Miller.
Though the trio was enormously influential on countless jazz and pop singers, they disbanded by the mid-'30s, with only Connee pursuing a solo career.
www.channel4.com /music/music-core/artist.jsp?artistId=10464   (91 words)

  
 Welcome to Bozzies.com
To Honor the memory of Connee Boswell and The Boswell Sisters on the 30
Discover the velvet tones of Connie Boswell, who inspired singers from Ella Fitzgerald to Wynonna Judd, sold over 75 million records, and did it all from a wheelchair.
Whether you’re a nonplussed novice or a crusty old jazzbo, you’ll be delighted by the sounds and stories of the Boswell Sisters.
www.bozzies.com   (175 words)

  
 Boswell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Boswell (1706 – 1782), judge of the Scottish supreme court.
Sir Alexander Boswell (1775-1822), a Scottish songwriter, son of James Boswell, grandson of Alexander Boswell.
James Boswell (1740 – 1795), Scottish lawyer, diarist and author.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boswell   (148 words)

  
 The Bovril Sisters - the Boswell Sisters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
One of the all-time greatest jazz vocal groups, the Boswell Sisters, Martha, Vet and Connee, began their career in the vaudeville houses of New Orleans.
Connee, paralyzed from the waist down by a childhood accident (though her disability was often attributed to polio), always performed sitting down.
Gifted musicians as well as singers, the sisters also worked at a local radio station, performing classical and semi-classical instrumentals.
www.bovrilsisters.co.uk /boswell.html   (209 words)

  
 YouTube - The Boswell Sisters - Heebie Jeebies (1932)
This is performance by the Boswell Sisters is great as well.
I guess before The Pointer Sisters, Diana Mary + Flo of The Supremes, The McGuire Sister + The Andrew Sisters, The Boswells were the first pop music Diva girl group.
Brox Sisters From the "King of Jazz" (1930)
www.youtube.com /watch?v=a9Afn3Z-BWI   (336 words)

  
 Official Ticketmaster site. The Dinning Sisters tickets, dates
A bright and harmonious vocal group in the tradition of the Boswell Sisters and the Andrews Sisters, the Dinning Sisters worked in the Midwest in the '40s and early '50s.
The Dinnings were a musical family of nine children, all of whom started singing harmony in church, and then spent their Sunday afternoons singing for fun.
Three of the sisters, twins Jean and Ginger and sister Lou, started to win amateur singing contests before the age of ten, and later began to perform with older brother Ace's orchestra.
www.ticketmaster.com /artist/780202?brand=none   (523 words)

  
 Opera, Composers and all music categories
She began playing cello, later the piano, alto sax and trombone.
Martha played the piano and "Vet" the violin, and all three sisters played in the New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra.
There is a small ink smear on her cheek, probably done when she signed this photo.
www.autographsofamerica.com /k-opera88-BoswellC-SP.html   (188 words)

  
 CONNEE BOSWELL of the Boswell Sisters
New Orleans Jazz Singer, 8x10 Photo Signed & Dated 1943
In fact, New Orleans' own Boswell Sisters predated and really invented the style of harmony that made the Andrews Sisters popular.
Connee Boswell is probably the greatest female jazz singer that New Orleans has ever produced.
An interesting fact: most of Connee's fans (even to this day) never realized that she was confined to a wheelchair for her entire life (she contracted polio as an infant).
www.thejukejoint.com /conbos19sig8.html   (731 words)

  
 The Boswell Sisters - AOL Music
Similar Artists: The Royce Sisters, The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Bette Midler, The Mills Brothers, The Ink Spots, Washboard Rhythm Kings, The Dinning Sisters
The Boswell Museum preserves and presents, popular music, jazz, and social history of the 1920's and 1930's through live performance and exhibits,...
Download, listen and watch The Boswell Sisters music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/the-boswell-sisters/3085/main   (143 words)

  
 Connie Boswell OTR MP3 List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Born and raised in the Jazz-ridden New Orleans streets, Connie Boswell, and her two other sisters, Martha and Vet, learned to pluck and toot almost every instrument used in popular and vocal Jazz.
The Boswell sisters even appeared with the New Orleans Philharmonic at a very young age, but their main focus was vocally.
In 1936, all the sisters got married, and Vet and Martha retired.
www.otrcat.com /connieboswell.htm   (515 words)

  
 Boswell - OneLook Dictionary Search
Boswell : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Boswell : Columbia Gazetteer of North America [home, info]
Phrases that include Boswell: james boswell, boswell james, bobby boswell, boswell observatory, boswell sisters, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=Boswell   (167 words)

  
 Jimmie Jazz Archive - Page 4
If you would like to tell Jim how much you enjoyed his shows, or have any comments, click here to email jimmiejazz.
Click on the button to hear Jim's Boswell Sisters 2 radio show.
Click on the button to hear Jim's Red Nichols 2 radio show.
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