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  Helen Forrest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helen Forrest was one of the most popular female vocalists during America's Big Band era.
She was born Helen Fogel to a Jewish family in Atlantic City, New Jersey on April 12, 1917.
Helen Forrest died from congestive heart failure on July 11, 1999 in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 82.
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 Encyclopedia: Helen Forrest
Helen Forrest was one of the most popular female vocalists during the big band era.
Forrest was a champion of civil rights and refused to sing in any theatre or ballroom that wouldn't allow Holiday to also perform.
Forrest left Shaw in late 1939 and joined Benny Goodman, with whom she recorded many memorable numbers.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Helen-Forrest   (1156 words)

  
 Helen Forrest Discography (Slipcue.Com E-Zine)
Helen Forrest (1918-1999) is one of my favorite big band vocalists, with her truly swinging, fluid sense of melody, beautiful tone, and an uncanny knack for bringing out the emotional content of even the most standard lyrics.
Forrest was one of the many swing singers who couldn't quite make the transition into the pop vocals era, and her career stalled out in the early 'Fifties, nonetheless leaving behind a wonderful, though all-too-modest body of recorded work.
Forrest was a consummate singer, equally comfortable with ballads and uptempo material, and her work was entirely free of the unevenness that sometimes spotted the work of other big band singers.
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 Helen Forrest: 1918-1999
Helen Forrest will always be associated with a string of wartime hits with the Harry James band which captured the spirit of the times in America.
She was born Helen Fogel, and began performing while still a child on the New York City radio station WNEW.
Forrest left the band in 1944, and began singing duets with Dick Haymes, a pleasant but unremarkable crooner who had also featured with the James Band.
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 Jazz: Forrest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Forrest used several names early in her career, among them The Blue Lady And Bonnie Blue.
Forrest joined Benny Goodman when Shaw disbanded in 1939, staying until 1941.
Forrest cut back her activity in the '50s, then sang with Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra led by Sam Donahue in the early '60s.
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 Songbirds: Helen Forrest & Trudy Richards
Another difference is that Forrest was already a veteran, the quintessential big band canary and fondly remembered even today, as evinced by a raft of nostalgia-laden obituaries when she died earlier this year.
Her singing is relaxed and warm, and she respects the songwriters’ intentions by taking very few liberties with the tunes as written.
While Forrest seems innocent and almost reverent, Richard is brash and brassy, as are the characteristically flashy Billy May arrangements that support her.
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 Helen Forrest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
She was singing on CBS radio under the name Bonnie Blue when bandleader Artie Shaw hired her in 1939.
She left James in late 1943 to pursue a solo career and continued to sing until the early nineties, when arthritis forced her to retire.
Helen Forrest passed away from heart failure in 1999.
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 cloon072699
For younger readers, Helen Forrest was the most successful big band singer of her time.
The big bands were a cut flower in a vase after World War II and Helen was so identified with them that when the bands left center stage, so did she.
Helen Forrest, like Bruce Springsteen, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito and many others, was born in a New Jersey beach community.
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 Helen Forrest Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musician Directory
Helen Forrest, the big-band singer whose dreamy hits with the Harry
Forrest became a leading vocalist in 1938 when she replaced Billie Holiday as the singer with Artie Shaw's orchestra.
Forrest performed regularly as a young girl on the New York City radio station WNEW.
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 Collectors' Choice Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Helen Forrest was not only one of the greatest female singers of the Swing Era but also is one of our customer's favorite singers, and Benny GoodmanÂ…well, what can you say about the King of Swing?
The music is great, the sound quality is superb and the teaming of Helen Forrest and Benny Goodman is perfect.
Helen Forrest and Benny Goodman were near the top of their form when these recordings were made between 1939 and 1941, so put this set on your list of "must haves".
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 Amazon.com: Voice of the Big Bands: Music: Helen Forrest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I first discovered Helen Forrest through an old 78 record I discovered of her hit "I Don't Want to Walk Without You." Although I am not of the WW II generation, I have always loved the sound of the big bands and immediately fell in love with this woman's voice.
It is an awesome sampler of Helen's early musical days featuring a variety of tracks from her years with Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James and two duets with Dick Haymes.
So richly sonorous, gracefully supple, and flexible, her voice has the youth, fresh innocence, and charm of the "girl next door" - that is, if that girl happens to be the most beautiful and charming creature in the world.
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 Moviefone: Movie Celebrities - Helen Forrest: MAIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Helen Forrest was one of the top female vocalists in the big-band era of American music.
In 1942, she was voted the top female performer in the...
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 Amazon.com: The Complete Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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Complete Helen Forrest with the Harry James Orchestra ~ Helen Forrest
From one of the greatest singers from the Swing Era, this 3 CD retrospective features Helen & Benny Goodman's complete work together.
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 Footlight.com > Forrest, Helen
Helen Forrest with Carmen Dragon and His Orchestra.
Recorded in NYC between March 1949-Early 1950 and Issued here for the First Time are 18 of the Most Emotionally Charged Performances of Helen's Career.
Featuring over 5 hours of music spanning the golden years of Helen Forrest...97 tracks total.
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 ARTIE SHAW
A table in a corner (Helen Forrest) 1939 3:09
All I remember is you (Helen Forrest) 1939 2:32
Between a kiss and a sigh (Helen Forrest) 1938 3:20
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 PeggyLee.com - Biography - Encyclopedia of Popular Music
During this engagement she was heard by Mel Powell, who invited Benny Goodman to hear her.
Goodman’s regular singer, Helen Forrest, was about to leave and Lee was hired as her replacement.
She joined the band for an engagement at the College Inn and within a few days sang on a record date.
www.peggylee.com /biography/bio_popmus.html   (807 words)

  
 Helen Forrest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 eBay - helen forrest, CDs, Records items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
HARRY JAMES with HELEN FORREST Columbia 36566 78 rpm
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Dick Haymes Show w/ Helen Forrest Vol 1 and 2 LP's RARE!!
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 Benny Goodman --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Essay covering the career of this 20th century musician credited with the invention of the 'big band swing' sound.
Discusses the highlights such as the Let's Dance radio program; and important members of his orchestra, like Fletcher Henderson and Helen Ward.
Also briefly explains his concept of a band within a band.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9311462   (830 words)

  
 Helen Forrest : Now and Forever/Love Being Here With You - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Helen Forrest : Now and Forever/Love Being Here With You - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
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Helen Forrest : Now and Forever/Love Being Here With You
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 Helen Forrest - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Helen Forrest - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Art Lund; Martha Tilton; Helen O'Connell; Helen Humes; Peggy Lee; Jo Stafford; Sid Weiss; Les Robinson; Benny Goodman; Harry James;...
Forrest died July 11, 1999 at age 82.
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 JR.com: Helen Forrest - Golden Years Of Helen Forrest: I Had... [Box] in Music: Big Band Vocals:
JR.com: Helen Forrest - Golden Years Of Helen Forrest: I Had...
Full title: The Golden Years Of Helen Forrest: I Had The Craziest Dream.
I Had The Craziest Dream I Wanna Be Loved On The Sunny Side Of The Street Embraceable You The Cream Of Helen Forrest Them There Eyes Voice Of The Big Bands Now & Forever Help Yourself To My Heart
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 VH1.com : Helen Forrest : Albums
Golden Years of Helen Forrest : I Had the Craziest Dream
Complete Helen Forrest with the Harry James Orchestra
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 MTV.com - Helen Forrest
Rate It Golden Years of Helen Forrest : I Had the Craziest Dream
A I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
He's 1-A in the Army and He's A-1 in My Heart
www.mtv.com /bands/az/forrest_helen/356521/album.jhtml   (35 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Vocalists of Jazz & Entertainment [Import] [Box set] [Compilation]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Helen Forrest
I Had the Craziest Dream - Helen Forrest
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 AOL Music: Helen Forrest : MAIN
In: Atlantic City, NJ Musical Styles: Big Band, Vocal Pop, Vocal Jazz
Similar Artists: Peggy Lee, Jo Stafford, Helen Humes, Helen O'Connell, Martha Tilton, Art Lund
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