Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, as well as her leading roles in musical theater, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." She performed on Broadway in Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy, and Hello, Dolly! She is also known for her film roles in Anything Goes (1936), Call Me Madam (1953), There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). Among many accolades, she received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Call Me Madam, a Grammy Award for Gypsy, and a Drama Desk Award for Hello, Dolly! Merman introduced many Broadway standards, including "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy, "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Some People", and "Rose's Turn" from Gypsy, and the Cole Porter songs "It's De-Lovely" (from Red, Hot and Blue), "Friendship" (from Du Barry Was a Lady), and "I Get a Kick Out of You", "You're the Top", and "Anything Goes" (from Anything Goes). The Irving Berlin song "There's No Business Like Show Business", written for Annie Get Your Gun, became Merman's signature song. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 90 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-73708 | 10-in. | 9/29/1932 | How deep is the ocean (How high is the sky) | Ethel Merman | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-73709 | 10-in. | 9/29/1932 | I'll follow you | Ethel Merman | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-73710 | 10-in. | 9/29/1932 | Satan's li'l lamb | Ethel Merman | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-73711 | 10-in. | 9/29/1932 | I gotta right to sing the blues | Ethel Merman | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BRC-Test-475 | 10-in. | 10/1/1931 | Life is just a bowl of cherries | Ethel Merman | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | BRC-Test-476 | 10-in. | 10/1/1931 | Ladies and gentlemen, that's love | Ethel Merman | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | TCL1444 | 10-in. | 2/2/1931 | Boy, what love has done to me! | Ethel Merman | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | TCL1445 | 10-in. | 2/2/1931 | I got rhythm | Ethel Merman | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Decca | 68425 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | My mother would love you | Ethel Merman | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 68426 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | I've still got my health | Ethel Merman | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 68427 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Let's be buddies-1 | Joan Carroll ; Ethel Merman | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 68428 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Make it another old-fashioned, please | Ethel Merman | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 73592 | 5/26/1946 | I'm so lonesome I could cry | Ethel Merman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73593 | 5/26/1946 | I got lost in his arms | Ethel Merman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73594 | 5/26/1946 | I got the sun in the morning | Ethel Merman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73597 | 5/26/1946 | Doin' what comes natur'lly | Ethel Merman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73599 | 5/26/1946 | They say it's wonderful | Ethel Merman ; Ray Middleton | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73600 | 5/28/1946 | Moonshine lullaby-1 | Ethel Merman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73603 | 5/28/1946 | Anything you can do | Ethel Merman ; Ray Middleton | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 74188 | 12/1/1947 | Eadie was a lady, part 1-1 | Ethel Merman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 74189 | 12/1/1947 | Eadie was a lady, part 2-1 | Ethel Merman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 74190 | 12/1/1947 | Blow, Gabriel, blow-2 | Ethel Merman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 74208 | 12/8/1947 | I get a kick out of you-1 | Ethel Merman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 74209 | 12/8/1947 | You're the top-1 | Ethel Merman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 74230 | 12/12/1947 | I got rhythm-1 | Ethel Merman | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Merman, Ethel," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103314.
Merman, Ethel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103314.
"Merman, Ethel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Merman, Ethel - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81120327
Wikidata: Ethel Merman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q129087
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