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Kitty Kallen

Kitty Kallen (born Katie Kallen; May 25, 1921 – January 7, 2016) was an American singer whose career spanned from the 1930s to the 1960s, to include the Swing era of the Big Band years, the post-World War II pop scene and the early years of rock 'n roll. Kallen performed with popular big band leaders of the 1940s, including Jimmy Dorsey and Harry James, before establishing a solo career.

She is widely known for her 1954 solo recording '"Little Things Mean a Lot", a song that stayed at the U.S. Billboard number one spot for nine consecutive weeks and took top honor as 1954's #1 song of the year, charted in the U.S. for almost seven months, hit No. 1 on the UK singles chart, and sold more than two million copies. Voted "most popular female singer" in 1954 in both Billboard and Variety polls, Kallen lost her voice at the London Palladium in 1955 at the top of her career and stopped singing before an audience for four years. After testing her voice under a pseudonym in small town venues, she ultimately returned and went on to achieve 13 top-ten career hits.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 25, 1921 (Philadelphia), Died January 7, 2016 (Cuernavaca)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 84907 7/27/1953 Are you looking for a sweetheart Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 84908 7/27/1953 Lonely Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 84909 7/27/1953 Heartless heart Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 84910 7/27/1953 A little lie Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 85625 12/30/1953 Take everything but you Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 85626 12/30/1953 Little things mean a lot Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 85627 12/30/1953 I don't think you love me anymore Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 85628 12/30/1953 In the chapel in the moonlight Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 86515 7/2/1954 It's not the whistle (that pulls the train) Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 86516 7/2/1954 I'm a little teapot Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 86517 7/2/1954 Polly pigtails Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 86518 7/2/1954 I'm a lonely little petunia (in an onion patch) Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 86617 7/28/1954 (Don't let the) Kitty geddin' Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 86618 7/28/1954 I want you all to myself Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 86619 7/28/1954 I'd never forgive myself Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 86620 7/28/1954 Honestly Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 86836 9/23/1954 Baby brother (Santa Claus, dear Santa Claus) Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 86837 9/23/1954 The spirit of Christmas Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 87884 5/4/1955 Just between friends Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 87885 5/4/1955 Let's make the most of tonight Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 87886 5/4/1955 If it's a dream Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 87887 5/4/1955 [Unknown title(s)] Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 87888 5/4/1955 Forgive me Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 88501 8/15/1955 Come Spring Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 88502 8/15/1955 Only forever Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 88679 9/21/1955 How lonely can I get? Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 88680 9/21/1955 Sweet Kentucky rose Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 88941 11/23/1955 Go on with the wedding Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 88942 11/23/1955 The second greatest sex Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 88944 11/25/1955 Sky written airplane Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 89936 5/14/1956 True love Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 89937 5/14/1956 Will I always be your sweetheart? Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 89938 5/14/1956 The lonely one Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 89939 5/14/1956 When did you leave heaven? Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100000 5/23/1956 How are things in Glocca Morra? Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100001 5/23/1956 Look to the rainbow Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100002 5/23/1956 How about me? Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100047 5/31/1956 I heard you cried last night Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100048 5/31/1956 It could happen to you Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100049 5/31/1956 Autumn leaves Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100505 8/24/1956 It's a lonesome old town Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100506 8/24/1956 Among my souvenirs Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100507 8/24/1956 Wishing Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100834 10/25/1956 Ah ah ah ah (The song that haunts my heart) Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100835 10/25/1956 Star bright Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100836 10/25/1956 Saturday blues Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 100837 10/25/1956 But beautiful Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 101746 2/20/1957 Teen-age heart Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 101747 2/20/1957 Gently, Johnny Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 101748 2/20/1957 Hideaway heart Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 101749 2/20/1957 The house next door Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 102877 7/11/1957 Long lonely nights Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 102878 7/11/1957 Lasting love Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 103607 11/4/1957 Good intentions Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 103608 11/4/1957 I never was the one Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 103609 11/4/1957 Crying roses Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 103610 11/4/1957 [Unknown title(s)] Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 103835 12/6/1957 I'm old fashioned Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 103836 12/6/1957 East of the sun Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 103837 12/6/1957 But beautiful Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca 103838 12/6/1957 [Unknown title(s)] Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca L 3213 10-in. 10/7/1943 That wonderful worrisome feeling Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra vocalist  
Decca L 3216 10-in. 10/7/1943 Star eyes Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra vocalist  
Decca L 3217 10-in. 10/7/1943 They're either too young or too old Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra vocalist  
Decca L 3249 10-in. 10/27/1943 When they ask about you Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra vocalist  
Decca L 4804 12/31/1947 I'd love to call you my sweetheart The Andrews Sisters ; Dick Haymes ; Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca L 8214 3/4/1955 Kitty who? Kitty Kallen vocalist  
Decca L 8215 3/4/1955 Big Bayou boy Kitty Kallen vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kallen, Kitty," accessed May 21, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/324526.

Kallen, Kitty. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/324526.

"Kallen, Kitty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 May 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/324526

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