Evelyn Knight
Evelyn Knight (born Evelyn Davis, December 31, 1917, Reedville, Virginia – September 28, 2007, San Jose, California) was an American singer of the 1940s and 1950s. Damon Runyon, in one of his newspaper columns, described Knight as "a lissome blonde lassie with a gentle little voice and a face mother would not mind having brought home to her." |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 31, 1917 (Reedville, Virginia), Died September 28, 2007 (San Jose)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 105 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 76404 | 5/23/1950 | Cherry stones | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76405 | 5/23/1950 | Lucky, lucky, lucky me | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76410 | 5/24/1950 | All dressed up to smile | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76411 | 5/24/1950 | I'd rather be me | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76424 | 5/26/1950 | Blind date | Dick Haymes ; Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76425 | 5/26/1950 | Say when | Dick Haymes ; Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76692 | 7/31/1950 | He can come back any time he wants to | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76693 | 7/31/1950 | Aw c'mon | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76971 | 10/9/1950 | I'm in the middle of a riddle | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76972 | 10/9/1950 | Rosy apples | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76988 | 10/9/1950 | Nobody's chasing me | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76989 | 10/9/1950 | I am loved | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76990 | 10/9/1950 | I remember the cornfields | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80519 | 2/12/1951 | Lovely is the evening | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80520 | 2/12/1951 | That's how our love will grow | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80521 | 2/12/1951 | Beautiful brown eyes | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80522 | 2/12/1951 | Nobody's tears are falling but mine | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80529 | 2/13/1951 | Katy (The Hoppinest kangaroo) | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80530 | 2/13/1951 | The lollipop tree | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81003 | 5/14/1951 | Good luck, good health, God bless you | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81004 | 5/14/1951 | Oh, how I love you | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81005 | 5/14/1951 | This is the kiss | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81006 | 5/14/1951 | I'm gonna be a long time forgetting you | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81901 | 11/23/1951 | Snowflakes | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81902 | 11/23/1951 | Greensleeves | Evelyn Knight | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Knight, Evelyn," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325549.
Knight, Evelyn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325549.
"Knight, Evelyn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Knight, Evelyn - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00068984
Wikidata: Evelyn Knight - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5416360
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/40606958
MusicBrainz: Evelyn Knight - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9d8e63e5-6d1b-47a6-83de-e9f09b922099
ISNI: 0000 0000 2302 6466 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000023026466
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