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 76-100 of 105 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | L 4985 | 4/25/1949 | A cockeyed optimist-1 | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5077 | 6/30/1949 | Counterfeit love | Foster Carling ; Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5078 | 6/30/1949 | Play that barber-shop chord | Foster Carling ; Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5134 | 9/13/1949 | Love's a precious thing | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5135 | 9/13/1949 | If I ever love again | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5153 | 10/17/1949 | I'm in love | Dick Haymes ; Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5155 | 10/17/1949 | I come here to be bent with, but I ain't been yet | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5197 | 11/9/1949 | Crocodile tears | Hoagy Carmichael ; Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5198 | 11/9/1949 | Crime and punishment | Hoagy Carmichael ; Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5241 | 12/6/1949 | To hear you laugh | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5242 | 12/6/1949 | I remember the cornfields | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5243 | 12/6/1949 | You're always there | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5244 | 12/6/1949 | A woman likes to be told | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5382 | 2/14/1950 | Candy and cake | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5383 | 2/14/1950 | Rickety rackety | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5441 | 3/20/1950 | On an ordinary morning | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5442 | 3/20/1950 | Hiawatha's mittens | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5467 | 3/30/1950 | An arm with a bow in its hand | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5468 | 3/30/1950 | I don't wanna be kissed | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6474 | 10/8/1951 | A house is not a home | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6475 | 10/8/1951 | Life is a beautiful thing | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6476 | 10/8/1951 | Little boy | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6492 | 10/18/1951 | Life is a beautiful thing | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6493 | 10/18/1951 | With a no that sounds like yes | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7475 | 11/24/1953 | If the sun isn't shining in your window | Evelyn Knight | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Knight, Evelyn," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325549.
Knight, Evelyn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325549.
"Knight, Evelyn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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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