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 101-105 of 105 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | L 7476 | 11/24/1953 | 48 letters from 48 states | Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2272 | 11/28/1950 | Idle rumors | Red Foley ; Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2273 | 11/28/1950 | My heart cries for you | Red Foley ; Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2274 | 11/28/1950 | Tater pie | Red Foley ; Evelyn Knight | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2275 | 11/28/1950 | Crawdad song | Red Foley ; Evelyn Knight | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Knight, Evelyn," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325549.
Knight, Evelyn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325549.
"Knight, Evelyn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 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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