The incomparable Ethel Merman would have been 100 today.
Sing out !!
Sing out !!
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Re: Mermanize it !!
Thu, January 17, 2008 - 10:42 AMI remember a collection of bloopers (from the original blooper collector Kermit Schaefer) I had which featured an announcer proudly & robustly introducing her as
"..Ms. Ether MURMER!."
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Re: Mermanize it !!
Thu, January 17, 2008 - 10:52 AMBTW the announcer got her first name right "Ethel" not "ether" like the gas....
it was a typo on my part!
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Mon, January 21, 2008 - 9:01 PMno one could put "EYEBROWS" on a song like Ethel, she really had a brass to her sound that is unmistakable. I loved her appearance in the movie Airplane! -
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Re: Mermanize it !!
Tue, January 22, 2008 - 8:52 AMlol that was epic
however:
<<no one could put "EYEBROWS" on a song like Ethel >>
I must respecfully submit that Kate Smith came close. :) -
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Re: Mermanize it !!
Tue, January 22, 2008 - 8:53 AMif we're talking that showtunes, traditional genre that is
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