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Helen O'Connell

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Born
May 23, 1920
Died
September 19, 1993
Country
United States
Comments
Singer, dancer, and actress
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Jimmy Dorsey O'Connell sang with Dorsey's band from 1939 to 1943.
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Title Performer Release date Covered by
Farewell (For Just a While) Helen O'Connell with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney 1952 Unverified
August 1953 Annita
 REL March 1951 (3 artists)
Originally by The Four Freshmen BRD
listen on Internet Archive January 1942 (3 artists)
January 1952 (3 artists)
 BRD (465 artists)
Originally by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly REC
listen on Internet Archive  REL December 1941 (7 artists)
Originally by Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Lillian Lane REC, Eddie Bracken BRD
 REL 1941 (4 artists)
Originally by Judy Garland BRD, Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra REC
 BRD (13 artists)
Originally by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Choruses by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell REL
 REL January 1942 (13 artists)
Originally by Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
July 1955 (3 artists)
 BRD (296 artists)
Originally by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Choruses by Bob Eberly and Kitty Kallen REL, Stephane Grappelly and His Quartet - With George Shearing at the Piano (Vocalist : Beryl Davis) REC
 BRD (251 artists)
Originally by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra REC
listen on Internet Archive March 1941 (143 artists)

Covers by Helen O'Connell

Title Performer Release date Originally by
1970 Ella Fitzgerald - Orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman
October 1952 Pee Wee King and His Band featuring Redd Stewart
1985 Margaret Simms & Paul Bass
listen on Internet Archive June 1939 (unknown)
September 1957 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Mildred Bailey
  September 1957 Spanish Dance Orchestra, Connie Boswell with Orchestra directed by Victor Young REC, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Choruses by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell REL
 REL February 1941 Spanish Dance Orchestra, Connie Boswell with Orchestra directed by Victor Young REC
Covered by (31 artists)
listen on Internet Archive Any Bonds Today Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen O'Connell & Bob Eberly (Jimmy Dorsey, Helen O'Connell, Bob Eberly) 1941 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive   October 1939 Ella Logan PRF, Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm - Vocal Refrain by Hal Derwin REC,REL
January 1942 Betty Hutton and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
As Time Goes By Helen O'Connell 1986 Unverified
1941 (unknown), Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
1975 (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
January 1952 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
March 1952 Eddy Howard and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1940 Yerkes' S. S. Flotilla Orchestra
May 1940 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Irene Daye
October 1942 Francisco Alves com Radamés Gnattali e sua Orquestra REC,REL, Araci Cortes PRF
Covered by (78 artists)
September 1957 Francisco Alves com Radamés Gnattali e sua Orquestra REC,REL, Araci Cortes PRF, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Choruses by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell
1962 Fred Hamm and His Orchestra
1939 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Connie Haines
January 1952 Patti Page with Jack Rael's Orchestra
March 1971 Evie Sands
1970 James Darren
March 1971 Nilsson
  1941 Ginger Rogers and Allen Kearns PRF, Majestic Dance Orchestra [Lou God] - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman REC
  September 1957 Ginger Rogers and Allen Kearns PRF, Majestic Dance Orchestra [Lou God] - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman REC
Especially for You Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal by Helen O'Connell (Helen O'Connell, Jimmy Dorsey) 1939 Unverified
  February 1963 Felicia Sanders PRF, Kaye Ballard REC,REL
  1985 Tamara PRF, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Miriam Shaw REC
listen on Internet Archive 1939 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright
1970 Little Anthony and The Imperials
1941 Adolfo Utrera - Nilo Menéndez y E. Lecuona al piano REC, María Cervantes PRF, George Metaxa
September 1957 María Cervantes PRF, Adolfo Utrera - Nilo Menéndez y E. Lecuona al piano REC, George Metaxa
October 8, 1951 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
1962 Dolores Valesco
February 1963 Don Gibson
1985 The Boardwalk Orchestra (Ben Selvin)
1970 Angela Lansbury
listen on Internet Archive   January 1942 Ivie Anderson PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson REL
  February 1963 Ceil Clayton REL, Claramae Turner PRF
  1985 Percy Faith PRF, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle REC,REL
1970 Barbra Streisand
1985 Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Jean Bowes
I'm Stepping Out with a Memory Tonight Jimmy Dorsey - vocal by Helen O'Connell (Jimmy Dorsey, Helen O'Connell) 1977 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive July 1939 Tommy Dorsey and His Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Jack Leonard
  1970 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly REC, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
  1985 Mildred Bailey and Her Orchestra REC, Evelyn Laye PRF
listen on Internet Archive   May 1942 Tommy Tucker Time - Vocal Chorus by Amy Arnell and Voices Five REC, Shep Fields and His New Music - Vocal Refrain by Marie Greene REL
  1962 Archie Bleyer and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Durelle Alexander REC, June Knight, Robert Taylor and Chorus BRD
I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams Helen O'Connell with Irv Orton's Orchestra (Helen O'Connell) 1985 Unverified
1970 Wynona Carr
  October 1951 Eddy Arnold REC, Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar REL
September 1957 Dinah Shore with Orchestra under the direction of Paul Wetstein
March 1971 Gene Pitney
  1962 Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards) REC, Lawrence Gray BRD
1940 "Boodle It" Wiggins
1975 The Trapp Family Singers
July 1952 Martha Tilton with The Mellomen and Orchestra directed by George Cates
listen on Internet Archive May 1951 Don Bestor and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Neil Buckley
  February 1963 John Reardon & Nancy Dussault PRF, Perry Como REC,REL
1962 Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees - Vocal Refrain by Rudy Vallée
  February 1963 Audrey Hepburn BRD, Henry Mancini and His Orchestra and Chorus REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive My Little Cousin Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Helen O'Connell April 1942 Unverified
1985 Mae West with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1970 Claude François, Frank Sinatra
  September 1957 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Choruses by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell REL, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
1975 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive 1939 Annette Hanshaw
June 1953 Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys
1962 Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl
  1998 Georgia Gibbs with Orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser REL, The Pinetoppers and The Marlin Sisters REC
1975 Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber, Haydn Quartet
May 1940 (unknown)
October 1951 Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys
  February 1963 Ethel Merman, Jack Klugman REL, Ethel Merman and Jack Klugman PRF
listen on Internet Archive June 1942 Alberta Hunter and Ray's Dreamland Orchestra
  February 1963 Percy Faith and His Orchestra REC, Mary Martin PRF
  September 1957 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Choruses by Bob Eberly and Kitty Kallen REL, Stephane Grappelly and His Quartet - With George Shearing at the Piano (Vocalist : Beryl Davis) REC, Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
March 1971 Françoise Hardy
  September 1957 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra REC, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
listen on Internet Archive May 1951 Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orch. under personal direction of Jos. Knecht
  1985 Ruth Etting PRF,REC
1940 The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk - Vocal Chorus by Parnell Grina
listen on Internet Archive August 1939 Lionel Hampton and Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive   July 1951 Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson BRD, Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys (Ed Kirkeby) REC
  February 1963 Diahann Carroll & Richard Kiley REL,PRF
  February 1963 Meredith Willson and His Orchestra and Eileen Wilson, Barbara Cook and Robert Preston PRF, Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra with Sue Raney REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive June 1941 Cuarteto Caney canto por Juanito y Machito
Covered by (11 artists)
September 1957 Cuarteto Caney canto por Juanito y Machito, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Choruses by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell
1970 Marc Michel [dubbed by Georges Blaness], The Royalettes featuring Sheila Ross
1975 (unknown), (unknown)
February 1963 Anthony Newley
September 1957 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Helen O'Connell
February 1963 Keith Hamshere
1962 William Gaxton, Lois Moran and Reporters
February 1963 Frank Sinatra
August 1953 Ted Daffan's Texans
  January 1951 Jerry Gray and His Orchestra REC, Patti Page accompanied by Harry Geller & His Orchestra REL
listen on Internet Archive February 1942 William J. Halley
1939 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Brown
listen on Internet Archive March 1941 Tito Schipa, Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Dinah Shore
September 1957 Tito Schipa, Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Dinah Shore
1985 Busby Berkeley and Joyce Barber
  1985 Alice Faye BRD, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Helen Ward REL, Johnny Johnson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Barbara Blake REC
June 1953 Tex Ritter and His Texans
1940 Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Are You Havin' Any Fun? Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Helen O'Connell October 1939 Decca
Be Anything (But Be Mine) Helen O'Connell with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney March 1952 Capitol Records
Come What May Helen O'Connell with Cliffie Stone's Music January 1952 Capitol Records
Don't Play That Song Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney January 1952 Capitol Records
Gypsy Heart Helen O'Connell with Orchestra conducted by Dave Cavanaugh January 1951 Capitol Records
Hey, Good Lookin' Tennessee Ernie and Helen O'Connell October 8, 1951 Capitol Records
Hi Diddle Dee (My My) Helen O'Connell and Skeets McDonald with Dave Cavanaugh's Music August 1953 Capitol Records
How D'ya Like Your Eggs in the Morning Dean Martin and Helen O'Connell with Orchestra conducted by Dick Stabile March 1951 Capitol Records
If You're Gonna Love Me, Love Me Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney July 1951 Capitol Records
Inspiration Helen O'Connell - Orchestra conducted by George Siravo July 1955 Kapp Records
One, for the Wonder (Of Your Kisses) Helen O'Connell with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter July 1952 Capitol Records
Rub-A-Dub-Dub Helen O'Connell with Cliffie Stone's Orchestra June 1953 Capitol Records
Slow Poke Helen O'Connell with Cliffie Stone's Music October 1951 Capitol Records
Tell Me (Tell Me Why) Helen O'Connell with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney May 1951 Capitol Records
Water Can't Quench the Fire of Love Gisele MacKenzie and Helen O'Connell with Dave Cavanaugh's Music October 1952 Capitol Records
You've Got Me This Way Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Helen O'Connell 1940 Decca

Performances also appear on

Title Performer Release date Label
1953 "Chesterfield" Shows Ray Anthony and His Orchestra 1998 Magic [GB]
All I Remember Is You Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra June 1939 Decca
A Man and His Dream Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Decca
Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy) Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra February 1941 Decca
Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra January 1942 Decca
Aurora Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1941 Decca
Boog-It Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra May 1940 Decca
Comes Love Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Decca
Daybreak Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra October 1942 Decca
Embraceable You Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1941 Decca
How Can I Ever Be Alone? Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1940 Decca
I Bought a Wooden Whistle Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1940 Decca
In the Middle of a Dream Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra July 1939 Decca
I Remember You Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra January 1942 Decca
It's Funny to Everyone but Me Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Decca
Keep a Knockin' Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1940 Decca
La Rosita Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1941 Decca
Maria Elena Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1941 Decca
Sleepy Lagoon Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra May 1942 Decca
Someday, Sweetheart Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra June 1942 Decca
The Jumpin' Jive (Jim Jam Jump) Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra August 1939 Decca
The White Cliffs of Dover Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra January 1942 Decca
This Is No Laughing Matter Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra December 1941 Decca
Time Was Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra June 1941 Decca
Tomorrow Night Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Decca
When the Sun Comes Out Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra March 1941 Decca
You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra February 1942 Decca