Wilbur Evans

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Aliases: Wilbur Evans with Male Chorus
Born: August 5, 1905
Died: May 31, 1987
Country: United States
Comments: Actor and singer who performed on radio and early television, and in operas, film and on Broadway. Evans was a baritone.

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Close as Pages in a Book PRF	Wilbur Evans and Eileen Farrell		(28 artists) Originally by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra REC
		I Love You PRF	Wilbur Evans		(359 artists) Originally by Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL

Covers by Wilbur Evans

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		All Through the Day	Dolores Perry & Wilbur Evans with Orchestra conducted by Joseph Ricardel	1959	Margaret Whiting with Orchestra conducted by Carl Kress
		Alone too long	Wilbur Evans	1954	Unverified
		Can't Help Singing – Lovely to Look At – Make Believe – Sunny	Wilbur Evans, Dolores Perry, Bill Tabbert with Orchestra conducted by Joseph Ricardel	1959	Deanna Durbin, Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood, Howard Marsh and Norma Terris PRF, Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Scrappy Lambert REC
		Close as Pages in a Book	Wilbur Evans and Eileen Farrell	1945	Wilbur Evans and Eileen Farrell PRF, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra REC
		I Dream Too Much	Wilbur Evans, Dolores Perry, Bill Tabbert with Orchestra conducted by Joseph Ricardel	1959	Lily Pons BRD, Jimmy Carr and His Orchestra REC
		I Won't Dance	Dolores Perry & Wilbur Evans with Orchestra conducted by Joseph Ricardel	1959	Adele Dixon, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD, Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood REC
		Look for the Silver Lining	Wilbur Evans, Dolores Perry, Bill Tabbert with Orchestra conducted by Joseph Ricardel	1959	Marilyn Miller and Leon Errol
		Ol' Man River	Wilbur Evans, Dolores Perry, Bill Tabbert with Orchestra conducted by Joseph Ricardel	1959	Jules Bledsoe PRF, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
		Ol' Man River – Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man	Wilbur Evans – Dolores Perry with Orchestra conducted by Joseph Ricardel	1959	Jules Bledsoe PRF, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC, Helen Morgan, Tess Gardella and Norma Terris PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC
		One Alone	Wilbur Evans with Male Chorus	1944	Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC,REL, Robert Halliday PRF
		The Desert Song	Kitty Carlisle & Wilbur Evans	1944	Edith Day & Harry Welchman with Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra conducted by Herman Finck REL, Robert Halliday, Vivienne Segal PRF
		The Last Time I Saw Paris	Wilbur Evans with Orchestra conducted by Joseph Ricardel	1959	Kate Smith REC, Ann Sothern BRD
		The Streets of New York	Wilbur Evans with Chorus and Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton	1946	Billy Murray
		This Nearly Was Mine	Wilbur Evans	1951	Unverified
		Who	Wilbur Evans with Orchestra conducted by Joseph Ricardel	1959	Marilyn Miller and Paul Frawley PRF, Eddie Elkins and His Orchestra REC,REL
		Yesterdays	Wilbur Evans with Orchestra conducted by Joseph Ricardel	1959	Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	An Evening with Jerome Kern	Wilbur Evans, Dolores Perry, Bill Tabbert with Orchestra conducted by Joseph Ricardel	1959	United Artists Records
	The Desert Song	Kitty Carlisle & Wilbur Evans	1944	Decca

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	The Red Mill	Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton	1946	Decca
	Up in Central Park	various artists	1945	Decca