America's World War II "Songbird" Turns 90 Today
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" We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when.
but I know we'll meet again some Sunny day " Her voice
tone was always so unpretentiously sincere & constant,
I don't doubt she calmed the fears of many people during
such a horrible time. - 12 months ago
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Vera Lynn is the English singer-songwriter and subject of the Pink Floyd song "Vera". Vera Lynn is 95.
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thedirtman
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thedirtman:
Hmmm... I think we're getting Vera and Kitty mixed up.
Kitty Kallen is the prolific songstress on the western shore of the Atlantic. Kitty Kallen is a Hollywood walk-of-fame star with many number ones over three decades - the 40's, 50's and 60's. Kitty Kallen is 90.
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thedirtman:
There's 2 people who sing that song then. Thanks for the heads up.
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Amazing and fortunate they are both still with us.
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thedirtman:
Yes. My mom was on the Oswego, New York branch of N.Y. Telephone
as the night shift operator, had a busy night on Dec. 7, 1941 connecting
a lot of families when they'd heard the news of the Pearl Harbor Assault.
My mom lived to be about 90. It was only the extreme stress of having to
move at 89 which caused her to have a crippling stoke, which cost her
her will to live. The will to persevere is most powerful and keeps bodies
going long after others have stopped for lack of it. They had the spirit
and with it, the will. I admire them because WW2 brought out the true
Patriotism of that generation. Something that's been blurred a lot since. - 12 months ago
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Your mom sounds very dedicated. It's difficult that she was uprooted at 89.
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Little Things Mean A Lot from 1954
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Juke Box Annie from 1950
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The only video I could find of Kitty Kallen live. Kiss Me Sweet from 1949.
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It's Been A Long Long Time - Harry James with Kitty Kallen from 1945
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Waitin' For The Train To Come In - Harry James with Kitty Kallen
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I'm Beginning To See The Light - Harry James with Kitty Kallen from 1945
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They're Either Too Young or Too Old - Jimmy Dorsey with Kitty Kallen from 1943
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