Songs of Doris Day & Barney Rapp

[Peter Flapper]

Hi all,

I'm searching the internet and cd shops for two songs I believe Doris sang with Barney Rapp:

* Ain't Misbehaven
* Little Sir Echo

Can anyone help?

Like to hear from you,

Peter

[Peter Flapper]

Hi Lauren,

Thanks for your reply.

Peter

P.S. found this website: http://magazine.xu.edu/archives/read_ar ... N=51819341

[Karen T]

Hi Lauren,

I have not been on the "forum" for a while, my son's computer went down and we have just managed to sort it out. Anyway, I have a recording on CD of Doris's 1942 audition (ain't misbehavin) for WLW. I unfortunately am not brilliant about posting music onto the "net", and my son never has the time to show me. If someone can advise me I would love to post the "audition".

[Karen T]

Hello again Lauren,

I have just been looking at your Site and realise you have posted the "audition" song, so please ignore my last post. I purchased the CD that contained the song from the disbanded "Doris Day Society". It was advertised as having songs of Doris's audition tapes for WLW when she was fourteen, so I thought the recording was of Doris auditioning for "Carlins Carnival". I now realise it was for the "moon river" programme.

Lauren, I have also been looking at your photo albums and the love the black & white photos of Doris in 1948 and Cincinatti.

If anyone has any recordings of Doris singing with the Barney Rapp band, I would love to hear them.

Thank you

[TJ]

Lauren,

Thank you so much for making this recording available. What a treat to hear Doris at such a young age! Even though her voice is "small" you can still hear the quality and style that is only a foreshadowing of what is to come in the future. Thanks again for taking so much of your time to share these treasures with her other fans.

Tammy

[Peter Flapper]

Hi Lauren,

Thank you very much... These songs are great, the start of Doris singing career.

Peter

[bluebird1115]

Please note~ Don't expect Doris to sound like she did even with Les Brown. She has a very small, soft voice in these recordings. You wouldn't even recognize her voice. It goes to prove how much work she did to improve herself in a small amount of time.

It's fascinating to hear the progression of Doris' vocalizing through the years. Thanks for this rarity.

Mark

[bluebird1115]

When one remembers that this venture into singing was really due to her accident and the fact that Doris' mother was really just trying to get her to "sit still," it is amazing that Doris took a rather small voice and sculpted it into what it became is simply amazing.

Unlike many performers, Doris' vocals changed with the times; from peppy 40's big band to lush 60's make-out music. Her willingness to evolve and grow serves her well.

Mark

[bluebird1115]

Yes, and my apologies to those who think that Judy Garland was somehow Doris' equal - Not!!! (IMHO)

I love Judy as much as Doris, but that's an apples and oranges conversation. They are two completely different artists and the only thing they have in common is the triple-threat factor.

[Karen T]

Thank you Lauren for posting the songs of Doris with Barney Rapp.

There were no linear notes with the CD that I mentioned, so I had no idea what year, show or band etc. that Doris was singing. I had guessed that the first two songs were from audition tapes. Thank you for giving me the info on them.

Are their any recordings of Doris with Bob Crosby?

Thanks

[rt]

Dear Lauren
Would you please post the songs on the internet again? Thank you.
RT

[Theodomus]

Oh, I would love them as well.

Looks like Lauren's post with the links is missing - I noticed that in other threads as well. Did that happen because you had to put up the backup, Bryan?

[mikeydv]

SOMEONE WITH SOME CHUTZPAH REGARDING COMPUTERS...PLEASE POST ALL THESE SONGS SOMEWHERE WITH A LINK SO THAT STUPID PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN FIND AND LISTEN TO THEM???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BY THE WAY, SINCE DORIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY NAMED AFTER THE SONG "DAY AFTER DAY" (not DAY BY DAY), WHERE IN THE WORLD CAN WE FIND THAT SONG?????

[Theodomus]

Mikey, you do know that writing in capital letters and excessive use of exclamations marks stand for shouting in the web?

[webmaster]

Lauren asked to be deleted so I deleted her and her post so that's what the problem is.

May as well delete this thread as well.

[howard]

Strangely enough, I'm pretty sure Doris never recorded the song "Day After Day," only "Day By Day."

[mikeydv]

That really seems kind of strange, considering......

[Sheila]

Considering what?

[mikeydv]

Considering she got her career name from the song. Are there ANY versions of the song available anywhere I'd be curious to hear it.

[Sheila]

Oh! yes, sorry

[texas gonzalo]

On April 3, 2009 I joined the "Doris Day Web Forum" and noted your inquiry about Barney Rapp/Doris Day recordings. Joyce Music Corporation issued a 12" LP (#LP-1058) quite a few years ago titled One Night Stand with Barney Rapp. The broadcast was from Cincinnati, Ohio on June 17, 1939 and includes vocals by Doris Day and Lee Johnson. There are two tracks by Doris Day--LITTLE SIR ECHO and I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. Side 2 of the LP contains a broadcast by Les Brown from the Hotel Edison, New York from November 22, 1938. The Les Brown broadcast does not contain any tracks by Doris Day.

The address on the LP for Joyce Music Corporation is Box 1707 in Zephyrhills, Florida 33599. I do not know if that address is still valid.

These are the only two tracks of which I am aware Doris Day recorded with Barney Rapp. I have looked high and low for other 78 rpm records from that era. The only hope is that WLW in Cincinnati will someday release their archival recordings of Barney Rapp and Doris Day. Also regarding Doris Day/Bob Crosby recordings, I am not aware that any were ever made. Doris was with Bob Crosby for about 3 months.

Doris Day records are my main interest, and I have been able to obtain at least one copy of every commercial recording Doris Day ever made. I am now concentrating on non-commercial recordings contained on Air Checks, V-Discs, 16" and 12" transcriptions.

Hope this adds to your knowledge about Doris Day.

Texas Gonzalo

[Theodomus]

That was very interesting, thanks a lot

[Peter Flapper]

Hi texas gonzalo,

Thank you for your information. I hope to find a copy of "Little Sir Echo" in the future.

P