Gracie Fields
Gracie Fields
Person from United Kingdom
Genres: female vocalists, jazz, oldies, british, easy listening
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About Gracie Fields
Dame Gracie Fields, DBE (January 9, 1898–September 27, 1979), born Grace Stansfield, was an English/Italian singer and comedienne who became one of the greatest stars of both cinema and music hall. Born over a fish and chip shop owned by her grandmother in Molesworth Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, she made her first stage appearance as a child in 1905. Her two sisters, Edith and Betty, and brother, Tommy, all went on to appear on stage, but Gracie was the most successful. Her professional debut in variety took place at the Rochdale Hippodrome theatre in 1910 and she soon gave up her job in the local cotton mill. She met comedian Archie Pitt and they began working together. Pitt would come to serve as her manager and the two married in 1923. Their first revue in 1915 was called Yes I think so and the two continued to tour Britain together until 1922 in the revue Mr Tower of London. Her most famous song, which became her theme, "Sally," was worked into the title of her first cinema film, Sally in Our Alley (1931), which was a major box office hit. She went on to make several films initially in Britain and later in the United States (for which she was paid a record fee of US$200,000 for four films), despite never performing without a live audience. Ironically, the final few lines of the song 'Sally' were written by her husband's mistress, and Gracie sang this song at nearly every performance she made from 1931 onwards.
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Gracie Fields — Top 30 songs of 33
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gracie Fields | Now Is the Hour | ||
| Gracie Fields | Pedro the Fisherman | ||
| Gracie Fields | Sally | ||
| Gracie Fields | Sing As We Go | ||
| Gracie Fields | The Thing-Ummy-Bob | ||
| Gracie Fields | Christmas Eve In Fairyland | ||
| Gracie Fields | Play to Me Gypsy | ||
| Gracie Fields | My Blue Heaven (Remastered) | ||
| Gracie Fields | Wish Me Luck | ||
| Gracie Fields | Now Is The Hour [1948] | ||
| Gracie Fields | Singing In The Bathtub [1930] | ||
| Gracie Fields | I'm Sending a Letter to Santa Claus | ||
| Gracie Fields | I'm Sending a Letter to Santa Clause | ||
| Gracie Fields | Donkey Serenade | ||
| Gracie Fields | Red Sails In the Sunset | ||
| Gracie Fields | Now Is The Hour | ||
| Gracie Fields | Isle of Capri | ||
| Gracie Fields | If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked A Cake | ||
| Gracie Fields | Christmas Bells At Eventide | ||
| Gracie Fields | Christmas Eve In Fairyland [3DS] | ||
| Gracie Fields | Dream Lover | ||
| Gracie Fields | Biggest Aspidistra In The World Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s | ||
| Gracie Fields | I'm A Dreamer Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s | ||
| Gracie Fields | Now Is The Hour Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s | ||
| Gracie Fields | Red Sails In The Sunset | ||
| Gracie Fields | The Biggest Aspidistra In The World | ||
| Gracie Fields | Christmas Eve In Fairyland | ||
| Gracie Fields | If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd Have Baked A Cake | ||
| Gracie Fields | Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye) | ||
| Gracie Fields | Crash Bang I Want To Go Home |