query: american singer who sang i left my heart in san francisco

pos: I Left My Heart in San Francisco I Left My Heart in San Francisco "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is a popular song, written in the fall of 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, with music by George Cory and lyrics by Douglass Cross (1920–1975) and best known as the signature song of Tony Bennett. In 1962, the song was released as a single by Bennett on Columbia Records as the b-side to "Once Upon a Time," peaked at #19 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, and was also included on the album "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". It also reached number seven on

pos: I Left My Heart in San Francisco Sharon, Bennett's longtime accompanist and friends with the composers. Sharon brought the music along when he and Bennett were on tour and on their way to San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel. Prior to Tony Bennett hearing it, the song was pitched to Tennessee Ernie Ford, whom Claramae Turner suggested Cross take it to. Ford turned the song down. In December 1961, in the famous "Venetian Room" at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, Tony Bennett first sang "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". In the audience that night were San Francisco mayor George Christopher and future mayor Joseph L. Alioto.

pos: I Left My Heart in San Francisco (album) the Sky", "Love for Sale" from "The New Yorkers", and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" from "Oh, Look!". Bennett's rescue of "Once Upon a Time" from "All American" gave him "San Francisco" instead, his signature song. I Left My Heart in San Francisco (album) I Left My Heart in San Francisco is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1962 on Columbia Records. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard pop albums chart, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. Originally available as Columbia rekey CL 1869 (mono) and CS 8669 (stereo), it is one of the best-selling albums of

pos: I Left My Heart in San Francisco I Left My Heart in San Francisco "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is a popular song, written in the fall of 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, with music by George Cory and lyrics by Douglass Cross (1920–1975) and best known as the signature song of Tony Bennett. In 1962, the song was released as a single by Bennett on Columbia Records as the b-side to "Once Upon a Time," peaked at #19 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, and was also included on the album "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". It also reached number seven on

pos: I Left My Heart in San Francisco (album) I Left My Heart in San Francisco (album) I Left My Heart in San Francisco is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1962 on Columbia Records. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard pop albums chart, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. Originally available as Columbia rekey CL 1869 (mono) and CS 8669 (stereo), it is one of the best-selling albums of Bennett's career. In February 1962, the song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" was released by Columbia as the b-side to "Once Upon a Time," but became a chart hit in its own right.

pos: Claramae Turner Records studio cast recording of "Carousel", starring Alfred Drake and Roberta Peters, recorded in 1962. The song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" was written for Turner, and it was she, not Tony Bennett, who originally sang it. However, it was Bennett who first recorded it. In 1965 Turner sang the role of Ma Moss in an abridged recording of Aaron Copland's opera "The Tender Land" with the New York Philharmonic conducted by the composer (Columbia records MS6814). In 1970, Turner collaborated with Scott McKenzie, making a cameo appearance while McKenzie was performing at the Great American Music Hall.

pos: I Left My Heart in San Francisco Year, as well as for Best Male Solo Vocal Performance. In 2001 "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" was ranked 23rd on an RIAA/NEA list of the most historically significant Songs of the 20th Century. It has often been performed in public by Bennett in concert as well as on special occasions. A statue of Tony Bennett was unveiled outside the Fairmont Hotel on 19 August 2016, in honor of his 90th birthday, the hotel performance, and the song's history with San Francisco. Bennett has said of the song, That song helped make me a world citizen. It allowed

pos: Hearts in San Francisco Hearts in San Francisco Hearts in San Francisco is an annual public art installation started in 2004 by the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for the purpose of fundraising. The project is inspired by the international CowParade exhibit, in which cow sculptures are painted by various artists and installed in various cities throughout the world. The choice of hearts is inspired by the Tony Bennett song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Each year, uniform heart sculptures are painted by different artists and installed at locations throughout San Francisco, including Union Square. The heart sculptures are auctioned off at

pos: Monica Palacios of the word, such as "I left my vagina in San Francisco," in which "vagina" replaces "heart" in Tony Bennett's I Left My Heart in San Francisco"." This performance is made up of a variety of segments of autobiographical narratives, vignettes, segments of standup and mime. This format is reminiscent of traditional carpas that traveled to working-class Latinx people to engage them in theatre and political discourse (like Luis Valdez's El Teatro Campesino). Thus, the backdrop of Los Angeles, a city claimed to be of "Chicanos and Mexicanos" that Palacios has called "complex and brilliant inspiration" for her art, provides

pos: Tony Bennett discography Tony Bennett discography The discography of American traditional pop and jazz singer Tony Bennett consists of 57 studio albums, eleven live albums, thirty-one compilation albums, three video albums, one extended play and 81 singles. Almost all of Bennett's albums have been released by Columbia Records. The biggest selling of his albums in the US have been "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", "", "" and "Duets II", all of which were certified platinum by the RIAA for shipping one million copies. Nine other albums of his have gone gold in the US, including several compilations. Bennett has also charted

pos: Hearts in San Francisco Liu, Kara Maria, Silvia Poloto, Precita Eyes Muralists, Rex Ray, Rigo 23, Bill Russell, Monika Steiner, Laurel True, and Eric Zener. Hearts in San Francisco Hearts in San Francisco is an annual public art installation started in 2004 by the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for the purpose of fundraising. The project is inspired by the international CowParade exhibit, in which cow sculptures are painted by various artists and installed in various cities throughout the world. The choice of hearts is inspired by the Tony Bennett song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Each year, uniform heart sculptures are

pos: Kristina Paner mid 1990s she also had the privilege to sang a duet with Tony Bennett with the song "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" when Tony Bennett asked anyone in the audience to sing with him on stage and she volunteered to sing a duet with him in his concert in the U.S.. In 2003, she transferred residence to Spain where she had a daughter with a Filipino Spaniard. In 2013, she came back to Manila with her daughter Luisane Kristiel. She has since been active in acting on television series. On April 21, 2013 she had a show in

pos: Culture of San Francisco Bigga Figga, Ant Rich 415, and Paris. San Francisco DJs and electronic musicians are credited with defining the laid-back, dub-influenced sound of the West Coast house music. Prominent DJs and artists include Kaskade, Miguel Migs, Mark Farina, and DJ Garth. Dub Mission is among the city's regular music parties. Famous songs about San Francisco include Tony Bennett's "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", the Scott McKenzie song "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)", People Under The Stairs' "San Francisco Knights", Chris Isaak's "San Francisco Days", Journey's "Lights", "Fake Tales of San Francisco" by the Arctic

pos: I Left My Heart in San Francisco the Easy Listening chart. The song is one of the official anthems for the city of San Francisco. In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant." The music was written by George Cory, with lyrics by Douglass Cross, about two amateur writers nostalgic for San Francisco after moving to New York. Although the song was originally written for Claramae Turner, who often used it as an encore, she never got around to recording it. The song found its way to Tony Bennett through Ralph

pos: Mutiny Radio and other local businesses. Monthly broadcast events are coordinated with local bar Asiento and Oakland Art Murmur. Mutiny Radio also took part in San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee's honoring of the 50th anniversary of Tony Bennett’s recording “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” with other stations across the city. Merry Toppins and Vaperonica Dee's weekly podcast "Cannabis Cuts" won "Best Smoke on the Air" from San Francisco Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay 2012. After starting at the station in 2008, in June 2013, Pam Benjamin became station director. She also hosts six shows, and is a published author.

pos: George C. Cory Jr. George C. Cory Jr. George C. Cory Jr. (August 3, 1920—April 13, 1978) was an American pianist and composer whose most notable work was the music to the song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His partner, Douglass Cross, wrote the lyrics. When the song was written in 1953, Cory and Cross were amateur songwriters who had moved to New York following military service during WW II and had become homesick for the West Coast. After pitching the song unsuccessfully to other artists for about eight years, the song was picked up by Ralph Sharon, Tony Bennett's musical director,

pos: Manila (song) this song was also inspired by "Tayo Na Sa Antipolo", recorded by the Mabuhay Singers in their album "Maligayang Araw", under the title "Antipolo". Manila (song) "Manila" is a song by Filipino band Hotdog. The song is written about love for the Philippine capital. It tells about a man who misses Manila while living in another country for years. The upbeat song was inspired by Tony Bennett's hit single, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". It topped the radio charts in 1984. It centers on the story of the narrator who left Manila for a foreign country to work

pos: Manila (song) Manila (song) "Manila" is a song by Filipino band Hotdog. The song is written about love for the Philippine capital. It tells about a man who misses Manila while living in another country for years. The upbeat song was inspired by Tony Bennett's hit single, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". It topped the radio charts in 1984. It centers on the story of the narrator who left Manila for a foreign country to work and became homesick for Manila after living out for long. The narrator then tells of his many adventures outside the country. Some lyrics reference

pos: Fairmont San Francisco Left My Heart in San Francisco" in December 1961. A statue of Tony Bennett was unveiled outside the Fairmont on 19 August 2016, in honor of his 90th birthday, the performance and the song's history with San Francisco. The Fairmont Hotel was used in the establishing shots for the fictional St. Gregory Hotel in the 1983 television series "Hotel". The hotel on which the original novel was based is now The Roosevelt New Orleans. Fairmont San Francisco The Fairmont San Francisco is an AAA Four-Diamond luxury hotel at 950 Mason Street, atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. The hotel

pos: Ralph Sharon Ralph Sharon Ralph Simon Sharon (September 17, 1923 – March 31, 2015) was an Anglo-American jazz pianist and arranger. Sharon was born in London to an English mother and Latvian-born father. He emigrated to the United States in early 1954, becoming a naturalized citizen five years later. By 1958, Ralph Sharon was recording with Tony Bennett, the start of a more than 50 year working relationship as Bennett's "man behind the music" on many Grammy-winning studio recordings, and touring with Bennett for many years. He found "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" for Bennett, a year after placing it

pos: Arachnophobia (film) as "Blue Eyes Are Sensitive to the Light" by Sara Hickman, "Caught in Your Web (Swear to Your Heart)" by Russell Hitchcock, and "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" by Tony Bennett. The European version of the album has the same cover art, but more score tracks, fewer songs and no dialogue. The two versions share 10 of the same tracks, but these are also not without their differences: several tracks are noticeably shorter on the European version like "Canaima Nightmare", which is nearly three minutes shorter; and another track has two different titles ("Cellar Theme" in America and

pos: All Alone Am I (album) Tennessee, United States. The first session began August 9, 1962 and the final session took place December 12, 1962, all of which were produced by Owen Bradley. "All Alone Am I" contained twelve tracks and many of which were cover versions of previously recorded pop music standards. It included cover versions of Tony Bennett's "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", Cole Porter's "It's All Right with Me", and Les Paul's "Lover". Many of the album's tracks were Pop music standards, which tried to reinforce the impression, "that her album market was viewed as being a more mature audience than

pos: Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests from the 1961 musical "Stop the World - I Want to Get Off", won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and had its biggest chart success as a hit by Sammy Davis, Jr. that went to number 17 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number six Easy Listening. Tony Bennett's 1962 recording of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" won two Grammys (Record of the Year and Best Male Solo Vocal Performance) and peaked at number 19 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number seven Easy Listening. Henry Mancini's recording of "Days of Wine and Roses" (from

neg: I Left My Heart in San Francisco me to live, work and sing in any city on the globe. It changed my whole life. The Songwriters Hall of Fame gave Bennett the "Towering Performance Award" for his vocal rendition of the song. A version by rhythm and blues singer Bobby Womack peaked at #48 on the Billboard R&B singles chart in 1969. Also in 1969, the song was adopted by the City and County of San Francisco as one of its two official anthems, the other being the title song from the 1936 film "San Francisco (1936 film)". I Left My Heart in San Francisco "I Left

neg: Theme from San Francisco sentimental sing-along at public events such as the city's annual earthquake commemoration. It is one of two official city songs, along with "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Judy Garland included the song to her concert repertoire, with a new introduction that starts, "I never will forget Jeanette MacDonald; just to think of her it gives my heart a pang. I never will forget, how that brave Jeanette, just stood there in the ruins and sang. A-a-a-and sang..." She opened a late 1950s concert at the Cow Palace with her version. It was so well and tumultuously received that

neg: Jimmy Roberts (singer) School. In 1954 he was hired by Lawrence Welk as a soloist when Welk's orchestra performed on local television station KTLA and at the Aragon Ballroom in Santa Monica, California. A year later, when the Lawrence Welk orchestra made the move to national television on ABC, Roberts' natural singing talents made him nationally famous. During his tenure on the show, his signature numbers such as "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and "My Old Kentucky Home" made him an audience favorite, especially among the show's female fans. He also sang duets with the show's Champagne Lady Norma Zimmer. Although

neg: Tony Bennett concert featured 44 songs, including favorites like "I've Got the World on a String" and "The Best Is Yet To Come". It was a big success, further cementing Bennett's reputation as a star both at home and abroad. Bennett also appeared on television, and in October 1962 he sang on the initial broadcast of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson". Also in 1962, Bennett released his recording of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", a decade-old but little-known song originally written for an opera singer. Although this reached only number 19 on the , it spent close to a

neg: Tony Bennett earthquake. In October he performed "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" at AT&T Park before the third inning of Game 1 of the 2010 World Series and sang "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch. Days later he sang "America the Beautiful" at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, D.C. In September 2011, Bennett appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" and named American military actions in the Middle East as the root cause of the September 11 attacks. Bennett also claimed that former President George W. Bush personally told him at the Kennedy Center in December

neg: Tony Bennett Sinatra School, sang "America the Beautiful" before Game 5 of the baseball World Series between the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets at Citi Field. On August 19, 2016, shortly after his 90th birthday, Bennett was honored by the unveiling of an 8-foot tall statue in his likeness in front of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. With Senator Dianne Feinstein, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and several San Francisco mayors in attendance, Bennett was serenaded by a young-adult choir singing "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". Bennett had first sung the song at the hotel in 1961.

neg: I Left My Heart in San Francisco From the 1960s through the 1980s, at San Francisco's premier supper club the "Venetian Room," Bennett sang the city song. Bennett first recorded the song at CBS Studios on 30th Street on January 23, 1962; CBS released it as the b-side of "Once Upon A Time." The A-side received no attention, and DJs began flipping the record over and playing "San Francisco." It became a hit on the pop singles chart in 1962 and spent close to a year on various other charts, achieving gold record status. It then won the top prize of Grammy Award for Record of the

neg: San Francisco (1936 film) Gus Kahn. It is sung by Jeanette MacDonald a half-dozen times in the film, and becomes an anthem for the survivors of the earthquake. It has now become a popular sentimental sing-along at public events such as the city's annual earthquake commemoration, as well as one of two official city songs; the other being "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". Early in the film, the song "The Darktown Strutters Ball" can be heard; this is a historically inaccurate inclusion, since the song was written in 1917. During the two operatic scenes in the film, MacDonald sang excerpts from Charles

neg: Scott Raynor song says, 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco'; I left my heart in the office at Epitaph. After that compromise I found it difficult to make further ones, and I felt like I was asked to make a lot. Eventually, there was not enough of my heart in the band to justify my sticking around. I backed away, I was dead weight." The tension came to a head in February 1998 as the band embarked on SnoCore, described as "a winter version of the Warped Tour." Sharing the stage with Primus, the band was enjoying more success than ever

neg: Bill Kenny (singer) the Ink Spots". This album featured such hits as "If I Didn't Care", "I Don't Want To Set The World on Fire", "I'll Get By", and "Do I Worry?". In 1966 Kenny recorded an album for DOT Records entitled "Remember Me". The album contained songs featured on his CBC television program "The Bill Kenny Show" including "Me and My Shadow", "Danny Boy", "You're Nobody 'Till Somebody Loves You", "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", and "I'll Be Seeing You". In 1973 Kenny released his first album in seven years, "With Love", for RCA Victor. This album featured songs composed

neg: Heart of My Heart Heart of My Heart "The Gang that Sang Heart of My Heart" is a popular song. The music and lyrics were written by Ben Ryan (1892–1968) in 1926. It reminisces about being in a youthful quartet, singing "Heart of My Heart". The quoted line, "Heart of My Heart", so longed for in the 1926 song, begins the chorus of "The Story of the Rose", written by Andrew Mack (1863–1931) in 1899. Mack was a popular American actor, singer and comedian who reportedly first sang this song in an 1899 show at the Academy of Music in New York City. The

neg: Heart of My Heart the 1926 song by Max, the Chief, and detect-o-tune operator Arrick. Heart of My Heart "The Gang that Sang Heart of My Heart" is a popular song. The music and lyrics were written by Ben Ryan (1892–1968) in 1926. It reminisces about being in a youthful quartet, singing "Heart of My Heart". The quoted line, "Heart of My Heart", so longed for in the 1926 song, begins the chorus of "The Story of the Rose", written by Andrew Mack (1863–1931) in 1899. Mack was a popular American actor, singer and comedian who reportedly first sang this song in an 1899

neg: George C. Cory Jr. Bennett received the "Towering Performance Award for his trademark rendition of the song. Cory committed suicide by a drug overdose in his San Francisco apartment on April 11, 1978. He had been despondent in previous weeks over failing health, according to the coroner's office. He left a note, but the contents were not revealed. George C. Cory Jr. George C. Cory Jr. (August 3, 1920—April 13, 1978) was an American pianist and composer whose most notable work was the music to the song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His partner, Douglass Cross, wrote the lyrics. When the song

neg: John James Nazarian deputy sheriff. Nazarian worked for the police department of Mendota, California, where he worked with juveniles. Nazarian left law enforcement, saying it was because; ""All my friends who came on the department with me died of AIDS. It was a big part of the reason I left San Francisco. I lost all my friends when I was in my 30s."" Nazarian got his start as a private investigator working for the San Francisco Court system working on court-appointed cases at the nominal rate of just $27 an hour. Nazarian opened his first office in San Francisco with the help of

neg: Inge Borkh was also making his American debut. Her association with San Francisco gave her particular pleasure: "I sang almost everything there that I could do. Even Lady Macbeth and Turandot. I wasn't typecast, as I was in other places. Here I even committed the crime of portraying the gentle Elsa in "Lohengrin". I went home with my husband afterwards and wept. It was grisly. It was awful. I sang terribly. Yet a critic wrote that it was fabulous, that a new Flagstad had been found. I never attempted that again." In 1954 Borkh appeared in Rio de Janeiro; in the same

neg: KSFO is "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Memorable broadcasters from KSFO's history include sportscasters Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons, newscasters Aaron Edwards and Mike Powell, and disc jockeys Don Sherwood, Carter B. Smith, Al "Jazzbeau" Collins, Jim Lange, Gene Nelson, Dan Sorkin, Jim Eason and John Gilliland. The station's history included stints as the flagship station for both San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics baseball (at different times) and San Francisco 49ers, Stanford University and University of California football. A history of KSFO in the heyday of Don Sherwood (1950s and 1960s) can be found in Laurie Harper's biography,

neg: Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack having in mind Enya's style; Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø performed the wordless vocals on the soundtrack. Horner knew Sissel from the album "Innerst i sjelen" and he particularly liked how she sang the song "Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg" ("I Know in Heaven There Is a Castle"). Horner had tried 25 or 30 singers and, in the end, he chose Sissel to sing the wordless tune. Céline Dion, who was no stranger to movie songs in the 1990s, since her contribution to Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast, sang "My Heart Will Go On", the film's signature song

neg: Tony Bennett European Theater. Afterward, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records and had his first number-one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Several top hits such as "Rags to Riches" followed in early 1953. He then refined his approach to encompass jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as "The Beat of My Heart" and "Basie Swings, Bennett Sings". In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His career and his personal life experienced an extended downturn during the height of the rock music

neg: Mary Brooks had been vacant since 1937 and fallen into disrepair. It is now both a National Historic Landmark and a California Historical Landmark. Brooks received the "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" Award in 1974 from the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau for her preservation efforts. During Brooks' tenure as Director of the Mint, she famously led a tour of the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky for members of Congress and the news media on September 23, 1974. , this tour still is the only time that the inside of the USBD has been seen by members

neg: Paula West Paula West "Paula West"' is an American jazz and cabaret singer. West was born on April 4, 1959, and raised in the San Diego, California area, the daughter of a Marine Corps family. As a child she was not much exposed to jazz, as her father preferred classical music. She only started to explore jazz and jazz vocal music during college; these explorations became more serious and focussed when she moved to San Francisco after graduating from college. She has also been at some pains in the past to note that "I never sang in church." She arrived in San

neg: Blues, Rags and Stomps on the beat when rolling them. Additionally, this rolling motion must match the mood of the section. For the chromatic passages, use finger numbers 1 and 4 on the black-key octaves. This helps the pianist to shape the phrases better and also easier on the hands to do so without making mistakes. San Francisco was Boury and his wife’s favorite city to visit in the West. Boury realized that the Prelude in E-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 6 by Sergei Rachmaninoff and "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" by George Cory were very similar. Boury decided to write recomposition

neg: I Left My Heart in San Francisco (album) It for You Wholesale" recorded at the same January 23, 1962 sessions that yielded the title song, were Columbia 42395 on March 30, 1962. "Tender Is the Night," later used in the 1962 film, had been Columbia 42219, released October 27, 1961, while Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" from "Modern Times" peaked at #73 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 as Columbia 41434, released July 6, 1959. None of the other singles, with the exception of "San Francisco," had charted. The additional three tracks were taken from sessions spanning 1957 to 1960. "Taking a Chance on Love" derived from the musical "Cabin in

neg: Kid Beyond Kid Beyond Kid Beyond (real name Andrew Chaikin) (December 7, 1969) is a voice actor, singer, beatboxer, throat singer, songwriter, and live looper based in the San Francisco area. Chaikin attended Brown University and was a leader in the co-ed fraternity Zeta Delta Xi. He sang in the Jabberwocks, a student a cappella group. He graduated in 1991 and moved to San Francisco to join the House Jacks with Deke Sharon, recording "Naked Noise" and "Funkwich" with the band (the latter for Tommy Boy Records). He left the House Jacks in 1997. In 2004 Kid Beyond made a cameo appearance

neg: Joan Weldon Joan Weldon Joan Weldon (born Joan Louise Welton; August 5, 1930) is an American film and television actress. Weldon was born in San Francisco, California. Her grandmother, Olio Cornell, raised her in San Francisco after she "was left motherless at five." Weldon's great-grandfather was an actor on stage and in vaudeville. She attended Galileo High School. Weldon began her career singing in the San Francisco Grand Opera Company chorus. She also sang with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. On Broadway, she appeared in "Kean". She sang at the opening of the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, in

neg: The Zen of Bennett on reviews by film critics, the film has a rating score of 71 based on 8 reviews (indicating "Generally favorable"). G. Allen Johnson, writing for the "San Francisco Chronicle", praised the documentary, especially the singer's interaction with various contemporary artists, also adding that the only regret is that Bennett's "rendition of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" at Wednesday's Giants victory parade was too late to be included." Robert Abele from the "Los Angeles Times" praised the film's cinematography and noted how it allowed Bennett "to wax coolly on dressing well, how fame goes but quality stays, and the

neg: Beverly Bivens Beverly Bivens Beverly (Bev) Ann Bivens (born April 28, 1946) was lead singer with the American West Coast folk-rock group We Five from 1965–67. After her marriage to jazz musician Fred Marshall and the break-up of We Five, she sang for a while with the experimental Light Sound Dimension, but, by the late 1960s had largely left the music scene. After many years of relative seclusion, she sang at the opening of an exhibition in San Francisco in 2009. Her son is the saxophonist Joshi Marshall. Beverly Ann Bivens was born in Santa Ana, California on April 28, 1946. Her

neg: Beverly Bivens Will Come" 9. "Poet" 10. "What's Goin' On" 11. "Inch Worm" 12. "You Let A Love Burn Out" Beverly Bivens Beverly (Bev) Ann Bivens (born April 28, 1946) was lead singer with the American West Coast folk-rock group We Five from 1965–67. After her marriage to jazz musician Fred Marshall and the break-up of We Five, she sang for a while with the experimental Light Sound Dimension, but, by the late 1960s had largely left the music scene. After many years of relative seclusion, she sang at the opening of an exhibition in San Francisco in 2009. Her son is

neg: Mansfield, Louisiana which he cowrote with Oscar Hammerstein II. Logan used Mansfield as the setting for his play "The Wisteria Trees". Ocie Lee Smith was an American singer, who performed with Count Basie's band from 1961 to 1965 and sang on the 1969 Grammy Award-winning recording of the song "Little Green Apples". He was born in Mansfield on June 21, 1932. Mansfield is the birthplace of major league baseball player Vida Blue (born Vida Rochelle Blue, Jr. on July 28, 1949), a left-handed starting pitcher. In a 17-year career, he played for the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, and Kansas City Royals.

neg: Rodger Collins More Time" (2013). Rodger Collins Rodger Collins (born Rogers Collins Jr., August 20, 1940), also known as Hajji Rajah Kasim Sabrie, is an American soul and funk singer and musician. Collins was born in Santa Anna, Texas, moving to San Francisco, California as a teenager. He won a talent show in Oakland, before studying drama in San Francisco. He sang in clubs, and in the early 1960s was signed by Fantasy Records, who issued his records on their subsidiary Galaxy label. Although his first two singles were unsuccessful, his third record, "She's Looking Good", written by Collins and arranged by

neg: Rodger Collins Rodger Collins Rodger Collins (born Rogers Collins Jr., August 20, 1940), also known as Hajji Rajah Kasim Sabrie, is an American soul and funk singer and musician. Collins was born in Santa Anna, Texas, moving to San Francisco, California as a teenager. He won a talent show in Oakland, before studying drama in San Francisco. He sang in clubs, and in the early 1960s was signed by Fantasy Records, who issued his records on their subsidiary Galaxy label. Although his first two singles were unsuccessful, his third record, "She's Looking Good", written by Collins and arranged by Ray Shanklin, reached

neg: Epic (Faith No More song) fish seen flopping around in the music video belonged to Icelandic singer Björk, who at the time was the singer for the band The Sugarcubes, and they claimed to have stolen it from her at a party. There are also stories of Björk giving the fish to the keyboardist Roddy Bottum after a poetry reading in San Francisco. This was confirmed by the singer who defended the group, saying that "I know those guys, I know they wouldn't do anything to harm [him]. But I know, if I had gone home with MY fish, which was given to ME, none

neg: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha San Francisco Bay Area, where she attended Convent of the Sacred Heart High School in San Francisco. During her time at Sacred Heart High School, Cha studied French. Cha was fluent in the French, English and Korean languages. Theresa Hak Kyung Cha attended a private Catholic high school, Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, in San Francisco. At this school Cha started her education in western classics and language. She also studied French, Greek, and Roman classics. During her time at Sacred Heart, she sang in the choir. It is suspected that Cha's time at Sacred Heart inspired her

neg: Village People (album) Village People (album) Village People is the self-titled debut album by Village People, released on July 11, 1977. Its hit song "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" was a top 50 hit in the UK, peaking at #45. Village People was the creation of Jacques Morali, a French composer. He had written a few dance tunes when he was given a demo tape recorded by singer/actor Victor Willis. Morali approached Willis and told him, "I had a dream that you sang lead on my album and it went very, very big". Willis agreed. The album was a success, and demand for

neg: Liza Fox Liza Fox Liza Fox is a Siberian-born singer-songwriter best known for her "American Idol" appearance and her U.S. Billboard and U.K. Music Week charting singles "Gimme All (Ring My Bell)," "Dynamite," and "I Am Not I." The singer gained international fame in early 2011 as a result of her appearance on the tenth season of the television series "American Idol" as the first contestant from San Francisco. MTV News portrays her as a "sexy video vixen." Her song "Insane in F#" was aired on November 5, 2011 in the Lifetime original movie "Cheyenne", a part of "Five (for the Cure)",

neg: Set to Music Coward's best-known songs, was dropped, and four new songs were added. The sketches included "A Fragonard Impression", and "Midnight Matinée". Beatrice Lillie sang a parody about being a successful singer in "Rug of Persia" while "weaving an oriental arras." The song ends with a reference to the popular Cole Porter song "My Heart Belongs to Daddy". Playing an actress who becomes progressively drunker, Lillie sang "I Went to a Marvellous Party". Lillie played Mrs. John Illsworth-Poindexter in the sketch "Madame Dines Alone", leading into the song "Never Again". Lillie was The Countess in a railway station with Sarah Burton, Kenneth

neg: Moe Jaffe recorded by Savannah Churchill; and "These Things Are Known (Only to God)", written with Paul Kapp in 1951, and recorded by Jan Peerce. By the 1960s, the music industry had changed dramatically, and the kind of songs Jaffe wrote fell out of public favor. A few of his tunes continued to be recorded, especially "Gypsy in My Soul", primarily by jazz artists, and "Grandpaw", mostly by country singers. Also, General Music Publishing enjoyed a few more prosperous years by publishing a song called "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", written by Douglass Cross and George Cory, and recorded by

neg: Billie Poole with Memphis Slim. In her last years she sang with her sister Betty Gadling, who led a choir called "Allen Temple Baptist Church Mass Choir" ("Hand in Hand"). Billie Poole Lucille "Billie" Poole (21 March 1929 in Edwardsville, Illinois - 21 May 2005) was an American jazz and blues singer. Billie Poole moved to California with her family in 1943, where she founded choirs. She had performances with them in numerous concerts around San Francisco. In 1954 she went to France and acted in the German/French movie "The heroes are tired/Les héros sont fatigués". Besides she sang spirituals and Jazz.

neg: Cross My Heart (Phil Ochs song) Cross My Heart (Phil Ochs song) "Cross My Heart" is a 1966 song by Phil Ochs, an American singer-songwriter best known for the protest songs he wrote in the 1960s. "Cross My Heart" is the first song on "Pleasures of the Harbor" (1967), Ochs's first album for A&M Records and his first foray into orchestral instrumentation, or "baroque-folk". The song describes a world in which a person's dreams and plans are not as stable and certain as they seem. Nevertheless, the singer expresses optimism: "But I'm gonna give all that I've got to give, Cross my heart and I hope

neg: Patti Austin recorded "For Ella", a tribute to jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. In 2003, Austin collaborated with Frances Yip on "Papillon III" in the rotunda of San Francisco City Hall to benefit the Jade Ribbon Campaign of Stanford University. A companion CD/DVD was released, featuring Austin and Yip's duets of many classic Chinese numbers sung in Mandarin and directed and arranged by Carlton Liu. During a 2007 interview, Austin spoke of reluctantly attending as a teenager one of Judy Garland's last concerts and how the experience helped focus her career. "She ripped my heart out. I wanted to interpret a lyric like

neg: Tracy Nelson (singer) Cats: A New Music City" exhibition and compilation-album release. On October 2, 2016, Nelson sang with Mariachi Mestizo at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco. From 2016 into 2018, Nelson has been and will be performing intermittently with Missouri band the Bel Airs. "See Mother Earth article" Tracy Nelson (singer) Tracy Nelson (born December 27, 1944) is an American singer. Nelson was born and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. There, she first learned about R&B music from nighttime listening to WLAC radio in Nashville. In her teens, Nelson sang folk music in coffeehouses and with a group called The Fuller's

neg: Eydie Gormé "Eydie has been my partner on stage and in my life for more than 55 years. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more the first time I heard her sing. While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time." Solo With Steve Lawrence With Trio Los Panchos Eydie Gormé Eydie Gormé (born Edith Gormezano; August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013) was an American singer who had hits on the pop and Latin pop charts. She sang solo and with her husband, Steve

neg: I Left My Heart in San Francisco (album) Columbia assembled the album around the single, including material that had been previously released on singles and unused items from earlier sessions. Previously released songs included "The Best Is Yet to Come," which had been introduced by Bennett and released as Columbia single 41965 in February 1961, with "Marry Young" on the flipside. Both songs were by the team of Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh, their "Rules of the Road" the b-side to Columbia 42135 "Close Your Eyes" released August 11, 1961. Another single, "Candy Kisses" recorded in March 1961 with "Have I Told You Lately?" from "I Can Get

neg: San Francisco graft trials as his fee whatever was left out of the initial $100,000 fund, stating "But I don't there will be anything left and I will put up my time against your money." In the end, Heney didn't receive any compensation for his work, and in fact gave up lucrative legal work to stay with the prosecution. On March 10, the Board of Supervisors granted the Home Telegraph Company a 50-year exclusive franchise to provide phone dial service to San Francisco, an act that brought immediate condemnation from the "San Francisco Examiner". They reminded the board in an editorial that their election

neg: Aaron Bruno my wife still talks into my left ear. When I go to sleep with my right ear to the pillow, I can’t hear anything. It’s like having an earplug. So, if someone is talking to me and I don’t care what they’re saying, I can just sit with my left ear to them." Aaron Bruno Aaron Richard Bruno (born November 11, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist, who is best known as the founder and lead singer of Awolnation. He is a former member of the post-grunge band Home Town Hero, the indie rock band Under the

neg: Breanna Sinclairé San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2014, assisted in particular by Ruby Pleasure. In June 2015, Sinclairé made history by becoming the first transgender woman to sing The Star-Spangled Banner at a professional sporting event when she sang at the Oakland Athletics Stadium to a crowd of 30,000 for a game between the Oakland Athletics and the San Diego Padres. Sinclairé is the subject of a documentary film, "Mezzo", which screened at the 2016 San Francisco Transgender Film Festival. Breanna Sinclairé Breanna Sinclairé (born c. 1991) is an American transgender singer based in California. In June 2015, she became the

neg: Han Hong (singer) Hong was born in a family of performers in 1971, and sang in the choir at the age of 5. Her father was a Han Chinese rusticated youth who came to Tibet during the Cultural Revolution, and her mother was a Tibetan singer named Yongxi. At the age of six, Hong's father died."My father has left us, our life has been going worse and worse since his death. Because my mother was extremely busy working as an actor, I did not have a happy childhood at all." She joined the children's choir in 1980 and received formal training. In 1987,

neg: Noël Sullivan of a heart attack in Carmel Valley on 15 September 1956. He is buried in the Carmelite Monastery Cemetery. Noël Sullivan Noël Sullivan, possibly also Reginald Noel Sullivan, (December 25, 1890 – September 15, 1956) was a wealthy American concert singer, philanthropist and patron of the arts, who is remembered for entertaining performers, artists and writers in his opulent residence on Hyde Street, San Francisco. He befriended many African Americans, providing support for their welfare. Born in San Francisco on 25 December 1890, Noël Sullivan was the son of Alice Phelan and Francis "Frank" J. Sullivan whose father, the Irish

neg: Jesse Dee light, lift them up, and push them forward. There's hope in these songs," he continues, "and people need that now more than ever." Of "On My Mind / In My Heart", The "San Francisco Chronicle" said: "The young neo-soul and R&B singer from Boston has put out an album of self-penned songs that are so well-written, so amazingly arranged and performed, you'll wonder why this guy doesn't just own the music business. At the very least, prepare to say "Bruno who?" after hearing these 11 cuts, which find their artistic roots in classic R&B of the '60s and '70s with

neg: Josephine Roberto American guests, who moaned, rolled, clapped, even whistled and actually initiated the final standing ovation." In 1990, Roberto headlined at Hollywood's musical landmark, Roxy Theater, in a concert titled "Jam Dancin". Other concerts followed at the Scottish Rite Auditorium, San Diego Convention Center – was just 13 when she sang her own rendition of Bryan Adams' "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" at her San Diego Convention Center concert. Copley Symphony Hall, Cow Palace in San Francisco, Wilshire Ebell Theater Los Angeles, City Center New York, Hollywood Palladium, Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and many more. In

neg: Diamond White (singer) musical in 2010. She auditioned for "The X Factor" in San Francisco, California with "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown. At the Bootcamp Part 1, White sang "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston, from the movie "The Bodyguard." At Part 2, she was against Dinah Jane and they sang "Stronger." In the judges' home round, White sang Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You." Her mentor, Britney Spears, chose her to compete in the live shows. White performed "Hey, Soul Sister" during the first live show on October 31, 2012. On November 1, 2012, during the first live results

neg: Steve Smith (singer) of 1950s style group The Diamonds. Today, Smith and his wife Hope live in the Lake Tahoe valley of California and Nevada, where they operate a ski resort, while he still pursues singing. Steve Smith (singer) Steve Smith (born May 30, 1945) is an American singer best known from television's "The Lawrence Welk Show". Born and reared in San Francisco, California; he graduated from San Lorenzo High School and attended the Christian Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, where he met fellow Westmont students Bob Duncan, Greg Dixon, and Johnny Johnson. The foursome sang all over campus as a quartet,

neg: Steve Smith (singer) Steve Smith (singer) Steve Smith (born May 30, 1945) is an American singer best known from television's "The Lawrence Welk Show". Born and reared in San Francisco, California; he graduated from San Lorenzo High School and attended the Christian Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, where he met fellow Westmont students Bob Duncan, Greg Dixon, and Johnny Johnson. The foursome sang all over campus as a quartet, which in 1965, drew the attention of bandleader Lawrence Welk. They were at the Hollywood Palladium watching Welk's music makers perform when they got the chance to audition for Welk. The Blenders, with

neg: Pizza My Heart (restaurant) Pizza My Heart (restaurant) Pizza My Heart is a chain of pizzeria restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. The chain was founded in 1981 in Capitola, California by Fred Poulos Keith Holtaway, and is now owned by Chuck Hammers. The chain currently has twenty-three locations. In 1997, the chain merged with Pizza-a-Go-Go, which was based in San Jose, California. The new locations inherited the Pizza My Heart name. There are restaurants currently in Blossom Hill, Burlingame, Campbell, Capitola, Cupertino, Emeryville, Evergreen, Isla Vista, Los Gatos, Monterey, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Jose, San Mateo, San Ramon, Santa

neg: Ben Ryan (composer) home in Leonia, New Jersey. Ben Ryan (composer) Bennett A. "Ben" Ryan (March 30, 1892 – July 5, 1968) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics to the popular song "(The Gang that Sang) Heart of My Heart". He also wrote or co-wrote many other popular songs including "Inka Dinka Doo", "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I", "No Nothing", "The Thrill of a New Romance", "When Francis Dances with Me", and "When I Send You a Picture of Berlin". Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Ryan was also a vaudeville performer, film actor and screen writer. Following a lengthy illness, on July 5,

neg: Siouxsie Q Siouxsie Q Siouxsie Q is the pseudonym of an American journalist, pornographic actress and outspoken sex workers’ rights activist who identifies herself as a feminist and sex worker. She is a podcaster, singer/songwriter and playwright as well as a widely read columnist with SF Weekly in San Francisco. Siouxsie Q is based in San Francisco and is married to fellow podcaster and journalist Jesse James. They have a polyamorous relationship. In 2010, Siouxsie Q left her retail job and began dancing at The Lusty Lady Theater, a unionized peep show in North Beach, San Francisco. Shortly after, she began her

neg: Ben Ryan (composer) Ben Ryan (composer) Bennett A. "Ben" Ryan (March 30, 1892 – July 5, 1968) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics to the popular song "(The Gang that Sang) Heart of My Heart". He also wrote or co-wrote many other popular songs including "Inka Dinka Doo", "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I", "No Nothing", "The Thrill of a New Romance", "When Francis Dances with Me", and "When I Send You a Picture of Berlin". Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Ryan was also a vaudeville performer, film actor and screen writer. Following a lengthy illness, on July 5, 1968, he died at his

neg: Brian Sullivan (singer) Brian Sullivan (singer) Brian Sullivan (August 9, 1917 – June 17, 1969) was an American tenor who sang in films, on radio, on television, and with the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, as well as with other groups. Sullivan was born Harry Joseph Sullivan in Oakland, California. After living in Salt Lake City, the family moved to Los Angeles, where he attended Manual Arts High School. His initial study of singing occurred late in his high school years. He went on to study voice at the University of Southern California. Unable to find openings

neg: The Andrews Sisters older artists were left by the wayside. The sisters recorded a dozen singles through 1959, some of which attempted to keep up with the times by incorporating rock sounds. None of these achieved any major success. In addition, they produced three hi-fi albums, including a vibrant LP of songs from the dancing 1920s with Billy May's orchestra. In 1962, they signed with Dot Records and recorded a series of stereo albums until 1964, both re-recordings of earlier hits which incorporated up-to-date production techniques, as well as new material, including "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "Still", "The End of

neg: Renée Fladen-Kamm in San Francisco in 1974. Renée Fladen-Kamm Renée A. Fladen (born 3 August 1948, New York City) — known as Renée Fladen-Kamm — is an American singer and vocal coach. Among her recordings are those of medieval music as vocal director of the San Francisco based Sherwood Consort. She also worked on musical direction of theatrical works directed by Mary Devlin, another member of the Sherwood Consort. Fladen is recorded as the inspiration of the Left Banke songs "Walk Away Renée" (1966), "Pretty Ballerina" (1966) and "She May Call You Up Tonight" (1967). Fladen married Howard I. Kamm (born 1946)

neg: Jennifer Jajeh Jennifer Jajeh Jennifer Jajeh is an American actress and writer. Jajeh was born in San Francisco, California to parents of Palestinian Christian descent. Jajeh gained a Double B.A. in History and Philosophy from UCLA, then pursued acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Conservatory in New York City. Her solo show "I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You," is currently touring Europe. Jajeh has also explored filmmaking, with short films "Fruition" and "In My Own Skin" to her credit. "In My Own Skin" was screened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and on

neg: June Richmond 47 of a heart attack. June Richmond June Richmond (July 9, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois – August 14, 1962 in Gothenburg, Sweden) was an American jazz singer and actor. June Richmond is considered the first African-American jazz singer who sang regularly in a white band when she appeared in 1938, Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra. She previously worked at Les Hite in California, and after her time at Dorsey she joined Cab Calloway (1938) and then worked from 1939 to 1942 in Andy Kirk's orchestra. After she left Kirk, she launched a successful career as a soloist; in 1948 she appeared mostly

neg: Stella Brooks 1950s, during which time she played locally in clubs in New York. In 1962, she left the music industry and moved back to San Francisco. In 1981, Folkways Records released some of her material on "Songs of the 1940s: Diverse Songs and Moods". Stella Brooks Stella Brooks (born October 24, 1910, Seattle, Washington - December 13, 2002, San Francisco, California) was an American jazz vocalist. Brooks began singing in San Francisco early in the 1930s. She moved to New York City in 1937, where she sang in the ensembles of Art Hodes, Sidney Bechet, Joe Sullivan, Georg Brunis and Frank

neg: I Can Lose My Heart Tonight of the song "I Can Lose My Heart Tonight". I Can Lose My Heart Tonight "I Can Lose My Heart Tonight" is the first single by pop singer C. C. Catch from her debut studio album "Catch the Catch", released in 1985 by Hansa. It was written by Dieter Bohlen for Modern Talking, but he thought that it wasn't good enough for the band. It peaked at #13 in Germany. "I Can Lose My Heart Tonight" was remixed and released in 1999 as a single, which peaked at #72 in Germany. In 1985, German singer Mary Roos released a single

neg: Kevin and Margaret Hines Foundation voices in his head telling him to die. The New York Post recorded, "Now Hines, who when he leapt had recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, tells his story to at-risk groups around the nation, urging people to get treatment for mental illness and helping them realize that suicide is not the answer." After leaping from the Golden Gate Bridge Hines, as described by Time, had instant regret: "When my hands left that rail — and my legs curled over — as soon as I left the bridge, I thought, "I don't want to die." The San Francisco Magazine documents

neg: Bob Barr situation where the federal government is going to bring an entire suitcase of San Francisco values to the American family, and while I would love to explain all the things that are wrong with that, the fact is that this is a corrupting, left-leaning, influence on a section of society that so many liberal elites want to see taken out of the 'red state' column. The only solution to this kind of behavior is dour and austere social conservatism, like my own". Adding to his image, Barr has frequently protested about "cult hairstyles", saying "I cannot abide by people who

neg: Janella Salvador Janella Salvador Janella Salvador (born March 30, 1998) is a Filipino actress and singer. She debuted in the hit series "Be Careful With My Heart" (2012–14) and starred in "Oh My G!" (2015), "Haunted Mansion" (2015), "Born for You" (2016) and "So Connected" (2018). Salvador has sang for Disney, won Philippines Most Promising Female Star at GMMSF, a FAMAS Award, three PMPC Awards and garnered a platinum record album. Salvador was born in Cebu and raised in San Juan City. She is the daughter of West End musical actress Jenine Desiderio ("Miss Saigon" in 1992) and Juan Miguel Salvador, the

neg: Sober (Selena Gomez song) from the music both personally and professionally. During the creation of "Revival", the singer emphasized the importance of creating a distinct sound for herself, telling Nolan Feeney of "Time" that "there were times in my career where I sang things that just weren’t me and weren’t for me. You can hear it in my voice. You can hear it when it’s inauthentic." Gomez aimed to create autobiographical songs which shared personal stories, whether or not she wrote them. Citing the therapeutic process of writing "The Heart Wants What It Wants" for her greatest hits album "For You" (2014), the singer

neg: I'm My Own Grandpa on a talk show about strange families. The song was performed by American country music singer Ray Stevens, and can be heard on his 1987 album "Crackin' Up!". Willie Nelson performed the song on his 2001 album "The Rainbow Connection". This song was also performed by Grandpa Jones, who sang it both at the Grand Ole Opry and on the TV show "Hee Haw". It was also later recorded on the album "Home is Where the Heart Is" by David Grisman and on Michael Cooney's album of songs for children. Folk singer Steve Goodman included it in his live shows,

neg: Chevalier de Saint-Georges the founder of Saint-Georges’ Légion. According to Louise Fusil, Saint Georges and his friend Lamothe had been absent from Paris for nearly two years. “I since learned that they had left for Saint-Domingue, then in full revolt; it was rumored they had been hung in a mutiny. I gave them up for dead and mourned them with all my heart, when one day, as I sat in the Palais Royal with a friend absorbed in a magazine... I looked up and screamed, thinking I saw ghosts. They were Lamothe and Saint Georges who, clowning, sang to me ‘At last there

neg: Sylvia Lent skills. In 1927 she was the youngest artist ever featured on "The Atwater Kent Hour" radio program. She made one recording for the Victor Talking Machine Company, in 1924. Sylvia Lent married "San Francisco Chronicle" art and music critic Alfred Frankenstein in 1935. They had two sons, John and David, and lived in San Francisco, California. She died from a heart attack in 1972, aged 69 years, in San Francisco. Her granddaughter Karen Frankenstein is an opera singer. Sylvia Lent Sylvia Lent (June 11, 1903 – March 25, 1972) was an American violinist. Sylvia Lent was born in Washington, D.

neg: Hana Shimozumi Hana Shimozumi Hana Shimozumi (October 22, 1893 — July 12, 1978), sometimes written as Hannah Shimozumi, and later Hana Shimozumi Iki, was an American singer, billed as "the Japanese Nightingale", best known for playing Yum Yum in Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado" in 1919. Hana Shimozumi was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was raised by adoptive parents in San Francisco, California. Hana Shimozumi was billed as "the Japanese Nightingale". She first gained wider attention when she sang an aria from "Madame Butterfly" at a movie house in San Francisco in 1918; her performance was called "a real novelty" by one

neg: Finn Taylor Finn Taylor Finn Taylor (born July 4, 1958) is an American film writer and director. Taylor was born in Oakland, California, and lived in Norway for a few years in his childhood. He attended the University of Montana and later San Francisco State University. He studied poetry and playwriting at San Francisco State before moving into screenwriting in 1993. Taylor frequently works and produces films in the San Francisco bay area rather than for major studios in Hollywood and Los Angeles. Taylor told the "San Francisco Chronicle", "I feel really strongly that I stay based up here. My roots in

neg: Over My Heart Over My Heart Over My Heart is the seventh and final studio album by American singer Laura Branigan. Released in August 1993, it was Branigan's most personal album and saw her again try her hand at producing, alongside successful producer Phil Ramone. While the Gloria Estefan-penned "Love Your Girl" was aimed for the clubs that made her famous, the album was ballad-heavy, including the opener "How Can I Help You To Say Goodbye"; the Spanish-language "Mujer Contra Mujer"; "Mangwane (The Wedding Song)" (taught to her by her friend Stevie Godson, who was also the executive producer on the track), sung

neg: Brittany Shane Brittany Shane Brittany Shane is an American singer-songwriter and musician based in Austin, Texas. The Wisconsin-born and raised songstress blends rock and pop with poetry. She got her start performing at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California in 2000, playing acoustic in the Poster Room before acts such as The Wallflowers, Aimee Mann, Chris Isaak and Liz Phair graced the mainstage. After the release of her album, "Have Heart Live Young" (2010), she opened for Heart, Foreigner and Peter Frampton as well as headlining her own local shows around the Bay Area. Her first San Francisco released CD, "Decked Out"

neg: Jolie Holland Jolie Holland Jolie Holland is an American singer and performer who combines elements of folk, traditional, country, rock, jazz, and blues. Growing up in Houston, Texas, Jolie left in 1994, moving to Austin, New Orleans, and San Francisco before ending up in Vancouver, Canada, where she was one of the founding members of The Be Good Tanyas. Holland left the band before the release of their debut album, "Blue Horse", on which she appears prominently. She returned to San Francisco, where she recorded her first album, 2002's "Catalpa". Originally self-released, the album was later picked up and re-released by ANTI-.

neg: Eddy Howard Eddy Howard Edward Evan Duncan Howard (September 12, 1914 – May 23, 1963) was an American vocalist and bandleader who was popular during the 1940s and 1950s. Eddy Howard was born in Woodland, California, and after attending San Jose State College from 1931 to 1933, studied medicine at Stanford University before dropping out to become a singer of romantic ballads on Los Angeles radio. Later he sang with bands led by Ben Bernie and Dick Jurgens. His hits with Jurgens included "My Last Goodbye" and "Careless," which became his theme. Howard was a singer on a radio program on NBC

neg: Dredg was to be released on May 3, 2011 in the United States and April 29 everywhere else. On February 2014, Dredg released a non-album track, "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", in conjunction with a stop-motion music video touring the city. Touring in support of the album took place from 2011, until May 2014. After the release of "Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy", Dino Campanella has stated in an interview in 2014 that Dredg is taking an indefinite hiatus: Mark Engles has joined the band Black Map during the hiatus. On January 27th, 2018, it was announced that the band