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Ivie Anderson

April 08, 2024

Ivie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (July 10, 1905 – December 28, 1949) was an American jazz singer. Anderson was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra for more than a decade.

Ivie Anderson
Background information
Birth nameIvie Anderson
Also known asIvy Anderson
Born(1905-07-10)July 10, 1905[1]
Gilroy, California, United States[2]
DiedDecember 28, 1949(1949-12-28) (aged 45)
Los Angeles, California
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals

Personal life edit

 
Anderson lived at 724 E. 52nd Place from 1930 to 1945 (part of the 52nd Place Historic District).

Anderson was born July 10, 1905 in Gilroy, California.[3] Although her mother's name is unknown, her father was Jobe Smith. From 1914 to 1918 (age 9 to 13), Anderson attended St. Mary's Convent and studied voice. At Gilroy grammar school and Gilroy High School, she joined glee club and choral society. She also studied voice under Sara Ritt while in Nannie H. Burroughs Institution in Washington, D.C.[2] From 1930 to 1945, Anderson lived at 724 East 52nd Place in Los Angeles, part of the 52nd Place Historic District.[2]

Career edit

Anderson's singing career began around 1921 with performances in Los Angeles. In 1924, she toured with the musical Shuffle Along.[4] By 1925, she had performed in Cuba, the Cotton Club in New York City, and Los Angeles with the bands of Paul Howard, Curtis Mosby, and Sonny Clay.[2][4] In 1928, she sang in Australia with Clay's band and starred in Frank Sebastian's Cotton Club in Los Angeles in April. Soon after, she began touring in the United States as a solo singer.[2]

From 1930 to early 1931, with pianist Earl Hines's band, Anderson performed in a 20-week residency at the Grand Terrace in Chicago, Illinois. In 1931, she became the first full-time vocalist in the Duke Ellington orchestra.[4] Her career for over a decade consisted of touring with Ellington. Her first appearance on record, "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)", recorded in 1932, was a hit.[4] She participated in Ellington's first European tour in 1933.[2] In 1940, she recorded "Solitude", "Mood Indigo", and "Stormy Weather".[4] One of the rare occasions Anderson sang independently of Ellington in this period was her performance of "All God's Children Got Rhythm" in the Marx Brothers film A Day at the Races (1937) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[2][4]

Owing to her chronic asthma, Anderson left Ellington's band in 1942.[2][4] She started the Chicken Shack restaurant in Los Angeles[4] with Marque Neal after they married but sold the business when they divorced. She had a second marriage with Walter Collins.[2] Anderson died in Los Angeles in December, 1949 of an asthma-related illness. Although her earliest obituary was dated December 27, 1949, later sources state her date of death as December 28, 1949.[2]

Comments about Ivie Anderson edit

Anderson often received prominent billing on advertisements for Ellington's appearances in theatres, auditoriums, arenas, and ballrooms, wherever the Ellington band toured in the 1930s. She sang pop tunes and ballads and was the band's scat singer, imitating instrumental sounds and vocalizations. She was said to be one of Ellington's finest and most versatile singers before Swedish vocalist Alice Babs performed with the band. Ellington wrote Music Is My Mistress (1973) with Anderson in mind.[2]

When Anderson played in Ellington's musical Jump for Joy, the California Eagle wrote of her:

"Ivie can sing a song so that the audience get every word, and at the same time make cracks at Sonny Greer, tease Duke and wink at the boys in the front row. Wednesday night she went into a dance routine that would have slayed you."[5]

Discography edit

1932
1933
  • "I've Got the World on a String" (UK Columbia CB-625) February 15, 1933 (recorded in New York but only issued overseas)
  • "Raisin' the Rent" (Brunswick 6571) May 9, 1933
  • "Get Yourself a New Broom (and Sweep Your Blues Away)" (Brunswick 6607) May 9, 1933
  • "Stormy Weather" (Brunswick 6600) May 16, 1933 (quoted in Stuart Nicholson's book "Reminiscing in Tempo" page 131; Gioia 2012, p. 407)
  • "I'm Satisfied" (Brunswick 6638) August 15, 1933
1934
  • "Ebony Rhapsody" (Victor 24622) April 12, 1934
  • "Troubled Waters" (Victor 24651) May 9, 1934
  • "My Old Flame" (Victor 24651) May 9, 1934
1935
  • "Let's Have a Jubilee" (unissued on 78) January 9, 1935
  • "Cotton" (Brunswick 7525) August 19, 1935
  • "Truckin'" (Brunswick 7514) August 19, 1935
1936
  • "Dinah Lou" (unissued on 78) January 20, 1936
  • "Isn't Love the Strangest Thing?" (Brunswick 7625) February 27, 1936
  • "Love Is Like a Cigarette" (Brunswick 7627) February 28, 1936
  • "Kissin' My Baby Goodnight" (Brunswick 7627) February 28, 1936
  • "Oh Babe! Maybe Someday" (Brunswick 7667) February 28, 1936
  • "Shoe Shine Boy" (Brunswick 7710) July 17, 1936
  • "It Was a Sad Night in Harlem" (Brunswick 7710) July 17, 1936
1937
  • "I've Got To Be a Rug Cutter" (Master MA-101) March 5, 1937
  • "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" (as The Gotham Stompers) (Variety VA-629) March 25, 1937
  • "Did Anyone Ever Tell You?" (as The Gotham Stompers) (Variety VA-541) March 25, 1937
  • "Where Are You?" (as The Gotham Stompers) (Variety VA-541) March 25, 1937
(The Gotham Stompers session included members of Ellington's band plus members of Chick Webb's.)
  • "There's a Lull in My Life" (Master MA-117) April 9, 1937
  • "It's Swell of You" (Master MA-117) April 9, 1937
  • "The Old Plantation" (as Ivie Anderson And Her Boys From Dixie) (Variety VA-591) April 22, 1937
  • "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (as Ivie Anderson And Her Boys From Dixie) (Variety VA-591) June 8, 1937
  • "Alabamy Home" (Master VA-137) June 8, 1937
1938
  • "If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?)" (Brunswick 8093) February 24, 1938
  • "Scrounch" (Brunswick 8093) February 24, 1938
  • "Carnival in Caroline" (Brunswick 8099) March 3, 1938
  • "Swingtime in Honolulu" (Brunswick 8131) April 11, 1938
  • "You Gave Me the Gate (and I'm Swingin')" (Brunswick 8169) June 7, 1938
  • "Rose of the Rio Grande" (Brunswick 8186) June 7, 1938
  • "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" (Brunswick 8168) June 7, 1938
  • "Watermelon Man" (Brunswick 8200) June 20, 1938
  • "La De Doody Do" (Brunswick 8174) June 20, 1938
1939
  • "In a Mizz" (Brunswick 8405) June 12, 1939
  • "I'm Checkin' Out, Goo'm Bye" (Columbia 35208) June 12, 1939
  • "A Lonely Co-ed" (Columbia 35240) June 12, 1939
  • "You Can Count On Me" (Brunswick 8411) June 12, 1939
  • "Killing Myself" (Columbia 35640) October 16, 1939
  • "Your Love Has Faded" (Columbia 35640) October 16, 1939
1940
  • "Solitude" (Columbia 35427) February 14, 1940
  • "Stormy Weather" (Columbia 35556) February 14, 1940
  • "Mood Indigo" (Columbia 35427) February 14, 1940
  • "So Far, So Good" (Victor 26537) March 6, 1940
  • "Me and You" (Victor 26598) March 15, 1940
  • "At a Dixie Roadside Diner" (Victor 26719) July 22, 1940
  • "Five O'Clock Whistle" (Victor 26748) September 15, 1940
1941
1942
  • "I Don't Mind" (Victor 20-1598) February 26, 1942
  • "Hayfoot, Strawfoot" (Victor 20-1505) July 28, 1942

Compilations edit

  • Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson [1931–1940] (Columbia KG 32064 2-LP release) 1973
  • Her Best Recordings, 1932–1942 (Best Of Jazz 4020) 1995

Appearances on Ellington recordings edit

Charting singles edit

Year Single Peak positions
US Country
[6]
1944 "Mexico Joe" 4

References edit

  1. ^ various online sources
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kernfeld, Barry. "Ivie Anderson".
  3. ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 14. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Yanow, Scott (2008). The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide. Backbeat. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-87930-825-4.
  5. ^ Cockrell, Wilma (August 14, 1941). "Jam Session". The California Eagle. p. Two-B.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

External links edit

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Ivie Anderson sometimes Ivy July 10 1905 December 28 1949 was an American jazz singer Anderson was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra for more than a decade Ivie AndersonBackground informationBirth nameIvie AndersonAlso known asIvy AndersonBorn 1905 07 10 July 10 1905 1 Gilroy California United States 2 DiedDecember 28 1949 1949 12 28 aged 45 Los Angeles CaliforniaGenresJazzOccupation s SingerInstrument s Vocals Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Comments about Ivie Anderson 4 Discography 4 1 Compilations 4 2 Appearances on Ellington recordings 4 3 Charting singles 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life edit nbsp Anderson lived at 724 E 52nd Place from 1930 to 1945 part of the 52nd Place Historic District Anderson was born July 10 1905 in Gilroy California 3 Although her mother s name is unknown her father was Jobe Smith From 1914 to 1918 age 9 to 13 Anderson attended St Mary s Convent and studied voice At Gilroy grammar school and Gilroy High School she joined glee club and choral society She also studied voice under Sara Ritt while in Nannie H Burroughs Institution in Washington D C 2 From 1930 to 1945 Anderson lived at 724 East 52nd Place in Los Angeles part of the 52nd Place Historic District 2 Career editAnderson s singing career began around 1921 with performances in Los Angeles In 1924 she toured with the musical Shuffle Along 4 By 1925 she had performed in Cuba the Cotton Club in New York City and Los Angeles with the bands of Paul Howard Curtis Mosby and Sonny Clay 2 4 In 1928 she sang in Australia with Clay s band and starred in Frank Sebastian s Cotton Club in Los Angeles in April Soon after she began touring in the United States as a solo singer 2 From 1930 to early 1931 with pianist Earl Hines s band Anderson performed in a 20 week residency at the Grand Terrace in Chicago Illinois In 1931 she became the first full time vocalist in the Duke Ellington orchestra 4 Her career for over a decade consisted of touring with Ellington Her first appearance on record It Don t Mean a Thing If It Ain t Got That Swing recorded in 1932 was a hit 4 She participated in Ellington s first European tour in 1933 2 In 1940 she recorded Solitude Mood Indigo and Stormy Weather 4 One of the rare occasions Anderson sang independently of Ellington in this period was her performance of All God s Children Got Rhythm in the Marx Brothers film A Day at the Races 1937 for Metro Goldwyn Mayer 2 4 Owing to her chronic asthma Anderson left Ellington s band in 1942 2 4 She started the Chicken Shack restaurant in Los Angeles 4 with Marque Neal after they married but sold the business when they divorced She had a second marriage with Walter Collins 2 Anderson died in Los Angeles in December 1949 of an asthma related illness Although her earliest obituary was dated December 27 1949 later sources state her date of death as December 28 1949 2 Comments about Ivie Anderson editAnderson often received prominent billing on advertisements for Ellington s appearances in theatres auditoriums arenas and ballrooms wherever the Ellington band toured in the 1930s She sang pop tunes and ballads and was the band s scat singer imitating instrumental sounds and vocalizations She was said to be one of Ellington s finest and most versatile singers before Swedish vocalist Alice Babs performed with the band Ellington wrote Music Is My Mistress 1973 with Anderson in mind 2 When Anderson played in Ellington s musical Jump for Joy the California Eagle wrote of her Ivie can sing a song so that the audience get every word and at the same time make cracks at Sonny Greer tease Duke and wink at the boys in the front row Wednesday night she went into a dance routine that would have slayed you 5 Discography edit1932 It Don t Mean a Thing If It Ain t Got That Swing Brunswick 6265 February 2 1932 Delta Bound Columbia 37298 December 21 1932 not issued until the 1940s 1933 I ve Got the World on a String UK Columbia CB 625 February 15 1933 recorded in New York but only issued overseas Raisin the Rent Brunswick 6571 May 9 1933 Get Yourself a New Broom and Sweep Your Blues Away Brunswick 6607 May 9 1933 Stormy Weather Brunswick 6600 May 16 1933 quoted in Stuart Nicholson s book Reminiscing in Tempo page 131 Gioia 2012 p 407 I m Satisfied Brunswick 6638 August 15 19331934 Ebony Rhapsody Victor 24622 April 12 1934 Troubled Waters Victor 24651 May 9 1934 My Old Flame Victor 24651 May 9 19341935 Let s Have a Jubilee unissued on 78 January 9 1935 Cotton Brunswick 7525 August 19 1935 Truckin Brunswick 7514 August 19 19351936 Dinah Lou unissued on 78 January 20 1936 Isn t Love the Strangest Thing Brunswick 7625 February 27 1936 Love Is Like a Cigarette Brunswick 7627 February 28 1936 Kissin My Baby Goodnight Brunswick 7627 February 28 1936 Oh Babe Maybe Someday Brunswick 7667 February 28 1936 Shoe Shine Boy Brunswick 7710 July 17 1936 It Was a Sad Night in Harlem Brunswick 7710 July 17 19361937 I ve Got To Be a Rug Cutter Master MA 101 March 5 1937 My Honey s Lovin Arms as The Gotham Stompers Variety VA 629 March 25 1937 Did Anyone Ever Tell You as The Gotham Stompers Variety VA 541 March 25 1937 Where Are You as The Gotham Stompers Variety VA 541 March 25 1937 The Gotham Stompers session included members of Ellington s band plus members of Chick Webb s There s a Lull in My Life Master MA 117 April 9 1937 It s Swell of You Master MA 117 April 9 1937 The Old Plantation as Ivie Anderson And Her Boys From Dixie Variety VA 591 April 22 1937 All God s Chillun Got Rhythm as Ivie Anderson And Her Boys From Dixie Variety VA 591 June 8 1937 Alabamy Home Master VA 137 June 8 19371938 If You Were in My Place What Would You Do Brunswick 8093 February 24 1938 Scrounch Brunswick 8093 February 24 1938 Carnival in Caroline Brunswick 8099 March 3 1938 Swingtime in Honolulu Brunswick 8131 April 11 1938 You Gave Me the Gate and I m Swingin Brunswick 8169 June 7 1938 Rose of the Rio Grande Brunswick 8186 June 7 1938 When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Brunswick 8168 June 7 1938 Watermelon Man Brunswick 8200 June 20 1938 La De Doody Do Brunswick 8174 June 20 19381939 In a Mizz Brunswick 8405 June 12 1939 I m Checkin Out Goo m Bye Columbia 35208 June 12 1939 A Lonely Co ed Columbia 35240 June 12 1939 You Can Count On Me Brunswick 8411 June 12 1939 Killing Myself Columbia 35640 October 16 1939 Your Love Has Faded Columbia 35640 October 16 19391940 Solitude Columbia 35427 February 14 1940 Stormy Weather Columbia 35556 February 14 1940 Mood Indigo Columbia 35427 February 14 1940 So Far So Good Victor 26537 March 6 1940 Me and You Victor 26598 March 15 1940 At a Dixie Roadside Diner Victor 26719 July 22 1940 Five O Clock Whistle Victor 26748 September 15 19401941 Chocolate Shake Victor 27531 June 26 1941 I Got It Bad and That Ain t Good Victor 27531 June 26 1941 Jump for Joy Victor LPV 517 July 2 1941 Rocks in My Bed Victor 27639 September 26 19411942 I Don t Mind Victor 20 1598 February 26 1942 Hayfoot Strawfoot Victor 20 1505 July 28 1942Compilations edit Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson 1931 1940 Columbia KG 32064 2 LP release 1973 Her Best Recordings 1932 1942 Best Of Jazz 4020 1995Appearances on Ellington recordings edit Duke Ellington The Blanton Webster Band 1940 1942 RCA 5659 2 RB 1990 Ellington and His Great Vocalists Columbia CK 66372 1993Charting singles edit Year Single Peak positionsUS Country 6 1944 Mexico Joe 4References edit various online sources a b c d e f g h i j k Kernfeld Barry Ivie Anderson Cook Richard 2005 Richard Cook s Jazz Encyclopedia London Penguin Books p 14 ISBN 0 141 00646 3 a b c d e f g h Yanow Scott 2008 The Jazz Singers The Ultimate Guide Backbeat p 109 ISBN 978 0 87930 825 4 Cockrell Wilma August 14 1941 Jam Session The California Eagle p Two B Whitburn Joel 2008 Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 Record Research Inc ISBN 978 0 89820 177 2 External links editIvie Anderson American National Biography Barry Kernfeld Musician Ivie Anderson Vocal All About Jazz Ivie Anderson Music Biography Credits and Discography AllMusic Ivie Anderson discography at Discogs nbsp Ivie Anderson at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ivie Anderson amp oldid 1211382468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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