![]() UNLUCKY WOMAN (Carol & Leonard Feather) 4:14ġ2. WHEN MY SUGAR WALKS DOWN THE STREET (Austin-McHugh-Mills) 3:03ġ1. WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS (Creamer-Layton) 3:07Ġ4. GEORGIA ON MY MIND (Gorrell-Carmichael) 3:08Ġ2. SOMEBODY LOVES ME (McDonald-DeSylva-Gershwin) 3:00Ġ1. ![]() STRICTLY FROM DIXIE (Henry Levine) 3:03Ģ0. NUMBER TEN LULLABY LANE (Warren-Carlton) 2:32ġ9. FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (Hugh MacKay) 2:55ġ8. ONE CIGARETTE FOR TWO (Metzger-Dougherty-Ryan) 3:04ġ7. TIMES SQUARE SCUTTLE (Lennie Hayton) 2:34ġ6. I LOVE YOU MUCH TOO MUCH (Olshey-Raye-Towber) 3:07ġ5. AC/DC CURRENT (Christian-Hampton-Goodman) 2:52ġ4. AS LONG AS I LIVE (Koehler-Arlen) 2:51ġ3. THE STARLIGHT HOUR (Parish-De Rose) 3:22ġ2. AT THE BALALAIKA (Wright-Forrest-Posford-Stothart) 3:03ġ1. YOU’RE THE MOMENT IN MY LIFE (Henry Nemo) 2:54ġ0. ESPECIALLY FOR YOU (Tucker-Grogan) 3:05Ġ9. YANKEE DOODLE (Traditional, arranged by Van Ess) 2:39Ġ8. TEARS FROM MY INKWELL (Dixon-Warren) 3:58Ġ7. THE SHEIK OF ARABY (Smith-Wheeler-Snyder) 2:35Ġ6. BLUE AND DISILLUSIONED (Davis-Coots) 2:31Ġ3. It’s an interesting story that brings to life this brilliant songstress and traces the highs and lows of her career.Ġ1. Most of these liner notes are compiled from countless newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals. Scouring through articles from her early days in Mississippi and her first marriage in 1931 and through her ever-changing career up to her obituary in 1981, a more complete picture begins to appear. Nations titled “Unlucky Woman – The Story of Linda Keene.” Unfortunately, Linda Keene never penned an autobiography so her story is only what can be pieced together from her various media notices, reviews of her recordings, and advertisements for her public appearances. The second was four years later in 2011 in Doctor Jazz Magazine out of Holland by Opal L. ![]() ![]() The first was “Linda Keene - Leonard Feather’s Fave” published in The IAJRC Journal (International Association Of Jazz Record Collectors) in August of 2007 by Eves L. There have been a couple of scholarly articles over the years but the information in both is sparse and, at times, incorrect. Ultimate, lasting fame eluded her however and all of her recordings have languished on obscure 78 rpm records for eighty years. Linda laid down more than 20 recordings during her career, appeared on a nationally syndicated radio program with Henry Levine, and even appeared in three early film “Soundies,” the precursors to today’s music videos. Such is the unfortunate story of Linda Keene. How is it that a popular singer who recorded with the likes of Jack Teagarden, Tony Pastor, Lennie Hayton and toured extensively with bands led by Red Norvo and Muggsy Spanier, is all but forgotten today?
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