Elisabeth Welch sings Stormy Weather

[TheAdelaidehall]

Soft Lights and Sweet Music

Elisabeth Welch tribute with Stephen Bourne

Saturday 29 October 2011 @ 2:30pm-5.00pm

The Cinema Museum

2 Dugard Way

London SE11 4TH

020 7840 2200

Ticket prices £8 (on the door) £6.50 (advance) £5 (concessions)

Elisabeth’s biographer, Stephen Bourne, will share his personal memories of the stage and screen legend. A first-class interpreter of popular songs, British audiences were drawn to Elisabeth’s soft, lovely voice and charming personality.

[metallicamoose]

I just saw this in my Shakespeare course.

My mind was full of fuck.

[mikeysussex]

I remember seeing her live in 1986 (available on CD). She was quite amazing.

[flammasherman]

Elisabeth Welch sang Stormy Weather in a pioneering film shown on the first high definition television service transmissions in the UK in the late 30's.A wonderful song sung by a legend.

[TheLizzie12]

@flammasherman The film is Television is Here Again and it was made by the BBC in 1946 to promote their post-war television service (which had been abandoned in 1939 for the duration of WW2). In the film Elisabeth sings St Louis Blues/Stormy Weather with Debroy Somers and his band. At the time they were appearing at the London Palladium in the popular revue Happy and Glorious.

[flammasherman]

@TheLizzie12 Many thanks for giving me that information, I have a working 1946 Pye B16T television and it would be nice to see the film on that !.Personally I think this is the definitive version of this beautiful ' standard ' !.

[crowsonatv]

loved this film..toyah wilcox is a legend

[fccg65]

A great moment in cinema.  But where's the dance sequence?

[portabletiger]

I always found it odd that this was issued as a single on Industrial Records (this was definitely their most traditionally listenable release!), but at least it got released on vinyl. What a voice!

[muttzart]

Many years ago, I was standing on the pavement outside the Palace Theatre, London. There was a jazz band wearing striped blazers, straw boaters, and masks with big plastic noses & fake glasses. A group of dancers, too. Everyone just hanging aroung, waiting. A TV camera. A masked man with a microphone. Then a car pulled up. The jazz band played, the dancers danced . . . and out stepped Elizabeth Welch, to surprised on the pavement by Eamonn Andrews and his red book for 'This is Your Life'.

[ntjc]

Is there anywhere i CAN WATCH THIS FILM FREE ONLINE. don't have time to buy it. Thanks if anyone knows

[AndyPVale]

@ntjc People worked hard to make it, it's available on Amazon relatively cheap. Go buy it.

[prierias]

Wonderful!

I wish there were more of Elizabeth Welch on YouTube. Her old records are rather difficult to find.

[vintageification]

beautiful

[lizardojr]

some clever bod could resurrect elisabeth welch's channel 4 thingy PLEASE TRY BE WELL WORTH THE EFFORT!

[lizardojr]

i had video of channel 4 prog ned sherrin was on it played it over an over, moved house - lost video- GUTTED marg jones

[ImpeturbableLawrence]

Thank you for telling me that.

[edwardhirsch]

Fantastic! Thank you for posting this!

[welch57]

To gnoggi46...it's Channel 4's documentary Keeping Love Alive (1987) . The National Portrait Gallery were planning to screen it this year but now they can't because Channel 4 have asked for too much money.

[gnoggi46]

channel4 made aprogramme of elizabeth

singing

one of the songs was miss otis regrets

also sang solomon

lent video didnt get it back

i am like miss otis i regret

someone know the video

[welch57]

A display of rare photos of Elisabeth Welch taken in the 30s and 40s by the likes of Carl Van Vechten and Paul Tanqueray has just opened at London's National Portrait Gallery (till 31 October 2009). Go to Room 31. The photos were acquired by the Gallery from her biographer, Stephen Bourne, who has also contributed the text and some memorabilia from his private collection. DON'T MISS IT!!!

[msm2you]

I saw that display last week while I was in London, welch57. I had never heard of her until I passed the gallery. Amazing.

[sillywabbit1349]

give me RED HOT ANNABELLE anytime!

[rmastreet]

Absolutely great. Must look both the book and the movie.

Thank you very much for posting it.

[antoninprochazka]

tears run over my face every time I see this chilling scene from the end of Jarman's film...

[Durandal1717]

@antoninprochazka You are not alone.....this is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen or heard in my entire life.......

[hangdawg]

Elizabeth sings my gloom away. She is in the sun's place. Shall we abduct again. Music brings us together. 15 flourishes in our ears. 15 phalanxes in our fingers. Snap Snap Pop! The theater curtain is raised.

[travismchenry]

Stormy Weather.

[etaylor91]

We watched the film for English Literature, it was a little odd, but I loved Elisabeth Welch's singing scene. She has a lovely voice.

[matchboxdisaster]

This is such a fantastic scene.

[Dhoneybee1]

There was no one like Elizabeth Welch! I have read Stephen Bourne's book about Elizabeth and really it is excellent. He has written several books, his latest being 'Butterfly McQueen Remembered'.

[ccaammiiittoo1]

I've had the pleasant pleasure of communicating with this excellent individual, Stephen Bourne. And I must say I'm happy with my Bourne connection!

[welch57]

Beautiful. I love this film and the 'Stormy Weather' sequence. Did you know there is a chapter about Elisabeth and Derek (plus a rare photo of the two together) in Stephen Bourne's excellent 'Elisabeth Welch: Soft Lights and Sweet Music' (Scarecrow Press, 2005).

[ElisabethWelch]

Thank you for bringing Stephen Bourne's book to my attention. I did not know about it and have ordered a copy. THE TEMPEST was my introduction to Elisabeth Welch and I now have two CDs of her wonderful voice. Reading about her life I was delighted to find that I was born on her birthday. Were she still alive, she would have been 104 years old on Wednesday, Feb 27th.

Thank you for your comment. I hope this wonderful scene from Jarman's THE TEMPEST inspires many people to see the entire movie.