GISELE MacKENZIE, piano & vocal: "Hard to Get" 1958

[doclampton]

I loved her singing so much!



[Baridan]

I was entranced by her voice when I first heard her in '52 when I was a 21-yr-old busboy at Sahati's Stateline Country Club at So. Lake Tahoe. She was just off a flight to Reno from wherever, and arrived at the club around 4:00PM, obviously very tired. She immediately spent about an hour with the house band to be sure she'd have it right for the 2 shows that night.. She always disappeared between shows to practice in her room. Unforgettable!

[gogo31038]

Thats what is called singing. Lovely voice.. I bought some of her records here in the UK around 1953-- 'Til I Waltz Again With You', 'Water Wont Quench the Fire Of Love' (with Helen O'Connell), 'Seven Lonely Days' etc. Have them on cd now. Lovely memories.

[MsLoudbrod]

thanks for all the kind comments of mom . ,this is the anniversary of her passing and September is a tough month for me !

I wish she were still with us all

thanks for posting these for me to enjoy I am so grateful

love

gigi( worth) mackenzie

[Juliaflo]

Remember when performers actually had something called TALENT?

[manfreadstraw]

That is immensely beautiful, a great talent - thank you!

[Dayniac4324]

Wonderful !!! Thank you for these beautiful memories !!

[corvus13]

I don't think Gisele had become a US citizen yet at this date, though she did later in the same year.

[GiseleMacKenzieTunes]

I believe Gisele got a dual citizenship in the US and Canada in 1955. I have a picture of her signing the papers at the same time singer Carmel Quinn did! As I recall it was from a 1955 clipping. Gisele felt strong bonds with her native Canada and her adopted US.