HELEN O'CONNELL

HELEN O'CONNELL 1920 to 1993. VOCALIST WITH BANDS and SINGLE. BORN IN LIMA , OHIO, MARRIED FOUR TIMES. THE LAST TO FRANK DEVOL, MUSIC COMPOSER. A TODAY TELEVISION HOST IN THE 1950,s

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[swinginkatz]

Hello Screaming Eagle.

[swinginkatz]

Thank You, I agree.

[dukesgal39]

I believe this is from the series titled, "Jukebox Saturday Night" and featured many of the singers from the Big Band era... Helen O'Connell, Helen Forrest, Bea Wain, with Bob Crosby and the Bobcats. GREAT~!!!

[swinginkatz]

@dukesgal39 Thanks for the correct comment. there are others on swinginkatz, and also on Frank Katzenmeyer, Facebook, Join me on both.

[swinginkatz]

Me Too. Thanks.

[charlesenn]

My parents saw her at Nixon Brother's Steak House in Charlotte, N.C. back in the 70's. My dad new her pianist from the 60's (Don Reitan) and she came to the table and talked to my dad between sets.

[swinginkatz]

@charlesenn Thanks for the inport, more of Helen on swinginkatz.

[waynebrasler]

She looked gorgeous right to the end. And sounded gorgeous! In the later years she was 30 times the singer she was in the big band days (as the Chicago Tribune's Howard Reich put it in a review), with much more depth of expression. At the same time, she kept all her verve, energy and enthusiasm. She also in the later years was really more of a jazz singer than a pop singer.

[VA24541]

What a babe

[kerryincolumbus]

WOW... what a VOICE!!! still big and bold after all those years! you can tell she was used to singing with a big band, she had a perfect sound for singing with that kind of band, just amazing!

[Halo101st]

For certain, that band was not Jimmy Dorsey... not even close. Helen exemplified all the beauty, spirit and talent that blessed the wonderful Big Band era. God, how I miss it.

[walleyrt69]

Adolf Hitler said that if he could marry her,he would have never started the Big War.

[TheBeerman43]

She was beautiful from the beginning till she stopped performing...another great talent that was one of a kind....never can forget that innocence & great talent of the day in her early years...I think she just got better and better throughout her career. Another extraordinary talent that we remaining mortals lost, but left such a beautiful memory...Thank God for the electronics that captured her in time ago!!