This was Billie Holidays favorite singer legend has it that Billie would always catch her set fter her own show and management hated it cause sometimes billie would be high as hell and be obnoxious. Also lady got a tune "you better go now" from Mabel
WOW! thank you for the music and the photos. I read that Sinatra said that he learned everything he knew about singing from listening to Mabel Mercer.
Fascinating, hearing the younger Mabel.
Speaking of obscure recordings, somewhere in the world exists one of Mabel
Mercer performing You Better Go Now. It was, according to her biographer
James Haskins, commissioned privately by Marlene Dietrich, whose daughter
Maria Riva would be granting a great favor by unearthing it and allowing it
to be reproduced in some form.
Josefesque 3 months ago
Mabel Mercer, the English version of Cape Verdean, Cesaria Evora, no?
ccaammiiittoo1 4 months ago
This is magnificent - THANK YOU for sharing it with us.
sesresu 10 months ago
one of the best singers was mabel mercer
SylviaCastle 10 months ago 2
This was Billie Holidays favorite singer legend has it that Billie would always catch her set fter her own show and management hated it cause sometimes billie would be high as hell and be obnoxious. Also lady got a tune "you better go now" from Mabel
jahlaune 10 months ago
Breath taking class.
yopappa456 10 months ago
WOW! thank you for the music and the photos. I read that Sinatra said that he learned everything he knew about singing from listening to Mabel Mercer.
beforeourveryeyes 11 months ago
The mistress of all she touches. Marvelous pianist.
Bivolari 1 year ago