Anne Lenner and Carroll Gibbons

A lovely performance from around 1940

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Music

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• Anne
• Lenner
• Carroll
• Gibbons
• 1930s
• 1940s
• ww2

[SusieBrace1]

Anne and Shirley Lenner were my Aunts...I have all the original photos from these pics! Lovely aren't they!

[jdisodd]

they were my great aunts. Judy Shirley was my gran. Would love to see the photos and so would my mum (Joy)

[lovethe1930s40s]

Have you seen the Judy Shirley videos they are amazing-I have a lovely l.p of Judy Singing with Maurice Winnick.

[lovethe1930s40s]

How lovely they are my favourite singers of that era, in fact of any era! i must post Anne Lenner singing 'Tears in my heart' it is brilliant!

The day I found the Anne Lenner signed photo I was delighted and treasure it! It would be amazing to see more photos!

Have you seen the Judy Shirley videos-they are fantastic!

Thank you for your comment!

[Huckabeezer]

This is just a beautiful piece all around. Gibbons was a genius with arrangements, apart from being a virtuoso at the piano. And the voice....oh, the voice. This piece and Gibbons others from this era, with Lenner singing, compare very favorably to the best that was coming from the states in this era...1938-41 or so. It's a shame that Gib, producing records in England, didn't get more exposure then.

[jsauma45]

@Huckabeezer Beautiful music, perfect arrangement, best category You are right

[theswissface]

@suzannahd Hi Suzannah, How fun to hear from you, I am Judy's granddaughter, and have the wonderful picture that your lovely father gave to me...would love to contact you off-line...and here more about the family!

[theswissface]

Hello Susie, and other relatives out there, Judy Shirley was my grandmother, I too would love to see some of there pictures, how lovely to hear from relatives out there.

[1casey234]

From the first time that I heard this song so many years ago, I loved it, and have never heard it done as well as this version Thank you so much for the posting. I think that the English dance bands were the absolute best, and I'm a yank. Anne's voice is just wonderful. I play this piece every day.

[MrSoplet]

@lovethe1930s40s Tears in my heart, one of my desert island discs.

[phaasch]

Listening to this, I can almost feel the warmth of a distant summer day. If you like this, now go to "Dreaming" by Al Bowlly- same year, same music, but a completely different lyric, though just as moving as Anne Lenners version. Which do you prefer? I cant decide

[suzannahd]

Hello, I have had to sign in to be able to chat to my family! I am Suzannah, John's daughter, Anne and Judy were my great aunties. I am not sure whether it was you jdisodd who mailed my father telling him to look on here at this footage. If so, thanks. Lets' email offline. Post a reply and we can take it from there...We have a fantastic photo of all the sisters lined up looking quite glamourous - would love to send you a copy