Rose Murphy Tribute

Here is a funny song by the great Rose Murphy.
Rose Murphy (1913-1989) was known as "the Chee-Chee Girl". She built a big reputation on the New York club circuit and also became very popular in the UK and Europe. Everyone knows Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "I Wanna Be Loved By You" and most jazz listeners are familiar with Ella Fitzgerald's variations on "I Can't Give You Anything But Love". But few people are aware that the former is an unabashed copy of Rose's version, and that the latter is a mischievous yet affectionate imitation. With her bubbly, infectious personality and lively keyboard style she was something of a female Fats Waller: pure joie de vivre. She devised her own unconventional means of accompagnying herself by tapping her right foot on a board which she carried with her from one city to the next. But it is that delicious, lightly abrasive, high-pitched, chirrupy, little-girl voice, the bright bubbles floating from her lips, the amusing "bruuup bruup" and "cheee cheee" conveyed with elegant yet explosive latent feminity which led to Rose's successful career in very posh nightclubs. In the 1960's she performed regularly at the Cookery in Greenwich Village. Even after her death she could still be heard, for the telephone company Cellnet used "Busy Line" for an ad.
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[deturnmen]

I miss you Aunt rose. Although I wasn't a Musician when you were alive,all those piano lessons you gave me payed off. You always told me that I would become a musician someday and you were right. I will carry on our musical tradition.RIP now with uncle Eddie......................lov­e you Joseph Pierre

[PropheticSarahNell]

People compare Erykah Badu to Billie, but to me Erykah B.'s style of singing is more like this

[Gurselification]

gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous

[rachelsOne]

OMG how cute does she sound, lOved hearing her in The Artist [2011].

[celtdownunder]

Who can listen to this without tapping their feet?? wonderful!

[gmurphyzone]

@deturnman, Hi, I did not even know anything about your aunt, I looked up the name on google because it is my name!!!! But I grew up listening to this kind of music because I stayed at my grandma's house alot and so when I heard it I was immediately attracted to her. Much respect to you and your aunt!!!!! ;-)

[pgh45rpms]

If you've ever heard the Four Seasons sing "Don't Think Twice" or "Lonesome Road" as the Wonder Who, you can easily tell that Frankie Valli, the group's lead singer, patterned his falsetto voice after Rose Murphy's.

[nurvrax]

word!

[PropheticSarahNell]

That makes sense. I heard a M. Peyroux song last night on the radio and the "Billie-ness" did seem almost too forced. With Karen Dalton, I think the comparison is more on because I read somewhere that she hated being compared to Billie H.

My fav. Karen Dalton song is her singing: "I love you more than words can say"

[jazzsingerlady]

I've not heard of Karen Dalton (I'll be sure to check her out), but I can say you are DEAD ON with Madeleine Peyroux... she's so close to Billie it almost ruins it for me, if that makes any sense at all.

[PropheticSarahNell]

Yeah, people compare Badu to Billie H. now without even thinking-- they are so used to hearing that comparison. Really, it

s Madeleine Peyroux & Karen Dalton who/whom are more like Billie H. vocally.

Also, when I listen to Badu's records I don't hear Billie; however when I listen to some of Billie H's songs, I find myself saying: "I heard a little Badu in that note." But it's not enough for a full blown comparison.