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Dick Haymes's Career. Debuted at the Hotel Monmouth in New Jersey, 1931; met bandleader Johnny Johnson, who asked him to sing with the band for the summer; later organized band of his own; landed singing job on KHJ Radio in Los Angeles; joined the Harry James Band as vocalist, 1939; sang briefly with the Benny Goodman Orchestra; joined Tommy Dorsey Orchestra as a vocalist, appearing with ...
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His rich baritone voice — said by many to be the finest of the twentieth century — made Dick Haymes one of the most popular crooners of the 1940s. Sadly, a tortured personal life and a decadeslong struggle with alcoholism combined to keep the popular singer from realizing his full promise. He was born Richard Benjamin Haymes on September 13 ...
Apr 25, 2006 · In The Life of Dick Haymes: No More Little White Lies, Ruth Prigozy uses over forty personal interviews with singers, musicians, composers, arrangers, and Haymes's family members. She searches archival recordings of The Dick Haymes Show, films, recordings, music studies, and histories to present a full portrait of this complicated man. Prigozy ...
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Read More. Irish actor Dick Haymes played a variety of strong roles in Hollywood cinema. Haymes started his acting career landing roles in such films as "Four Jills in a Jeep" (1944) with Kay Francis, "Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (1944) and "Diamond Horseshoe" (1945). He also appeared in the adaptation "State Fair" (1945) with Jeanne Crain, "Do You ...
Aug 5, 2011 · Dick Haymes sings this sentimental song 'Let the rest of the World go by' in the 1944 film 'When Irish Eyes are smiling'.
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