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- Helen O'Connell (b. May 23, 1920, in Lima, Ohio – September 9, 1993, in San Diego, California) was a singer, actress, and dancer. Helen O'Connell joined the Jimmy Dorsey band in 1939 and achieved her best selling records in the early forties with "Green Eyes", "Amapola", and "Tangerine".
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Helen O'Connell. Actress: I Dood It. Big-band vocalist of the 1940's who, duetting with singer Bob Eberly for the bandleader Jimmy Dorsey, was responsible for such million-selling recordings as "Green Eyes" and "Tangerine" as well as hit solo performances for Dorsey like "Six Lessons from Madame LaZonga." This vivacious blonde appeared with ...
- May 23, 1920
- September 9, 1993
Sep 10, 1993 · SAN DIEGO - Helen O'Connell, the quintessential big-band singer of the 1940s, died yesterday at age 73. She died of cancer less than a month after her last appearance with a big-band touring...
Sep 24, 2020 · Take Helen O’Connell for example, one of the finest big-band singers of the day in an era when top-class girl band singers were thick on the ground. Born in Lima, Ohio, 23 May 1920, she grew up in Toledo and began singing there as a 15-year-old on local radio, graduating to minor bands like Jimmy Richards and Arthur Wylie.
Helen O'Connell. Actress: I Dood It. Big-band vocalist of the 1940's who, duetting with singer Bob Eberly for the bandleader Jimmy Dorsey, was responsible for such million-selling recordings as "Green Eyes" and "Tangerine" as well as hit solo performances for Dorsey like "Six Lessons from Madame LaZonga."
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- May 23, 1920
- Helen O'Connell
- September 9, 1993
Vocalist. (1920 - 1993) Helen O’Connell was born in Lima, Ohio, and is best remembered for her role as female vocalist in the Jimmy Dorsey band (1939-1943). It was there that she and Bob Eberly gained fame with a number of Dorsey, tempo-switching, hit records including “Amapola,” “ Green Eyes ,” “Yours,” and “ Tangerine .”.
Sep 9, 1993 · She originally left her native Toledo with Jimmy Richards'…. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1930s - 1990s. Born. May 23, 1920 in Lima, OH. Died. September 9, 1993 in San Diego, CA.
Sep 10, 1993 · Born in Lima, Ohio, on May 23, 1920, her singing career took off in 1939 when she recorded “Green Eyes” with Bob Eberly as a vocalist with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. She also popularized such...
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