Evelyn Knight

 Evelyn Ruth Davis, *31-12-1917 Reedville, VA, *28-09-2007
by David Epstein, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
9 April 1944  New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] wih Les Murray Orchestra)
001 71961 WITH A SMILE AND A SONG  Decca 23326 LP A - 368
9 April 1944 New York City -  Les Murray and His Orchestra ( with Evelyn Knight [vcl] and Andy Love Four)
002 71962 BLUBBLE - UDDLE - UM - DUM Decca 23327
6 June 1944 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with The Jesters [vcl trio]  and Orchestra Directed by Camarata)
003 72264 DANCE WITH A DOLLY (WITH A HOLE IN HER STOCKING) 18614 23984 A – 492/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
004 72265 WITHOUT A SWEETHEART 18614/ ADDCD 3343
9 February 1945 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Orchestra Directed by Camarata)
005 72730 THE LASS WITH THE DELICATE AIR Decca 18701/ ADDCD 3343
17 April 1945 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with vcl trio)
006 72829 GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK Decca 18701 23983/ ADDCD 3343
15 October 1945 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl],  with The Jesters [vcl trio]  and Bob Haggart and His Orchestra)
007 73079 CHICKORY CHICK 18725/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
008 73080 LET HIM GO - LET HIM TARRY  18725 23984 A – 492/ ADDCD 3343
Circa 1945 [radio transcriptions] Blue Angel, New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with the Herman Chiffon Trio)
009 VP 1199 GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK V - Disc 957 B
010 VP 1199 THE LASS WITH THE DELICATE AIR   957 B
011 VP 1200 TWO LITTLE FISHES AND FIVE LOAVES OF BREAD   445 B
012 VP 1200 TOO - RA - LOO - RA - LOO - RA  445 B
013 VP 1562 LET HIM GO - LET HIM TARRY  544 B
014 VP 1567 THERE WILL BE ANOTHER YOU   559 A
015 NVP 128 GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK   237 B
016 NVP 128 THE LASS WITH THE DELICATE AIR   237 B
17 May 1946 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with The Tune Twisters
  and Orchestra Directed by Bob Haggart)
017 73577 MY FICKLE EYE Decca 18902/ CCM 063-2
018 73578 IT'S MY LAZY DAY Decca 18902/ ADDCD 3343
5 August 1946 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Orchestra)
019 73660 LAND OF DREAMS Decca 18906
020 73661 PASSE Decca 18906/ CCM 063-2  ADDCD 3343
Ca 1946 [radio transcriptions]  poss. New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with the Herman Chiffon Trio)
021 JDB 98 I DREAMT I DWELT IN MARBLE HALLS V- Disc 662 B
022 JDB 98 ST. LOUIS BLUES V - Disc 662 B
14 January 1947 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Orchestra Directed By Bob Haggart)
023 73783 TOORIE ON HIS BONNET Decca 23845
024 73784 SALOON  23845/ADDCD 3343
025 73785 THE LASS WITH THE DELICATE AIR  23983 A - 492
19 May 1947 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (velyn Knight [vcl] with Orchestra Directed by Victor Young)
026 L 4426 PASSING BY  23955/ ADDCD 3343
027 L 4427 AS YEARS GO BY 23955
29 November 1947 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Orchestra Directed by Manny Klein)
028 L 4590 MY O'DARLIN - MY O'LOVELY - MY O'BRIEN   24322
029 L 4591 I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING   24489/ ADDCD 3343
030 L 4592 BUTTONS AND BOWS   24489/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
031 L 4593 BETSY   24322/ ADDCD 3343
18 March 1948 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] and Jed Conlan Rhythmaires [vcl chorus]   with Vic Shoen and His Orchestra)
032 L 4932 HOW IT LIES, HOW IT LIES, HOW IT LIES !   24612/ CCM 063-2
033 L 4933 EVERYWHERE YOU GO   24612/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
12 October 1948 New York City – Evelyn Knight ( Evelyn Knight [vcl] with The Stardusters [vcl chorus] and Orchestra)
034 74606 A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME   24514/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
035 74607 BRUSH THOSE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES  24514/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
16 November 1948 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with The Stardusters [vcl chorus] and Orchestra)
036 74623 POWDER YOUR LOVE WITH SUNSHINE (SMILE! SMILE! SMILE!)   24530/ CCM 063-2  ADDCD 3343
037 74624 ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON    24530/ ADDCD 3343
15 April 1949 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] and The Four Hita and A Miss [vcl chorus])
038 L 4976 YOU'RE SO UNDERSTANDING    24636/ CCM 063-2  ADDCD 3343
039 L 4977 DON'T EVER MARRY FOR MONEY (YOU MUST ONLY MARRY FOR LOVE) 24655
040 L 4980 IT'S TOO LATE NOW   24636/ CCM 063-2  ADDCD 3343
041 L 4581 BE GOODY GOOD GOOD TO ME   24655/ ADDCD 3343
25 April 1949 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Orchestra Directed by Victor Young)
042 L 4984 A WONDERFUL GUY   24640/ ADDCD 3343
043 L 4985 A COCK-EYED OPTIMIST   24640/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
30 June 1949 Los Angeles, CA – Foster Carling and Evelyn Knight (Foster Carling [vcl], Evelyn Knight [vcl] , Les Paul [gt], with The Lee Gordon Four, Tap Dancing – 1,  Directed by Sonny Burke)
044 L 5077 COUNTERFEIT LOVE - 1  24719
045 L 5078 PLAY THAT BARBER-SHOP CHORD   24719/ ADDCD 3343
17 September 1949 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Orchestra and Jeff Alexander chorus)
046 L 5134 LOVE'S A PRECIOUS THING   24771/ ADDCD 3343
047 L 5135 IF I EVER LOVE AGAIN   24771
17 October 1949 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight, with Dick Haymes [-1] (with Jerry Gray and His Orchestra)
048 L 5153 I'M IN LOVE - 1   24808/ ADDCD 3343
049 L 5155 I COME HERE TO BE WENT WITH  BUT I AIN'T BEEN YET   24810 DL 5135/ ADDCD 3343
9 November 1949 Los Angeles, CA – Hoagy Carmichael with Evelyn Knight (with Perry Botkin's String Band)
050 L 5197 CROCODILE TEARS   24821/ ADDCD 3343
051 L 5198 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT   24821
6 December 1949 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Orchestra and Chorus Directed by Gordon Jenkins)
052 L 5241 TO HEAR YOU LAUGH   27395
053 L 5242 I REMEMBER THE CORNFIELDS   24843/ ADDCD 3343
054 L 5243 YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE   24843
055 L 5244 A WOMAN LIKES TO BE TOLD   24943/ ADDCD 3343
14 February 1950 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight and The Lee Gordon Singers ( with Gordon Jenkina and His Orchestra)
056 L 5322 CANDY AND CAKE DECCA 24943/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
20 March 1950 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Russ Morgan and His Orchestra)
057 L 5441 ON AN ORDINARY MORNING   24985/ ADDCD 3343
058 L 5442 HIAWATHA'S MITTENS   24985
30 March 1950 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl], 4 Hits and A Miss [chorus - 1], 3 Hits [chorus - 2] and Orchestra)
059 L 5467 AN ARM WITH A BOW IN T'S HAND - 1   27000
060 L 5468 I DON'T WANNA BE KISSED (BY ANYONE BUT YOU) - 2   27000
26 April 1950 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Ray Charles Singers  and Bob Haggart and His Orchestra)
061 76186 CHOC'LATE ICE CREAM CONE   27036/ ADDCD 3343
062 76187 BUFFALO BILLY   27036/ CCM 063-2
23 May 1950 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Ray Charles Singers)
063 76404 CHERRY STONES   27103
064 76405 LUCKY, LUCKY, LUCKY ME   27182/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
24 May 1950 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with the Ray Charles Singers)
065 76410 ALL DRESSED UP TO SMILE   27103/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
066 76411 I'D RATHER BE...    27787/ ADDCD 3343
26 May 1950 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] Dick Haymes [pvcl]
 with Orchestra Conducted by George Bassman)
067 76424 BLIND DATE   27076/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
068 76425 SAY WHEN   27076/ CCM 063-2
31 July 1950 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Orchestra Directed by Bob Haggart)
069 76692 HE CAN COME BACK ANYTIME HE WANTS TO   27182
070 76693  AW C'MON   27787
9 October 1950 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Lombardo Trio and Orchestra)
071 76071 I’M IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIDDLE   27279/ ADDCD 3343
072 76072 ROSY APPLES   27279
073 76988 NOBODY'S CHASING ME   27281
074 76989 I AM LOVED   27281/ ADDCD 3343
075 76990 I REMEMBER THE CORNFIELDS   27395
28 November 1950 [14:30-17:30] Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville,TN - Red Foley and Evelyn Knight (Roland Lane [gt], Grady Martin [gt], Jack Shook [gt], Ernie Newton [bass], Farris Coursey [drums], Owen Bradley [piano/vibrafone] + Alcyone Beasley Singers. - 1 Proucer: Paul Cohen)
076 80215/NA 2272 IDLE RUMORS   27599 /BCD 16759
077 80216/NA 2273 MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU - 1 9-27378/BCD 16759 ADDCD 3343
078 80213/NA 2274 ''TATER PIE 27378/BCD 16759
079 80214/NA 2275 CRAWDAD SONG   27599CR 30230 BCD 16759 ADDCD 3343
12 February 1951 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Ray Charles Singers and Orchestra Conducted by Sy Oliver)
080 80519 LOVELY IS THE EVENING  27492/ CCM 063-2 ADDCD 3343
081 80520 THAT'S HOW OUR LOVE WILL GROW   27485/ ADDCD 3343
082 80521 BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES   27485
083 80522 NOBODY'S TEARS ARE FALLING BUT MINE  27492
13 February 1951 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Orchestra Conducted by Jimmy Carroll)
084 80529 KATY (THE HOPPINEST KANGAROO)   27489
085 80530 THE LOLLIPOP TREE   27489
1 May 1951 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Quartet - 1 and Orchestra)
086 81003 GOOD LUCK, GOOD HEALTH, GOD BLESS YOU - 1   27625/ ADDCD 3343
087 81004 OH, HOW I LOVE YOU - 1   27625
088 81005 THIS IS THE KISS   27732/ ADDCD 3343
089 81006 I'M GONNA BE A LONG TIME FORGOTTEN   27732
8 October 1951 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Perry Botkin and The Rhythmaires)
090 L 6474 A HOUSE IS A HOME   27842
091 L 6475 LIFE IS E BEAUTIFUL THING unissued
092 L 6476 LITTLE BOY   27842/ ADDCD 3343
18 October 1951 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Perry Botkin and The Rhythmaires)
093 L 6492  LIFE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING   27874/ ADDCD 3343
094 L 6493 WITH A "NO" THAT SOUNDS LIKE "YES"   27874
23 November 1951 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians   and vocal trio)
095 81901 SNOWFLAKES   27892/ ADDCD 3343 JASCD-803
096 81902 GREEN SLEEVES   27892
JASMINE JASCD 803 SNOWBOUND FOR CHRISTMAS  (UK, 2014, 2CD)
27 January 1952 poss. New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Eddie O.Neal and His Orchestra)
097 82237 THE PURTIEST LITTLE TREE   27992/ ADDCD 3343
098 82238 I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL (EXCEPT SOMETIMES)   27992
9 April 1952 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra)
099 82674 LONESOME AND BLUE   28151/ ADDCD 3343
100 82675 HEAVENLY FATHER   28151
21 April 1952 New York City – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra)
101 82712 PRETTY BRIDE [SEW, SEW, SEW, SEW]   28227
102 82713 IT'S BEST WE SAY GOODBYE   28227/ ADDCD 3343
103 82714 MAMA AIN'T LOOKIN' TODAY   28989
24 November 1953 Los Angeles, CA – Evelyn Knight (Evelyn Knight [vcl] with Male Quartet   and Orchestra Directed by Sonny Burke)
104 L 7475 IF THE SUN ISN'T SHINING IN YOUR WINDOW (KEEP IT SHINING IN YOUR HEART)  28989/ ADDCD 3343
1955 unknown – Evelyn Knight
105 HR 3500 HANKY PANKY Hansen 101
106 DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE 101
1960 unknown – Evelyn Knight
107 RIGHT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE Canadian American 110
108 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF BILL 110



ALBUMS
Collector’s Choice Music CCM-063-2 The Best Of Evelyn Knight: Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stocking); Chickery Chick; My Fickle Eye;     Passe;     Buttons And Bows; A Little Bird Told Me; Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes; Powder Your Face With Sunshine; How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies; Everywhere You Go; You're So Understanding; It's Too Late Now; A Cock-Eyed Optimist; Candy And Cake; Buffalo Billy; Lucky, Lucky, Lucky Me; All Dressed Up To Smile; Blind Date; Say When; Lovely Is The Evening - 98
Acrobat [UK] ADDCD 3343 Collection 1944-1954: Dance with a Dolly; Without a Sweetheart; Grandfather's Clock; The Lass with the Delicate Air;     Chickery Chick; Let Him Go - Let Him Tarry; It's My Lazy Day; Passe; Saloon; Passing By; Betsy; Buttons and Bows; I Know Where I'm Going; A Little Bird Told Me; Brush Those Tears from Your Eyes; Powder Your Face with Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!); One Sunday Afternoon; Everywhere You Go; You're So Understanding; It's Too Late Now; A Wonderful Guy; A Cockeyed Optimist; Be Goody Good Good to Me; Play That Barber Shop Chord; Love's a Precious Thing; I'm in Love;     I Came Here to Be Went with But I Ain't Been Yet; Crocodile Tears;     I Remember the Cornfields; Candy and Cake; A Woman Likes to Be Told; On An Ordinary Morning; Choc'late Ice Cream Cone; Blind Date; Al Dressed Up to Smile; Lucky, Lucky, Lucky Me; I'm in the Middle of a Riddle; I Am Loved; My Heart Cries for You; That's How Our Love Will Grow; Lovely Is the Evening; Crawdad Song; Good Luck, Good Health, God Bless You; This Is the Kiss; I'd Rather Be; Little Boy; Life Is a Beautiful Thing; Snowflakes; The Purtiest Little Tree; Lonesome and Blue; It's Best We Say Goodbye; If the Sun Isn't Shining in Your Window (Keep It Shining in Your Heart) – 16-06-20 (double)





78 RPM ALBUMS
Decca  A 492 The Lass With The Delicate Air:  The Lass With The Delicate Air; Grandfather's Clock / Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stockin'); Let Him Go - Let Him Tarry / Saloon; Toorie On His Bonnet – 47 (3 singles)


SINGLES
Decca (1944-1953)
23326 High Ho [Lyn Murray] / With A Smile And A Song [Evelyn King] - 44
23327 Whistle While You Work / Blubble - Uddle - Um - Dum  (w. Evelyn Knight) – 44 Lyn Murray
18614 Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stocking) / Without A Sweetheart  - 08-44
18701 The Lass With The Delicate Air / Grandfather's Clock – 45
18725 Chickory Chick  / Let Him Go - Let Him Tarry – 11-45
18902 My Fickle Eye  / It's My Lazy Day - 46
18906 Passe / Land Of Dreams – 11-46
23845 Saloon /  Toorie On His Bonnet – 05-47
23955 Passing By /  As Years Go By – 47
23983 The Lass With The Delicate Air / Grandfather’s Clock – 08-47
24322 My O'Darlin - My O'Lovely - My O'Brien  / Betsy - 48
24489 Buttons and Bows / I Know Where I'm Going – 11-48
24514 A Little Bird Told Me / Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes – 11-48
24530 Powder Your Love With Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!) / One Sunday Afternoon – 11-48    
24612 Everywhere You Go / How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies !  - 04-49 with Bing Crosby
24636  You're So Understanding / It's Too Late Now – 05-49
24640  A Wonderful Guy / A Cock-Eyed Optimist – 05-49
24655  Be Goody Goodd Good to Me / Don't Ever Marry For Money (You Must Only Marry For Love) – 49
24719  Counterfeit Love / Play That Barber-Shop Chord – 49
24771  Love's A Precious Thing /  If I Ever Love Again – 49
24808 I'm In Love (with Evelyn Knight) / You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – 49 Dick Haymes
24810 I Come Here To Be Went With [Evelyn Knight] / The New Ashmolean Marching Society And Students Conservatory Band [The Modernaires] – 49
24821 Crocodile Tears / Crime And Punishment  - 12-49
24843 I Remember The Cornfields / You're Always There  - 01-50
24943 Candy and Cake / A Woman Likes To Be Told – 04-50
24985 On An Ordinary Morning / Hiawatha's Mittens  - 50
27000 An Arm With A Bow In t's Hand / I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) – 50
27036 Choc'Late Ice Cream Cone / Buffalo Billy – 50
27076 Blind Date / Say When – 50 w. Dick Haymes
27103 Cherry Stones / All Dressed Up To Smile – 07-50
27182 He Can Come Back Anytime He Wants To / Lucky, Lucly, Lucky Me – 09-50
27279 In The Middle Of A Riddle /  Rosy Apples  - 50
27281 Nobody's Chasing Me / I Am Loved  - 50
27378 My Heart Cries For You / Tater Pie – 12-50 w. Red Foley
27395 I Remember The Cornfields / To Hear You Laugh – 01-51
27485 Beautiful Berown Eyes / That's How Our Love Will Grow – 03-51
27489 Katy (The Hoppinest Kangaroo) / The Lollipo Tree – 03-51
27492 Lovely Is The Evening / Nobody's Tears Are Falling But Mine – 03-51
27599 Crawdad Song / Idle Rumours – 07-51 w. Red Foley
27625 Good Luck, Good Health, God Bless You  / Oh, How I Love You – 51
27732  This Is The Kiss /  I'm Gonna Be A Long Time Forgotten  - 51
27787 I'd Rather Be...  / Aw C'Mon – 51
27842 A House Is A Home / Little Boy – 51
27874 Life Is A Beautiful Thing /  With A "No"  That Sounds Like "Yes"  - 51
27892 Snowflakes  / Green Sleeves – 11-51
27992 The Purtiest Little Tree / I Get Along Without You Very Well – 52
28151  Lonesome And Blue /  Heavenly Father – 04-52
28227  Pretty Bride (Sew, Sew, Sew, Sew) / It's Best We Say Goodbye – 52
28989 Mama Ain't Lookin' Today / If The Sun Isn't Shining In Your Window (Keep It Shining In Your Heart) – 01-54
Note: since 1950 Decca issued 45 RPM versions with prefix 9-
Hansen (1955)
101 Hanky Panky / Does It Make A Difference – 06-55
Canadian American (1960)
110 Right In Front Of People / Speak For Yourself Bill – 60

V-Disc (Radio transcriptions)
237 [Morton Downey:] Rose Of Tralee; It's The Same Old Shillelagh / [Evelyn Knight:]  Grandfather's Clock; The Lass With The Delicate Air - 45
405 [Frank Sinatra:]  What Makes The Sunset? ; I Begged Her / [Evelyn Knight And The Chittison Trio:] Two Little Fishes And Five Loaves Of Bread;  Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral —That's An Irish Lullaby – 04-45
457 [Morton Downey:]  Rose Of Tralee;  It's The Same Old Shillelagh / [Evelyn Knight:]  Grandfather's Clock;  The Lass With The Delicate Air – 06-45
544 [Dick Haymes:]  They Didn't Believe Me;  Where Or When / [Evelyn Knight:] : Let Him Go - Let Him Tarry – 11-45
559 [Evelyn Knight:]  There Will Never Be Another You / [Henry Wells, Trummy Young And The Guys From V-Discs:]  I Want A Little Girl – 12-45
566 [Margaret Whiting:] It Might As Well Be Spring; [Johnny Johnston:]  Wait And See / [Evelyn Knight:]  Chickery Chick; [Dick Haymes And Helen Forrest:] Some Sunday Morning – 06-46
662 [Marie Greene And Her Merrymen:]  Strange Love;  Penthouse Serenade /  [Evelyn Knight:] I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls; St. Louis Blues – 07-46