Marion Morgan
Marion Morgan (née Swires; born 14 December 1923) was an American vocalist who sang with Harry James[1] from 1946 to 1949 before embarking on a solo career that flourished throughout the early 1950s.
Career
Radio-TV Mirror magazine reported in its May 1952 issue that Morgan "has been concentrating on night-club dates and has been playing the supper club circuit around the country."[2]
In the 1960s, Morgan was "hostess-singer-interviewer" for the Panorama Pacific program on KNXT in Los Angeles, California.[3]
Family
While performing with Harry James, Marion Morgan fell in love with Sidney J. Beller (1913–1991), the band's road manager who decided to leave his job just before Morgan left in 1949. Sidney Beller and Marion Morgan were married in Las Vegas on October 7, 1949.[4][5] They had two children: Jay Howard Beller, born November 21, 1957,[6] and Julie Lenore Beller.
Selected Discography
- White Christmas - with Harry James (Columbia), 1946[1]
- Heartaches - with Harry James (Columbia), 1947[7]
References
General references
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950, Three volumes, by Roger Davis Kinkle (1916–2000), Arlington House Publishers, New Rochelle, NY (1974) OCLC 897890; ISBN 0870002295; ISBN 9780870002298
Inline citations
- 1 2 Gayle, Tim (November 30, 1946). "The Band Beat" (PDF). Radio-Vision. p. 7. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "What's New from Coast to Coast" (PDF). Radio-TV Mirror. 37 (6): 28. May 1952. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Resnik, Bert (April 26, 1964). "Marion Morgan Turned Deaf Ear to Top Brass". California, Long Beach. Independent Press-Telegram. p. 127. Retrieved April 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Marriages: Beller–Morgan, Billboard Magazine, pg. 28, October 22, 1949
- ↑ Peter J. Levinson, Trumpet Blues: The Life if Harry James, Oxford University Press (1999) OCLC 40610134; ISBN 0195110307; ISBN 9780195110302
- ↑ "Singer Marion Morgan Gives Birth To Boy". Wisconsin, La Crosse. The La Crosse Tribune. November 22, 1957. p. 9. Retrieved April 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Mansfield, Andy (March 30, 1947). "Record Notes to You" (PDF). Radio Life. p. 32. Retrieved 15 April 2016.