Connie Boswell
Constance Foore "Connie" Boswell (December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976) was an American vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With sisters Martha and Helvetia "Vet", she performed in the 1920s and 1930s as the trio The Boswell Sisters. They started as instrumentalists but became a highly influential singing group via their recordings and film and television appearances. Connie is considered one of the great female jazz vocalists and was a major influence on Ella Fitzgerald, who said "My mother brought home one of her records, and I fell in love with it...I tried so hard to sound just like her." In 1936, Connee's sisters retired and Connee continued on as a solo artist (having also recorded solos during her years with the group). |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 3, 1907 (New Orleans), Died October 11, 1976 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer
Notes: Name also appears as Connee Boswell and Constance F. Boswell.
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 234 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 71432 | 10-in. | 9/1/1943 | The dreamer | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | 72843 | 10-in. | 4/23/1945 | Who'll lend me a rainbow? | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | 72844 | 10-in. | 4/23/1945 | When I come back crying | Connie Boswell ; The Satisfiers | vocalist | ||
Decca | 72847 | 10-in. | 5/2/1945 | There must be a way | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | 72848 | 10-in. | 5/2/1945 | You can't say I didn't try | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | 73083 | 10-in. | 10/15/1945 | But I did | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | 73084 | 10-in. | 10/15/1945 | Something sentimental | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | 73157 | 10-in. | 11/24/1945 | Walkin' with my honey | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | 73158 | 10-in. | 11/24/1945 | Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! | Connie Boswell | vocalist | ||
Decca | 73230 | 10-in. | 12/10/1945 | I fall in love with you every day-1 | The Paulette Sisters | vocalist | ||
Decca | 73268 | 1/4/1946 | I'm in love with two sweethearts | The Paulette Sisters | vocalist | |||
Decca | 73269 | 1/4/1946 | I fall in love with you every day | The Paulette Sisters | vocalist | |||
Decca | 73426 | 3/6/1946 | Sweetheart | Bob Haggart Orchestra | vocalist | |||
Decca | 73427 | 3/6/1946 | If I had a wishing ring | Bob Haggart Orchestra | vocalist | |||
Decca | 73450 | 3/18/1946 | I'm gonna make believe | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 73451 | 3/18/1946 | Sweetheart | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 73452 | 3/15/1946 | Who told you that lie? | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 73664 | 8/15/1946 | Love doesn't grow on trees | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 73665 | 8/15/1946 | Ole buttermilk sky | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 73727 | 10/17/1946 | Zip a dee doo dah | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 73733 | 10/17/1946 | Too many times | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 82005 | 12/19/1951 | Somebody stole my darling | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 82006 | 12/19/1951 | I know what it means to be lonesome | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 82007 | 12/19/1951 | Begin the beguine | Connie Boswell | vocalist | |||
Decca | 82008 | 12/19/1951 | Believe it beloved | Connie Boswell | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boswell, Connie," accessed September 28, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.
Boswell, Connie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 28, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.
"Boswell, Connie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Connee Boswell
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Boswell, Connie, 1907-1976 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87847809
Wikidata: Connee Boswell - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q547132
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/76505117
MusicBrainz: Connee Boswell - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/981b9396-fca8-4297-8d97-4421467eab6d
ISNI: 0000 0000 7329 0708 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000073290708
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