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Judy Garland: Songs
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Little Judy Garland's father owned a theater. That was where she first performed. On December 26, 1924 her father surprised his audience by bringing 2 year old Judy onto the stage. She sang the song Jingle Bells (the only song she knew) and used a little jingle bell for her only music. But, her father thought she would never be a professional actress or singer. When she grew up, Judy and her sisters had a vaudeville act named the Gumm Sisters.
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Along with Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, Judy Garland has emerged an iconic figure in show business. A child performer with no formal education, she led a life of great highs and deep lows; through it all though, her inestimable talent shown. While she proved herself onscreen as a capable musical star and occasional serious actress, Garland thrived in live performance where her dramatic abilities were tested with each song she sang. Even in later life as she struggled with various illnesses and addictions, she delivered, in the words of The New York Times critic Stephen Holden, "pure feeling. Like no other American singer, Garland erased the line between laughter and tears, suggesting a barely suppressed hysteria with each grasp and choked-up cry." Those who saw her perform live spoke of the experience in almost mystical terms.
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Judy Garland "World's Greatest Entertainer"....A New Musical revue starring JUDY, FRANK, LIZA & DEAN. Preparing for a national tour - the FIRST ever from a Delaware founded production company! Chronicling Judy's life through her legendary songs. 4 entertainment icons sing their signature songs. Staged at the Riverfront's DCCA
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In 1935 the head of MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), a major Hollywood studio, heard Judy Garland sing and quickly signed her to a contract. There was some uncertainty at the studio on how to use her talents. A year passed before she made her first MGM film, a two-reeler. Her first appearance in a feature did not come until 1937, when she was loaned to another major studio, Twentieth Century-Fox. That same year at an MGM party for its star Clark Gable (1901–1960), Garland was a hit singing a specialty number, "Dear Mr. Gable," which was adapted from the well-known standard "You Made Me Love You." As a result she and the song were used for the 1937 feature Broadway Melody of 1938. Again she earned praise within the industry.
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The second LP, "Judy Garland in Song", contains such MGM oldies as "You Can't Get a Man With a Gun", "Over the Rainbow" and "Get Happy." It is her second LP of reissues on the Metro label.
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Although Decca released these recordings in July, 1936, Judy did not sign an actual contract with the company until August 30, 1937. It was in August 1937 that Decca Records president Jack Kapp saw a preview of Judy's first MGM feature Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) in which she stole the show with her hot swing version of "Everybody Sing" and her first hit song, the ballad "(Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You". Kapp immediately went to work to sign Judy to a contract, at which time she recorded "Everybody Sing" and "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm."
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