Beryl Davis

wim

Vid 1: "don't worry 'bout me" with django in 1939
Vid 2: same tune with jorgenson @ DFNW 2005

It's the same singer, 66 years later! And she still sounds great, she's right on pitch. If I'm not mistaken, that's a young gonzalo bergara on rhythm guitar. She must have been about 15 years old when she sung with django.

She died 5 years ago, 28 oct 2011. Remarkable woman, vale Beryl Davis!

Bob Holo

That was a very cool show, thanks for posting that. I'd forgotten how long ago it was. Yep, that's Gonzalo. Wow, time truly flies.

Teddy Dupont

Wim Glenn wrote: »

She must have been about 15 years old when she sung with django.

She was indeed 15 when she recorded with the Quintette but had actually begun singing with them a year earlier in 1938. She received some lacklustre reviews from certain critics/fans particularly in France. Django obviously liked her singing though. She was the only vocalist he performed with for any length of time.

Bones

Classic, thanks for posting it.

BillDaCostaWilliams

A delight - thanks.

spud

What other songs did she record with django?

Teddy Dupont

spud wrote: »

What other songs did she record with django?

Sadly only "Undecided" and "Don't Worry About Me" but she appeared on radio programs with him singing songs they never recorded. She did, however, record with Grappelli during the war.

Buco

I'm just listening to "don't worry about me" and how anyone, even the most sarcastically inclined critic, could negatively criticize this voice is beyond me.