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Vera Lynn

Background information
Birth name Vera Margaret Welch
Born 20 March 1917 (1917-03-20) (age 91)
Flag of England East Ham, London, England
Genre(s) Traditional Pop
Years active 1935-1995
Label(s) UK Decca, EMI

Dame Vera Lynn DBE (born 20 March 1917) is a popular British vocalist whose career flourished during World War II, when she was nicknamed "The Forces' Sweetheart". Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year East Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham. It is a built-up district located 8 miles (12 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Forces' Sweetheart was also a 1953 film. Forces Sweetheart (or Forces' Sweetheart) is a title given to some entertainment women mainly Among her numerous popular songs are "We'll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover". "We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song made famous by British singer Vera Lynn (#29 (US 1954 with music written by Ross Parker and words by She was considered one of the major entertainers during World War II.

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Early life

Lynn was born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917 in East Ham, London. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year East Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham. It is a built-up district located 8 miles (12 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Later she adopted her grandmother's maiden name Lynn as her stage name. She began singing at the age of seven in a working men's club. Her first radio broadcast, with the Joe Loss Orchestra, was in 1935. Joshua Alexander Loss or Joe Loss OBE (born 22 June 1909 in Spitalfields, London - died 6 June 1990 At this point she was being featured on records released by dance bands including Loss's and Charlie Kunz's. Charles Kunz ( August 18 1896 – March 16 1958) was an American Musician. In 1936 she made her first solo record, on the Crown label, "Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire". This label was soon swallowed up by Decca. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. After a short stint with Loss she stayed with Kunz for a few years during which she recorded several standards. She later moved to the aristocrat of British dance bands, Bert Ambrose. Benjamin Baruch Ambrose ( 15 September 1896 &ndash 11 June 1971) was an English Bandleader and Violinist.

War years

Lynn married clarinetist and saxophonist Harry Lewis in 1939, the year World War II broke out. In 1940 she began her own radio series, "Sincerely Yours", sending messages to British troops stationed abroad. In this show she and a quartet performed the songs most requested of her by soldiers abroad. She also went into hospitals to interview new mothers and send messages to their husbands overseas. She toured Egypt, India, Burma and gave outdoor concerts for soldiers. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.

In 1942 she recorded the Ross Parker/Hughie Charles song "We'll Meet Again" while making the film of the same name. "We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song made famous by British singer Vera Lynn (#29 (US 1954 with music written by Ross Parker and words by The nostalgic lyrics ("We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when, but I know we'll meet again some sunny day") had a great appeal to the many people separated from loved ones during the war, and it became one of the emblematic songs of the wartime period.

Post-war career

After the war, her "Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart" became the first record by a British artist to top the US charts, doing so for nine weeks, and she appeared regularly on Tallulah Bankhead's US radio programme "The Big Show". Tallulah Brockman Bankhead ( January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American Actress, talk-show host and "Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart", along with "The Homing Waltz" and "Forget-Me-Not" gave Lynn a remarkable three entries on the first UK Singles Chart, a top 12 (which contained 15 songs owing to tied positions). The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry

Lynn's career flourished in the 1950s, peaking with "My Son, My Son", a number-one hit in 1954. Lynn (who had one daughter) co-wrote the song with Eddie Calvert. Eddie Calvert ( 15 March 1922 &mdash 7 August 1978) was a English trumpeter who enjoyed his greatest successes in the 1950s In early 1960, Lynn left Decca Records, with whom she had been for nearly 25 years, and joined EMI. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in There, she recorded for EMI's Columbia, MGM and HMV labels.

Lynn was appointed an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1969 and a DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1975. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. In 1976 a charity dedicated to funding breast cancer research was founded, Lynn being its chair and later its president [1]. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men

She sang outside Buckingham Palace in 1995 in a ceremony marking the golden jubilee of VE Day. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Victory in Europe Day ( V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies Lynn, then 78, decided to go out on a high as this is her last known public performance.

However, while in Hawaii around 1988, she was spotted in the Tahitian Lanai having dinner. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the She was asked if she would sing a song. Never wanting to displease an audience, she sang a medley of her hits for around 30 minutes.

In 2002, at the age of 85 she became the president of the cerebral palsy charity SOS and hosted a celebrity concert on its behalf at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Cerebral palsy ( CP) is an Umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non- contagious conditions that cause Physical disability The Queen Elizabeth Hall ( QEH) is a Music venue on the South Bank in London, England that hosts daily classical, Jazz London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Recent years

The United Kingdom's VE Day Diamond Jubilee Ceremonies in 2005 included a concert in Trafalgar Square in which Vera Lynn made a surprise appearance. Victory in Europe Day ( V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London it is a tourist attraction its trademark is Nelson's She made a speech praising the veterans and calling upon the younger generation always to remember their sacrifice and joined in with a bar or two of We'll Meet Again. Following that year's Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance Dame Vera encouraged the Welsh mezzo-soprano singer Katherine Jenkins to assume the mantle of "Forces Sweetheart". Katherine Jenkins (born 29 June 1980 in Neath, Wales) is an award-winning Welsh Mezzo-soprano.

In her speech she said, "These boys gave their lives and some came home badly injured and for some families, life would never be the same. We should always remember, we should never forget and we should teach the children to remember. "

Recordings by Vera Lynn

  • "The General's Fast Asleep"; "No Regrets"; "When the Poppies Bloom Again"; "I'm in the Mood for Love" (Rex Records); "Sailing Home With The Tide" (Rex Records); "Thanks A Million" (Rex Records)
  • "Heart Of Gold" (Rex Records); "A Star Fell Out Of Heaven" (Rex Records); "Crying My Heart Out For You" (Rex Records); "It's Love Again" (Rex Records); "Did Your Mother Come From Ireland?" (Rex Records): "Have You Forgotten So Soon?" (Rex Records); "Everything Is Rhythm" (Rex Records)
  • "When My Dream Boat Comes Home" (Rex Records); "Goodnight, My Love" (Rex Records); "All Alone In Vienna" (Rex Records)
  • "Careless"; *"Until You Fall in Love"; "It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow"; "When You Wish upon a Star"; "Memories Live Longer Than Dreams"; "There'll Come Another Day"; "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover". " I'm in the Mood for Love " is a popular Song. The music was written by Jimmy McHugh, the lyrics by Dorothy Fields. "We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song made famous by British singer Vera Lynn (#29 (US 1954 with music written by Ross Parker and words by " When You Wish upon a Star " is a popular song written by Ned Washington and Leigh Harline and introduced in the 1940 Walt Disney movie
  • "Smilin' Through"; "When They Sound the Last All Clear"; "Yours"; "My Sister and I"; "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire". "Yours" is a popular Song. The music was written by Gonzalo Roig with the lyrics by Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr My Sister and I is the title of a book that appeared first in 1951 in New York
  • "You're in my Arms".
  • "You Can't Be True, Dear" (1948); "Again". "You Can't Be True Dear" is a popular Song. It was originally written as a German language song "Du Kannst Nicht Treu Sein" by composer " Again " is a popular Song, recorded by many singers
  • "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart"; "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)". " Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart " is a popular song and a cover version of "Auf wiedersehen auf wiedersehen" written by German composer Eberhard Storch " If You Love Me (Really Love Me " is a popular Song with music by Marguerite Monnot and lyrics by Geoffrey Parsons.
  • "My Son, My Son" (UK number 1, 1954); "The Homing Waltz"; "Forget Me Not"; "Windsor Waltz"; "Who Are We"; "A House With Love In It"; "The Faithful Hussar (Don't Cry My Love)"; "Travellin' Home"; Hits Of The Sixties (album); "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"; "Everybody's Talking"; "The Fool On The Hill". "A House with Love in It" is a popular Song composed by Sid Lippman with lyrics by Sylvia Dee. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is an American Pop song written by Jimmy Webb and made famous by Glen Campbell, whose version reached #3 on the This article is about The Beatles' song "The Fool on the Hill"
  • "I Love This Land" (Falklands War song)". The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the
  • "Yours" 1961
  • "As Time Goes By" 1961
  • "Hits From The Blitz" 1962
  • "Among My Souvenirs" 1964
  • "More Hits Of The Blitz" 1966
  • "Hits Of The 60's - My Way" 1970
  • "Favourite Sacred Songs" 1972
  • "Christmas With Vera Lynn" 1976
  • "Vera Lynn In Nashville" 1977

In March 2007 EMI issued a 2CD set of all Vera Lynn's single only recordings from her EMI contract 1960-1977.

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