Thursday 8 October 2015

The Vamp Of The Roaring 20’s – DOROTHY PROVINE***

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Vamp was the follow up collection of medleys from the popular TV series The Roaring 20’s starring Dorothy Provine. She appeared as a night club singer in nearly every episode. (UK:9)

“Dorothy Provine, provided the vocals to the songs from 'The Roaring 20s' a hit TV series beginning in October 1960 and finishing in September 1962. She plays Pinky Pinkham, the singer at the Charleston Club, who performed songs from the 1920s in almost every episode.”

“Dorothy Provine has the type of voice that can sing the sweet and sentimental tunes as well as the more uptempo sassy hits of that era. A great LP to put on at parties and when you are perhaps in a more reflective mood.” ,p> “Dorothy had a pleasant voice that was just right for the character she was playing. She sang with gusto on songs like Swanee and California Here I Come and with sincerity on The Man I Love. This cross-section of 20s music is outstanding, containing not only standards that we all still know and love today, but also novelties that have been long-forgotten, all recorded in state-of-the-art 1960s stereo.”

“We can never hope to have this kind of wonderful music on TV again. She's such a fantastic singer, she should have done Broadway. The arrangements are scintillating, and the rest of the company is so talented. The sound is clear as a bell. If you love good music, especially the great standards, don't miss this one.”

“There are many popular songs from the 20s and Dorothy Provine has the perfect voice to belt them out. I highly recommend it.”

“Dorothy had that beautiful old-school Hollywood look about her and a wonderful voice. She is not known primarily as a singer but she was a very competent one as is shown here.”

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