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Kitty White (July 7, 1923 – August 11, 2009) was a 1950s/60s jazz vocalist, who for years was a nightclub favorite among audiences in Los Angeles, known for her sophisticated songs with well-traveled lyrics.
She recorded mostly on the West Coast with top jazz musicians like Buddy Collette, Gerald Wiggins, Chico Hamilton, Bud Shank and Red Callender. She sang many demo recordings for her friend, the prolific Los Angeles blues composer Jessie Mae Robinson, including "I Went to Your Wedding", a No. 1 hit for Patti Page in 1953. She moved to Palm Springs in the late 1960s and lived there until her death. Kitty White recorded primarily for Capitol Records and EmArcy, the jazz division of Mercury Records.
Jean "Kitty" Bilbrew was born on July 7, 1923 in Los Angeles, California. She was raised in a musical family - her parents were singers, and her uncle was a well-known vaudevillian and disc jockey. She started her career at the age of 16 as a singer and a pianist. She appeared in local night clubs in her home town Los Angeles like the Hob Nob, the Club Gala, the Haig and The Captain's Table. When Kitty branched out and opened at the Black Orchid in Chicago, IL, she was introduced to the executives of Mercury Records, and she became a Mercury recording artist.
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954, working with Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was the most important popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for over two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs, many from African American sources, and his uninhibited performance style made him enormously popular—and controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender.
I can't know what you feel inside.
But your face can't hide your foolish pride.
Keep in mind all you left behind
Was in chains that bind: is that a sign?
I can't read what you keep inside your mind,
Protecting what I find within your walls.
Things I feel that I know just can't be real.
Trick and try to steal my life away.
Cold deception goes both ways.
Watch yourself or you'll get bathed.
In the darkness that is light.
As your spirit dies tonight.
I'll tell you something- I know I must be strong.
For your giving me something- That I know is wrong.
I can't know what you feel inside,
But your face can't hide your foolish pride.
Keep in mind all you left behind
Was in chains that bind: is that a sign?
Your intentions become clear.
All deceptions disappear.
The inception of your plan.
Marks the end of modern man.
I'll tell you something- I know I must be strong.