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Sylvia Syms (December 2, 1917 – May 10, 1992) was an American jazz singer.
She was born Sylvia Blagman in Brooklyn, New York, United States. As a child, she had polio. As a teenager, she went to jazz-oriented nightclubs on New York's 52nd Street, and received informal training from Billie Holiday. In 1941 she made her debut at Kelly's Stable.
In 1948, performing at the Cinderella Club in Greenwich Village, she was seen by Mae West, who gave her a part in a show she was doing. Among others who observed her in nightclubs was Frank Sinatra who considered her the "world's greatest saloon singer." Sinatra subsequently conducted her 1982 album, Syms by Sinatra.
She was signed to a recording contract by Decca Records, having her major success with a recording of "I Could Have Danced All Night" in 1956, which sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. Syms made regular appearances at the Carlyle in Manhattan. At times, impromptu, while enjoying a cocktail in the bar of the Carlyle, she would walk on stage and perform with the cabaret's other regular, Bobby Short.
Sylvia Syms performs the Johnny Mercer-Hoagy Carmichael classic "Skylark" in one of her last cabaret performances.
This Week in History: On May 10, 1992, singer Sylvia Blagman Syms died in the middle of a standing ovation. Steve Benson discusses her remarkable life and outsized personality.
Ray Cooney visits Sylvia Syms in Run For Your Wife - The Movie
For those who wanted a glimpse of this underrated agent movie, here it is. If you want to buy the movie online, the DVD is in PAL format only (Region 2). So, it will play on the DVD driver of your computer (with VLC media player installed), but it won't work on a north-american "Region 1" DVD/Blu-Ray player. Thank you.
From "Songs By Sylvia Syms" ... I love this version of Comes love
Sylvia Syms performs the Johnny Mercer-Hoagy Carmichael classic "Skylark" in one of her last cabaret performances.
This Week in History: On May 10, 1992, singer Sylvia Blagman Syms died in the middle of a standing ovation. Steve Benson discusses her remarkable life and outsized personality.
Ray Cooney visits Sylvia Syms in Run For Your Wife - The Movie
For those who wanted a glimpse of this underrated agent movie, here it is. If you want to buy the movie online, the DVD is in PAL format only (Region 2). So, it will play on the DVD driver of your computer (with VLC media player installed), but it won't work on a north-american "Region 1" DVD/Blu-Ray player. Thank you.
From "Songs By Sylvia Syms" ... I love this version of Comes love