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Evelyn Knight

voc, 1917-2007 US
Singer of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. Evelyn Davis

Evelyn Knight (December 31, 1917, Reedville, Virginia – September 28, 2007, San Jose, California) was a popular American singer of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1948, she recorded "A Little Bird Told Me" with The Stardusters, which was #1 for seven weeks and stayed on the charts for five months. Later that year she recorded "Powder Your Face with Sunshine"; which also reached #1 and remained on the charts well into the following year.

     
Genres
  • Pop
  • Jazz
  • Country
  • World
  • Soundtrack
Plays With
Evelyn Knight And The Stardusters
Popular Tracks   
A Little Bird Told Me on The Best Of Evelyn Knight by Evelyn Knight
Lucky, Lucky, Lucky on The Best Of Evelyn Knight by Evelyn Knight
Lucky Lucky Lucky Me - Firewire Vs. Evelyn Knight on Lucky Lucky Lucky Me by Evelyn Knight
Candy And Cake on The Best Of Evelyn Knight by Evelyn Knight
Powder Your Face With Sunshine on The Best Of Evelyn Knight by Evelyn Knight
Chickery Chick on The Best Of Evelyn Knight by Evelyn Knight
Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stocking) on The Best Of Evelyn Knight by Evelyn Knight
Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes on The Best Of Evelyn Knight by Evelyn Knight
A Wonderful Guy on Sing The Song Hits From "South Pacific" by Various Artists
All Dressed Up To Smile on The Best Of Evelyn Knight by Evelyn Knight

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Lucky Lucky Lucky MeEvelyn Knight2018Single
The Lass With The Delicate AirEvelyn Knight2003Compil.
The Best Of Evelyn KnightEvelyn Knight1998Compil.
Speak For Yourself Bill / Right In Front Of PeopleEvelyn Knight1960Single
If The Sun Isn't Shining In Your Window / Mama Ain't Cookin' TodayEvelyn Knight1954Album
The Purtiest Little Tree / I Get Along Without You Very WellEvelyn Knight1952Album
To Hear You Laugh / I Remember The CornfieldsEvelyn Knight1951Single
Crawdad Song / Idle RumorsEvelyn Knight And Red Foley1951Single
Nobody's Tears Are Falling But MineEvelyn Knight, The Ray Charles Singers1951Album
Good Luck, Good Health, God Bless YouEvelyn Knight1951Album
Snowflakes / Green SleevesGuy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians And Evelyn Knight1951Album
I'd Rather Be... / Aw C'monEvelyn Knight1951Album
My Heart Cries For You / 'Tater PieEvelyn Knight And Red Foley1950Album
Hiawatha's Mittens / On An Ordinary MorningRuss Morgan And His Orchestra / Evelyn Knight1950Album
Choc'late Ice Cream Cone / Hiawatha's MittensEvelyn Knight1950Album
Buffalo Billy / Blind DateEvelyn Knight1950Album
Lucky, Lucky, Lucky Me / He Can Come Back Anytime He Wants ToEvelyn Knight With The Ray Charles Singers1950Album
I'm In The Middle Of A Riddle / Rosy ApplesEvelyn Knight And Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians1950Single
I Don't Wanna Be KissedEvelyn Knight1950Album
A Woman Likes To Be Told / Candy And CakeEvelyn Knight With The Lee Gordon Singers1950Album
Blind Date / Say WhenDick Haymes - Evelyn Knight1950Album
Don't Ever Marry For Money / It's Too Late NowEvelyn Knight And The 4 Hits And A Miss1950Album
You're So Understanding / It's Too Late NowEvelyn Knight And The 4 Hits And A Miss1949Album
Love's A Precious Thing / If I Ever Love AgainEvelyn Knight With Jeff Alexander Choir1949Album
Be Goody Good Good To MeEvelyn Knight1949Album
I Remember The Cornfields / You’re Always ThereEvelyn Knight With Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra and Chorus1949Album
Crime And Punishment / I Remember The CornfieldsEvelyn Knight & Hoagy Carmichael1949Album
The Lass With The Delicate AirEvelyn Knight1949Compil.
Everywhere You Go / How It Lies, How It Lies, How It LiesBing Crosby And Evelyn Knight With The Jud Conlon Rhythmaires1949Album
Crocodile Tears / Crime And PunishmentHoagy Carmichael And Evelyn Knight With Perry Botkin's String Band1949Album
Sing The Song Hits From "South Pacific"Bing Crosby / Danny Kaye / Evelyn Knight / Ella Fitzgerald1949Album
Buttons And Bows / I Know Where I'm GoingEvelyn Knight1948Album
Betsy / My O'Darlin' - My O'Lovely - My O'BrienEvelyn Knight1947Album
Dance With A Dolly / Let Him Go - Let Him TarryEvelyn Knight1947Album
Saloon / Toorie On His BonnetEvelyn Knight1947Album
Strange Love / I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble HallsMarie Greene And Her Merry Men / Evelyn Knight1946Album
Passe / Land Of DreamsEvelyn Knight1946Album
It's My Lazy Day / My Fickle EyeEvelyn Knight With The Tune Twisters1946Album
Rose Of Tralee / Grandfather's ClockMorton Downey / Evelyn Knight1945Album
The Lass With The Delicate Air / Grandfather's ClockEvelyn Knight1945Album
There Will Never Be Another You / I Want A Little GirlEvelyn Knight With The Herman Chittison Trio / Henry Wells, Trummy Young And The Guys From V-Discs1945Album
What Makes The Sunset ?/ I Begged Her / Two Little Fishes And Five Loaves Of Bread / Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral-That's An Irish LullabyFrank Sinatra, Evelyn Knight1945Album
I'm In LoveDick Haymes, Jerry Gray And His Orchestra, Evelyn Knight1945Album
Chickery Chick / Let Him Go - Let Him TarryEvelyn Knight And The Jesters With Bob Haggart And His Orchestra1945Album
They Didn’t Believe Me / Where Or When / Let Him Go - Let Him TarryDick Haymes / Evelyn Knight1945Album
Dance With A Dolly ( With A Hole In Her Stocking) / Without A SweetheartEvelyn Knight1944Album
The Lass With The Delicate AirEvelyn KnightAlbum
That's How Our Love Will GrowEvelyn Knight With The Ray Charles SingersSingle
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