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Helen Morgan
voc, 1900-1941 US, Danville, Illinois
Singer / Musician of Pop and Soundtrack
A.k.a. Helen Riggins
Helen Morgan (August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s. She starred as Julie LaVerne in the original Broadway production of Hammerstein and Kern's musical Show Boat in 1927 as well as in the 1932 Broadway revival of the musical, and appeared in two film adaptations, a part-talkie made in 1929 (prologue only) and a full-sound version made in 1936, becoming firmly associated with the role. She suffered from bouts of alcoholism, and despite her notable success in the title role of another Hammerstein and Kern's Broadway musical, Sweet Adeline (1929), her stage career was relatively short. Helen Morgan died of cirrhosis of the liver at th
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Me And My Shadow on Top 35 Classics - The Very Best of Helen Morgan by Helen Morgan Me And My Shadow on Echoes from the 1920s by Various Artists Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man on The First Torch Singers, Vol. I: The Twenties by Various Artists Something To Remember You By on The First Torch Singers, Vol. 2: 1930 - 1934 by Various Artists Don't Ever Leave Me on The First Torch Singers, Vol. I: The Twenties by Various Artists Bill - 78 rpm Version on Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings by Original Broadway Cast Recording Bill (Bonus Track) on Show Boat) by Studio Cast of Show Boat (1962) Body And Soul on Fanny Brice & Helen Morgan by Fanny Brice & Helen Morgan Can't Help Lovin' That Man on 1930's Hits!, Vol. 1 by Various Artists I See Two Lovers (with Bakaleinikoff & His Orchestra) on Art Deco Series: Sophisticated Ladies by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Morgan | Helen Morgan | 2011 | Album |
| The Original Torch Singers 1928-1935 | Fanny Brice, Ruth Etting, Libby Holman, Helen Morgan | 1980 | Compil. |
| Fanny Brice - Helen Morgan | Fanny Brice, Helen Morgan | 1972 | Compil. |
| Rare Originals By Two Legendary Pioneers Of Theatre And Tin Pan Alley | Fanny Brice & Helen Morgan | 1969 | Compil. |
| Here Comes The Showboat | Helen Morgan, Frank Munn, Paul Robeson, Olga Albani, James Melton, Victor Young | 1946 | Album |
| More Than You Know / Give Me A Heart To Sing To | Helen Morgan | 1941 | Album |
| Exactly Like You / More Than You Know | Grace Hayes / Helen Morgan | 1930 | Album |
| Mean To Me / Who Cares What You Have Been? | Helen Morgan | 1929 | Album |
| Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man / Bill | Helen Morgan | 1928 | Album |
| Ol' Man River / Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | The Revelers / Helen Morgan | 1928 | Album |
| Me And My Shadow / When I Discover My Man | Helen Morgan | 1927 | Album |
| My Man / Bill | Fanny Brice / Helen Morgan | Album | |
| Go Into Your Dance And Wonder Bar | Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Helen Morgan | Album | |
| Torch Songs | Helen Morgan / Fanny Brice | Album | |
| The Torch Singer And The Mountie | Helen Morgan, Nelson Eddy | Album | |
| Helen Morgan Sings The Songs She Made Famous | Helen Morgan | Album |
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