voc, *1937 US, Los Angeles
Singer of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Toni Harper-Dunlap
Toni Harper (born June 8, 1937 ) (aka Toni Dunlap) is a former child singer, who retired from performing at the age of 29.After learning dance under Maceo Anderson, Harper was cast by the choreographer Nick Castle in Christmas Follies, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in 1945. She later went on to perform on stage with Herb Jeffries and Cab Calloway.Harper recorded "Candy Store Blues" in 1946, which became a platinum record, appeared twice on Toast of the Town (later The Ed Sullivan Show) in 1949, and made her third and final appearance on the show in 1950.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Lost Voice | Toni Harper | 2014 | Compil. |
Lost Voice | Toni Harper | 2013 | Compil. |
With the Oscar Peterson quartet | Toni Harper | 2011 | Compil. |
Candy Store Blues | Toni Harper | 1988 | Compil. |
Someone's Crying / Big Boy | Toni Harper | 1965 | Single |
Fallin' | Toni Harper | 1962 | Single |
Heavenly Love / What Am I / In The Still Of The Night / You And The Night And The Music | Toni Harper | 1961 | Single |
Heavenly Love | Toni Harper | 1960 | Single |
Lazy River / I'm Learning | Toni Harper | 1960 | Single |
Night Mood | Toni Harper | 1960 | Album |
Lady Lonely | Toni Harper | 1959 | Album |
Tony Harper Sings | Toni Harper | 1956 | Single |
We've Got To Live, Got To Grow | Toni Harper, The Buddy Bregman Orchestra | 1956 | Single |
Toni | Toni Harper | 1956 | Album |
I'll Never Forget You / Silly Heart | Toni Harper, Paul Weston And His Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
Lovelight / Fruit Cake | Harry James And His Orchestra / Harry James - Toni Harper | 1952 | Album |
The Melancholy Trumpet / Goin' Home | Harry James - Toni Harper With Harry James And His Orchestra | 1952 | Album |
Blacksmith Blues / Don't Send Me Home | Toni Harper - Harry James | 1952 | Album |
Peculiar Kind Of Feeling / Baby Blues | Harry James And His Orchestra With Toni Harper | 1951 | Single |
Mom And Dad's Waltz / That's What I Want For Christmas | Toni Harper | 1951 | Album |
Happy Feet / Sam's Song | Toni Harper | 1950 | Album |
Rock-A-Bye Baby / It's Story Time Again | Toni Harper | 1950 | Album |
The Dish Rag / Get Up | Toni Harper | 1950 | Album |
Get Goin' Engineer / Is That All I Mean To You | Toni Harper | 1950 | Album |
Miss Inbetween Blues / A Bippity Be Bop Pony | Toni Harper | 1949 | Album |
You’re Too Tall, I’m Too Small / Peppermint Stick | Toni Harper And Herb Jeffries | 1949 | Album |
Tabby The Cat / You're My Everything | Toni Harper With Eddie Beal And His Sextet | 1948 | Album |
Dolly's Lullaby / Candy Store Blues | Toni Harper With Eddie Beal And His Sextet | 1948 | Album |
Never Trust A Stranger | Toni Harper | Single | |
Sam's Song / I Only Saw Him Once | Toni Harper / Rosemary Clooney | Album |