Jeri Southern
Jeri Southern (real name: Genevieve Lillian Hering; August 5, 1926 - August… Read Full Bio ↴Jeri Southern (real name: Genevieve Lillian Hering; August 5, 1926 - August 4, 1991) was a jazz pianist and singer.
Born in Royal, Nebraska, Hering began playing piano at age three, and at age six started formal study in classical piano. She studied classical piano and voice at Sacred Heart in Omaha, Nebraska where she became interested in jazz.
After beginning her career at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha she joined a United States Navy recruiting tour during World War II. In the late 1940s, she worked in Chicago clubs where she once was a supporting vocalist for Anita O'Day. She became known for what might be deemed torch songs.
She signed with Decca Records in 1951 and became known both for pop and jazz. The 1950s saw her at the height of her importance. In that decade she sang in a few films and in 1957 she had a top 30 hit with "Fire Down Below". After her switch to Capitol Records she had success doing interpretations of Cole Porter with Billy May arranging some of the more humorous examples.
In the 1960s she gave up music to teach and later moved to Hollywood to work on film composing with Hugo Friedhofer. She also wrote Interpreting Popular Music At The Keyboard during her final years. She died in Los Angeles of pneumonia in 1991.
Born in Royal, Nebraska, Hering began playing piano at age three, and at age six started formal study in classical piano. She studied classical piano and voice at Sacred Heart in Omaha, Nebraska where she became interested in jazz.
After beginning her career at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha she joined a United States Navy recruiting tour during World War II. In the late 1940s, she worked in Chicago clubs where she once was a supporting vocalist for Anita O'Day. She became known for what might be deemed torch songs.
She signed with Decca Records in 1951 and became known both for pop and jazz. The 1950s saw her at the height of her importance. In that decade she sang in a few films and in 1957 she had a top 30 hit with "Fire Down Below". After her switch to Capitol Records she had success doing interpretations of Cole Porter with Billy May arranging some of the more humorous examples.
In the 1960s she gave up music to teach and later moved to Hollywood to work on film composing with Hugo Friedhofer. She also wrote Interpreting Popular Music At The Keyboard during her final years. She died in Los Angeles of pneumonia in 1991.
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Jeri Southern Lyrics
'An Occasional Man' I got an island In the Pacific And everything about it Is te…
After You Though with joy I should be reeling That at last you…
All in Fun blues trying to drive me away from home had the blues…
Am I Blue I'm just a woman, a lonely woman Waiting on the weary…
An Occasional Man I got an island In the Pacific And everything about it Is te…
As I Love You If someone makes you cry and you're feeling blue Let me…
Autumn In New York Autumn in New York, Why does it seem so inviting? Autumn in…
Blame It On My Youth If I expected love when first we kissed, Blame it on…
Call Me Tonight I say I'll move the mountains And I'll move the mountains If…
Can I Forget You Soon you leave me, This last night flying, Pale stars are …
Close As Pages In A Book We'll be close as pages in a book My love and…
Come By Sunday Lord, dear Lord above, God almighty, God of love, Please loo…
Crazy He Calls Me I say I'll move the mountains And I'll move the mountains If…
Dancing on the Ceiling The world is lyrical Because a miracle Has brought my lover …
Deep in a Dream I dim all the lights and I sink in my…
Don Oh, I'm so mad about a lad It's too deep to…
Ev Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Everything But You You left me a horse from Texas, A house with installments…
Everytime We Say Goodbye Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Fire Down Below Don't believe my eyes, they're the coldest eyes But I'm not…
Get Ouot of Town But now, from nowhere, You come to me as before To take…
Get Out of Town The farce was ended, The curtains drawn, And I at least pret…
He Was Too Good to Me There goes my young intended The thing has ended Regrets a…
Hold Me When you're near me I feel so romantic When you're far…
I So tell me babe, what's new? And how's the scene with…
I Concentrate On You Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew, …
I Don So tell me babe, what's new? And how's the scene with…
I Don't Want To Walk Without You All our friends keep knocking at the door They've asked me…
I Get A Kick Out Of You My story is much too sad to be told But practically…
I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You I hadn't anyone till you, I was a lonely one 'til…
I Like the Likes of You Only last Saturday, Or was it yesterday? I was rehearsing a …
I Must Have That Man Don't want my mammy I don't need a friend My heart is…
I Remeber You I remember you-ooh You're the one who made my dreams come…
I Thought of You Last Night Refrain: I thought of you last night I thought of you and…
I'll Never Be the Same I'll never be the same Stars have lost their meaning for…
I'm in Love Again Why am I, just as happy as a child Why am…
I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight I've been carrying a torch so long, I look like the…
I'Ve Got Five Dollars Well I've been working hard the whole week and now I'm…
If I Had You I could show the world how to smile I could be…
Isn't It Romantic ? I've never met you, yet never doubt, dear; I can't forget…
Isn't This a Lovely Day The weather is frightening. The thunder and lightning Seem t…
Isn't This A Lovely Day? The weather is frightening. The thunder and lightning Seem…
It Must Be True Beside a shadey nook a moment's bliss we took To talk…
It S Delovely The night is young, the skies are clear So if…
It's All Right With Me Its the wrong time, and the wrong place Though your face…
It's D'lovely The night is young, the skies are clear So if…
IVe Got Five Dollars Well I've been working hard the whole week and now I'm…
Just In Time You wouldn't be angry with me, would you? And if I…
Lazy Bones Lazybones, sleepin' in the sun How you spect to get your…
Le Me Love You If someone makes you cry and you're feeling blue Let me…
Let Let's fly away And find a land that's warm and tropic, Where…
Let Me Love You If someone makes you cry and you're feeling blue Let me…
Let's Fall in Love Let's fall in love Why shouldn't we fall in love? Our hearts…
Let's Fly Away Let's fly away And find a land that's warm and tropic, Where…
Lets Fall in Love Let's fall in love Why shouldn't we fall in love? Our hearts…
Little Girl Blue When you were very young, the world was younger than…
Mad About the Boy I'm mad about the boy And I know it's stupid to…
My Ship My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Nice Work If You Can Get It The man who only lives for making money Lives a life…
Nobody's Heart Nobody's heart belongs to me Hiegh ho, who cares Nobody writ…
Remind Me Do you side with swallowed pride taunted by this lady's…
Ridin' High Life's great, life's grand, Future all planned, No more cl…
Scarlet Ribbons You know I peeked in to say goodnight, When I heard…
Scarlet Ribbons For Her Hair You know I peeked in to say goodnight, When I heard…
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes They asked me how I knew my true love was…
Someone To Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Speak Low Speak low when you speak, love, Our summer day withers away …
The Song Is Ended My thoughts go back to a heavenly dance A moment of…
Then I'll Be Tired of You You look at me and wonder, you look at me…
Too Marvelous for Words You're just too marvelous, too marvelous for words Like glor…
When You wouldn't be angry with me, would you? And if I…
You Better Go Now You better go now Because I like you much, too much You…
You Make Me Feel So Young You make me feel so young You make me feel as…
You Walked Out My story is much too sad to be told But practically…
You're Mine You At words poetic, I'm so pathetic That I always have…
You're Nearer You're nearer than my head is to my pillow Nearer than…
You're the Cause of It All Beside a shadey nook a moment's bliss we took To talk…
You're The Top At words poetic, I'm so pathetic That I always have…