Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms (December 2, 1917 - May 10, 1992) was a jazz singer.
She… Read Full Bio ↴Sylvia Syms (December 2, 1917 - May 10, 1992) was a jazz singer.
She was born Sylvia Blagman in Brooklyn, New York. 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 a club called Billy'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. It was no particular secret that West surrounded herself with portly women to make herself appear slimmer, and Sylvia's casting was no exception. Among others who observed her in night clubs was Frank Sinatra who considered her the "world's greatest saloon singer." Sinatra subsequently conducted her 1982 album Syms by Sinatra. Syms was keenly aware that her voice was not a great instrument, and that her forte was the interpretation of lyrics.
She was signed to a record company by Decca Records, having her major success with a recording of "I Could Have Danced All Night" in 1956.
She died on stage at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City from a heart attack, aged 74.
She… Read Full Bio ↴Sylvia Syms (December 2, 1917 - May 10, 1992) was a jazz singer.
She was born Sylvia Blagman in Brooklyn, New York. 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 a club called Billy'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. It was no particular secret that West surrounded herself with portly women to make herself appear slimmer, and Sylvia's casting was no exception. Among others who observed her in night clubs was Frank Sinatra who considered her the "world's greatest saloon singer." Sinatra subsequently conducted her 1982 album Syms by Sinatra. Syms was keenly aware that her voice was not a great instrument, and that her forte was the interpretation of lyrics.
She was signed to a record company by Decca Records, having her major success with a recording of "I Could Have Danced All Night" in 1956.
She died on stage at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City from a heart attack, aged 74.
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Sylvia Syms Lyrics
Can't We Be Friends Took each word she said as gospel truth the way…
Can't You Just See Yourself Can't you just see yourself in a gingham gown, Little pink…
Comes Love Once I lived the life of a millionaire Spending my money,…
Dancing In The Dark I get up in the evening And I ain't got…
Early Autumn When an early autumn walks the land and chills the…
English Muffins And Irish Stew You'dnever think they go together But they certainly do, The…
Fools Rush In "Romance is a game for fools" I used to say A game…
For Once In My Life For once in my life I have someone who needs…
He Loves And She Loves Now that I have found you I must hang around you 'Tho…
Hooray For Hollywood Hooray for Hollywood That screwy, ballyhooey Hollywood Whe…
I Am Loved I am loved, I am loved by the one I…
I Could Have Danced All Night I could have danced all night, I could have danced…
I Thought About You I took a trip on a train And I thought about…
I'll Be Seeing You I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That…
Imagination Magic mirror come and search my heart Can you tell me…
In faith I do not love thee with mine eyes In faith, I do not love thee with mine eyes, For…
Let Me Love You When I said I needed you You said you would always…
Love Walked In Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
More Than You Know Whether you are here or yonder, Whether you are false…
Mountain Greenery On the first of may, it is moving day, Spring is…
Paradise And then she holds my hand, mm And then I understand.…
Skylark Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me…
Then I'll Be Tired Of You You look at me and wonder, you look at me…
When A Woman Loves A Man Maybe he's not much, just another man Doing what he can Bu…
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me When I said I needed you You said you would always…
You Don't Know What Love Is You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…