With their exciting Jubilee-style harmonizing, the Delta Rhythm Boys helped… Read Full Bio ↴With their exciting Jubilee-style harmonizing, the Delta Rhythm Boys helped to bridge the R&B vocal groups of the 1930s and '40s and the doo wop groups of the 1950s. While they capped their early success with sophisticated renditions of traditional tunes, "Dry Bones" and Ellington's "Take the 'A' Train," in 1941, they were still singing as the rock era became dominant in the mid-'50s. They appeared on radio shows, including Amos and Andy and the Joan Davis Show, Broadway, in such shows as Sing Out the News and Hot Mikado, and numerous films, including Bing Crosby and Rita Hayworth's first movie, You'll Never Get Rich, in 1941, and Rock and Roll Revue and Rhythm and Blues Revue in 1955. The lengthy list of film shorts in which they appeared include Big Band Parade, Banquet of Melody, Choo Choo Swing, Crazy House, Easy to Look At, Follow the Boys, and Harlem Rock and Roll

The Delta Rhythm Boys were extremely flexible. In addition to recording on their own, with piano accompaniment, the quintet provided background vocals for Charlie Barnet, Mildred Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, and Ruth Brown.

The origins of the Delta Rhythm Boys trace back to 1934 when vocalists Carl Jones, Traverse Crawford, Kelsey Pharr, and Otha Lee Gaines and pianist/arranger Rene DeKnight were students at Langston University in Langston, OK. Transferring to Dillard University, in New Orleans, in 1936, they worked with Dr. Frederick Hall as the New Orleans Quintet and the Frederick Hall Quintet.

Attracting a large following in Europe and Scandinavia in the early '50s, the Delta Rhythm Boys moved to Europe permanently in 1956. They continued to perform together until the death of Gaines on July 15, 1987.

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Delta Rhythm Boys Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye' by these artists:

- Simply Red Every time we say goodbye I die a little Every time…
Annie Lennox Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little Ev'ry time…
Benny Goodman From Seven Lively Arts Every time we say goodbye I…
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra Every time we say goodbye I die a little Every time…
Benny Goodman Quintet From Seven Lively Arts Every time we say goodbye I…
Betty Carter Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little, Everytime we say…
Billy Stritch Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Bobby Short Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Bud Shank Quartet Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…

Carly Simon Every time we say goodbye I die a little Every time…
Carmen McRae Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Caterina Valente Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Charlie Haden Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Chris Connor & Stan Kenton False or true, I wish I had a clue or…
Cleo Laine Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Cleo Laine & Mel Torme Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Cole Porter Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Dinah Washington Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Dinah Washington & Dinah Washington Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Dinah Washington & Quincy Jones Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little Ev'ry time we…
Dinah Washington (with Quincy Jones) Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Dinah Washington feat. Quincy Jones Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Dinah Washington Quincy Jones and His Orchestra Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little Ev'ry time we…
Dinah Washington With Quincy Jones And His Orchestra False or true, I wish I had a clue or…
Dinah Washington [feat. Quincy Jones & His Orchestra] Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little Ev'ry time we…
Elaine Delmar Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Ella Fitzgerald Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little Ev'ry time we…
Esther Phillips Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Haden Charlie and Quartet West Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Howard Shore Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little Ev'ry time…
Jack Jones Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Joe Williams Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little Ev'ry time we…
John Barrowman & Kevin Kline Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little, Everytime we say…
Jr. Sammy Davis Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
June Christy False or true, I wish I had a clue or…
Karrin Allyson Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Lady Gaga We love each other so deeply That I ask you, the…
Laurindo Almeida; Sammy Davis Jr. Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Liza Minnelli Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Liza Minnelli;Billy Stritch Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Mabel Mercer Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Mandy Harvey Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Maxine Sullivan Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Maxine Sullivan & Teddy Wilson and His Quartet Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Mel Tormé Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Mel Torme & Cleo Laine Every time we say goodbye, I die a little, Every time…
Nana Mouskouri Every time we say goodbye I die a little Every time we…
Natalie Cole Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little, Everytime we…
Nina Simone Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
norman percival and his orchestra False or true, I wish I had a clue or…
Ornella Vanoni Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little Everytime we say…
Peggy Mann From Seven Lively Arts Every time we say goodbye I…
Porter Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Ray Charles Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little, Everytime we say…
Ray Charles betty carter Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little, Everytime we say…
Robbie Williams Everytime we say goodbye I die a little Everytime we…
Rod Stewart Every time we say goodbye I die a little Every time we…
Rosemary Clooney Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Sara Gazarek Every time we say goodbye I die a little Every time…
Sarah Vaughan Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little Ev'ry time we…
Shirley Bassey Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Simply Red Every time we say goodbye I die a little Every time…
Stan Kenton False or true, I wish I had a clue or…
Steve Tyrell Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little And everytime we…
The Four Freshmen Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…
Tiril Heide-Steen Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little, Everytime we say…
Tony Bennett We love each other so deeply That I ask you, the…
Vic Damone Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Delta Rhythm Boys:

East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon East of the sun and west of the moon We'll build…
Flicka från Backafall Flicka från Backafall briggen Tre Bröder Kryssar ikväll i Ka…
Flickorna i Småland Flickorna i Småland På lingonröda tuvor och på villande mo …
Kristallen den fina Kristallen den fina Som solen må skina Som stjärnorna blänka…
St Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…

St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…

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