Lee Wiley (October 9, 1908 – December 11, 1975) was an American jazz singer… Read Full Bio ↴Lee Wiley (October 9, 1908 – December 11, 1975) was an American jazz singer, popular in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.
Wiley was born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. While still in her early teens, she left home to pursue a singing career with the Leo Reisman band. Her career was temporarily interrupted by a fall while horseback riding. Wiley suffered temporary blindness, but recovered, and at the age of 19 was back with Reisman again, with whom she recorded three songs: "Take It From Me," "Time On My Hands," and her own composition, "Got The South In My Soul." She sang with Paul Whiteman and later, the Casa Loma Orchestra. A collaboration with composer Victor Young resulted in several songs for which Wiley wrote the lyrics, including "Got The South in My Soul" and "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere," the latter an R&B hit in the 1950s.
In 1939, Wiley recorded eight Gershwin songs on 78s with a small group for Liberty Music Shops. The set sold well and was followed by 78s dedicated to the music of Cole Porter (1940) and Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart (1940 and 1954), Harold Arlen (1943), and 10" LPs dedicated to the music of Vincent Youmans and Irving Berlin (1951). The players on these recordings included Bunny Berigan, Bud Freeman, Max Kaminsky, Fats Waller, Billy Butterfield, Bobby Hackett, Eddie Condon, Stan Freeman, Cy Walter, and the bandleader Jess Stacy, to whom Wiley was married for a number of years. These influential albums launched the concept of a "songbook" (often featuring lesser-known songs), which was later widely imitated by other singers.
Wiley's career made a resurgence in 1950 with the much admired ten-inch album Night in Manhattan. In 1954, she opened the very first Newport Jazz Festival accompanied by Bobby Hackett. Later in the decade she recorded two of her finest albums, West of the Moon (1956) and A Touch of the Blues (1957). In the 1960s, Wiley retired, although she acted in a 1963 television film, Something About Lee Wiley, which told her life story. The film stimulated interest in the singer. Her last public appearance was a concert in Carnegie Hall in 1972 as part of the New York Jazz Festival, where she was enthusiastically received.
Wiley was born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. While still in her early teens, she left home to pursue a singing career with the Leo Reisman band. Her career was temporarily interrupted by a fall while horseback riding. Wiley suffered temporary blindness, but recovered, and at the age of 19 was back with Reisman again, with whom she recorded three songs: "Take It From Me," "Time On My Hands," and her own composition, "Got The South In My Soul." She sang with Paul Whiteman and later, the Casa Loma Orchestra. A collaboration with composer Victor Young resulted in several songs for which Wiley wrote the lyrics, including "Got The South in My Soul" and "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere," the latter an R&B hit in the 1950s.
In 1939, Wiley recorded eight Gershwin songs on 78s with a small group for Liberty Music Shops. The set sold well and was followed by 78s dedicated to the music of Cole Porter (1940) and Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart (1940 and 1954), Harold Arlen (1943), and 10" LPs dedicated to the music of Vincent Youmans and Irving Berlin (1951). The players on these recordings included Bunny Berigan, Bud Freeman, Max Kaminsky, Fats Waller, Billy Butterfield, Bobby Hackett, Eddie Condon, Stan Freeman, Cy Walter, and the bandleader Jess Stacy, to whom Wiley was married for a number of years. These influential albums launched the concept of a "songbook" (often featuring lesser-known songs), which was later widely imitated by other singers.
Wiley's career made a resurgence in 1950 with the much admired ten-inch album Night in Manhattan. In 1954, she opened the very first Newport Jazz Festival accompanied by Bobby Hackett. Later in the decade she recorded two of her finest albums, West of the Moon (1956) and A Touch of the Blues (1957). In the 1960s, Wiley retired, although she acted in a 1963 television film, Something About Lee Wiley, which told her life story. The film stimulated interest in the singer. Her last public appearance was a concert in Carnegie Hall in 1972 as part of the New York Jazz Festival, where she was enthusiastically received.
Looking at You
Lee Wiley Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Looking at You' by these artists:
Bing Crosby My life is like an open book And as I glance…
Bobby Short & Mabel Mercer While troubles are fleeing I'm admiring the view Cause it's …
Bracket To say the truth I go marry you oh I go…
Charles Lavaigne I may not be your charming prince against witches and…
Ciara Uh, come on, ooh wee Ladies and gentlemen (gentlemen, gentle…
DKT-MC5 When it happened Something snapped inside Made me want to hi…
DKT/MC5 When it happened, Something Snapped inside me Made me wanna…
E.D.D.I.E. I'm finna get sued, I did a crime on this…
Gotthard In all the games I've played It seems the dice were…
Ice Prince Ah ah ah Ah ah ah Ah ah ah I really like the…
Indian Jewelry Baby, when I look at you, open it up, let's…
IU I know you wanna love me I know you wanna know…
Jack Hylton and His Orchestra When it happened, Something Snapped inside me Made me wanna…
James Marsters Every day I take you Dancing in the garden You could be…
Jason Michael Carroll I was 16, drivin' my old mans car The light was…
Johnny Mathis I look at you and I say to myself "What more…
Juniper Honey She has green eyes baby With long brown hair And she likes…
Kayden Would you believe me if I told ya That I could…
Lee Wiley - Ellis Larkins When it happened, Something Snapped inside me Made me wanna…
Lollise You get to say what you wanna say You get to…
M.P.D. (Music Playing Disorder) I'm finna get sued, I did a crime on this…
Mabel Mercer While troubles are fleeing I'm admiring the view Cause it's …
MC5 When it happened Something snapped inside Made me want to hi…
Mel Tormé Never saw such perfect beauty before Never saw such charming…
New Race When it happened, Something Snapped inside me Made me wanna …
Northern Lite Lookin' at you (Repeat 15x) When you look at me…
Only The Poets I always had a day dream in my head You′d come…
Oscar & Stephane When it happened, Something Snapped inside me Made me wanna…
Plastic Birds Take a look Take a look in my eyes Take a look Take…
Runy Wanna see, wanna know you 너의 모든 걸 눈을 뗄 수…
Shayne 어떨까 이런 나를 보면서 보채기만 하는 나를 보면서 또 한숨만 쉬고 또…
Sistra I think you're pretty, in your baggy tee Emotional baggage h…
Stéphane Grappelli When it happened, Something Snapped inside me Made me wanna…
Stephano Prunebelli Out my head and out of my mind this fire burns…
Sunscreem I was looking for you. Now I'm looking at you. When I…
The Damned When it happened Something Snapped inside me Made me wanna h…
The MC5 When it happened, Something Snapped inside me Made me wanna…
The Stones How long can I go on amusing myself Night after night…
the subdudes What are you lookin' at -- I'm lookin at you What…
The White Stripes Oh yeah you're pretty good looking for a girl But…
Tingsek I can't believe the things you've done for me. My own…
TM NETWORK 一晩中君が踊るのを見てた まわりの目を引きつけて 長い髪が優雅に揺れてる だけど誰も 近付けなかった Watch me,…
Tom & Jerry Baby while I'm looking on you (ah ah) Baby while I'm…
Two Friends You, you, you, you, you... Got a lotta love (ah) Little bit…
Uriah Heep Take a look at yourself You′re a little bit wild You might…
Various Artists [Verse 1:] I've been down so long, I've been hurt for so…
Whyte Tygers OH OH OH- OOOO You sat down beside me like you…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Lee Wiley:
'Deed I Do Do I want you? Oh my! Do I! Honey, deed…
's Wonderful 'S wonderful, 's marvellous, that you should care for me 'S…
A Ghost of a Chance I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
A Hundred Years From Today Life is such a great adventure Learn to live it as…
A Little Bird Told Me So A little bird told me that you love me (That…
A Ship Without a Sail I don't know what day it is, Or if it's dark…
All I Remember Is You Any time, any day, anywhere, Say the word, You'll be heard, …
Anytime Any Day Anywhere Any time, any day, anywhere, Say the word, You'll be heard…
Anytime Anyday Anywhere Any time, any day, anywhere, Say the word, You'll be heard, …
Baby Won I've got the blues, I feel so lonely I'd give…
Between the Devil & The Deep Blue Sea I don't want you, but I'd hate to lose you You've…
Blues in My Heart I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill…
Body and Soul See that train coming round the bend, Carrying the one that…
But Not For Me They're writing songs of love, but not for me A lucky…
Careless Love Love, oh love, oh careless love You've fly through my head…
Deed I Do Do I want you? Oh my! Do I! Honey, deed…
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans And…
don t blame me Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Down to Steamboat Tennessee In the morning, baby, just for a day, Someone will get…
Down With Love Down with love the flowers and rice and shoes Down…
East of the Sun I wish that we could live up in the sky Where…
Easter Parade Never saw you look quite so pretty before. Never saw you…
Easy Come Easy Go Easy come, easy go, that's the way, If love must have…
Easy to Love I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time In…
Find Me a Primitive Man Now, before this modern idea had burst About the women and…
Fools Fall In Love Why do I allow my heart to make decisions for…
Ghost of a Chance I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
Glad to Be Unhappy Fools rush in, so here I am Awfully glad to be…
Got the South in My Soul When the dark night starts fallin' And the moon starts to…
Hallelujah I'm recalling times when I was small, in light and…
Hands Across the Table Dinner is ended, the music is grand, Softly the lanterns gle…
Heat Wave Oh! We're having a heatwave, a tropical heatwave The tempera…
Here In My Arms Here in my arms it's adorable, It's deplorable That you we…
Here's Love In your Eyes Here′s love in your eye Why I hadn't thought of it…
How Deep Is the Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
How Deep Is The Ocean? How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
How Long Has This Been Going On I could cry salty tears Where have I been all…
Hundred Years from Today Life is such a great adventure Learn to live it as…
I Do I want you? Oh my! Do I! Honey, deed…
I Can I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled…
I Can't Get Started I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled…
I Can't Give You Anything But Love Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Cried for You I remember other days how I used to weep Over…
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
I Don't Want To Walk Without You All our friends keep knocking at the door They've asked me…
I Don't Want to Walk Without You Baby All our friends keep knocking at the door They've asked me…
I Got A Right To Sing The Blues I got a right to sing the blues I got a…
I Got Lost In His Arms Don't ask me just how it happened I wish I knew I…
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues I got a right to sing the blues I got a…
I Left My Heart in San Francisco I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill…
I Still Suits Me Joe! Dere you go again! Look at dem peas all…
I'll Be Home I'll be home, my darling Please wait for me (wait…
I'll Follow My Secret Heart I'll follow my secret heart My whole life through I'll kee…
I've Got a Crush on You How glad the many millions of Annabelles and Lillians Would …
I've Got Five Dollars Well I've been working hard the whole week and now I'm…
I've Got The World On A String I've got the world on a string, sittin' on a…
I've Got You Under My Skin I've got you under my skin I've got you deep in…
If I Love Again If I love again, tho' it's someone new If I love…
Indiana Back home again in Indiana, And it seems that I can…
It Never Entered My Mind Once I laughed when I heard you saying That I'd be…
It's Only a Paper Moon I never feel a thing is real When I'm away…
Its Only a Paper Moon I never feel a thing is real When I'm away…
It’s Only a Paper Moon I never feel a thing is real When I'm away…
Ive Got Five Dollars Well I've been working hard the whole week and now I'm…
Ive Got The World On A String I've got the world on a string, sittin' on a…
Keepin Out of Mischief Now Don't even go to a movie show If you're not by…
Let Birds do it, bees do it Even educated fleas do it Let's…
Let's Do It Birds do it, bees do it Even educated fleas do it Let's…
Let's Do it Let's Fall in Love Birds do it, bees do it Even educated fleas do it Let's…
Let's Fly Away Let's fly away And find a land that's warm and tropic, Where…
Lets Fly Away Let's fly away And find a land that's warm and tropic, Whe…
Lets Do It Birds do it, bees do it Even educated fleas do it Let's…
Lets Fall In Love We might have been meant for each other To be or…
Lets Fly Away Let's fly away And find a land that's warm and tropic, Whe…
Limehouse Blues And those weird China blues Never go away Sad, mad blues For…
Little Birdie Told Me So A little bird told me that you love me (That…
Make Believe The game of "just supposing" is the sweetest game I…
Man I Love When the mellow moon begins to beam Every night I dream…
Manhattan Summer journeys To Niagara And to other places Aggravate all…
Maybe You'll Be There (You said your arms would always hold me) (You said your…
Memories of You Waking skies At Sunrise, Ev'ry sunset too, Seems to be Bring…
Moon River Moon river, wider than a mile I'm crossin' you in style…
Moonstruck Sweetheart, wasnâ??t there a moon Wasnâ??t it in June I me…
More Than You Know Whether you are here or yonder Whether you are false or…
Motherless Child Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Sometimes I feel li…
Mountain Greenery On the first of May, it is moving day, Spring is…
My Funny Valentine Behold the way our fine feathered friend His virtue doth pa…
My Heart Stood Still I took one look at you That's all I meant to…
My Ideal Will I ever find the boy in my mind The one…
My One And Only My one and only, What am I gonna do if you…
My Romance My romance doesn't have to have a moon in the…
On the Sunny Side of the Street Grab your coat and get your hat Leave your worries on…
Once In A While Once in a while will you try to give One little…
One Hundred Years From Today Life is such a great adventure Learn to live it as…
Paradise And then she holds my hand, mm And then I understand.…
Rise 'n Shine Rise 'n' shine, Stand up and take it! Rise 'n' shine, Lif…
Rise 'n' Shine Rise 'n' shine, Stand up and take it! Rise 'n' shine, Life's…
Ship Without A Sail I don't know what day it is, Or if it's dark…
Somebody Loves Me Somebody loves me, I wonder who I wonder who he can…
Someone to Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Something Tells Me You do something to me Something that…
Sometimes I'm Happy Sometimes I'm happy, sometimes I'm blue, My disposition dep…
Stars Fell on Alabama Moonlight and magnolia, starlight in your hair All the world…
Still Suit Me Joe! Dere you go again! Look at dem peas all…
Stormy Weather Don't know why There's no sun up in the sky Stormy weather S…
Street of Dreams Midnight, you heavy laden, it's midnight Come on and trade i…
Summertime Summertime and the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' and the…
Sunnyside Of The Street Grab your coat and get your hat Leave your worries on…
Sweet And Low Down There's A Cabaret In This City I Can Recommend To You Peps…
Tea for Two I'm discontented with homes that I've rented So I have inve…
The Ace in the Hole This town is full of guys Who think they're mighty wise, Jus…
The Lonesome Road Look down, look down that lonesome road Before you travel o…
The Man I Love When the mellow moon begins to beam Every night I dream…
The South In My Soul When the dark night starts fallin' And the moon starts to…
Time on My Hands When the day fades away into twilight The moon is my…
When a Lady Meets a Gentleman Down South When a lady meets a gentleman down south, 'Neath the Swanee…
When I Fall In Love When I fall in love, it will be forever Or I'll…
You Do Something to Me You do something to me Something that…
You Leave Me Breathless You leave me breathless, you heavenly thing! You look so…
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby You must have been a beautiful baby, You must have…
You Said It Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans And…
You Took Advantage of Me In the spring when the feeling was chronic And my caution…
You Took Advantage of Me When a girl has the heart of a mother It must…
You're a Sweetheart You're a sweetheart, if there ever was one If there ever…
You're An Old Smoothie You're an old smoothie I'm an old softie I'm just like putty…
You've Got Me Crying Again You've got me crying again You've got me sighing again What …
You've Got Me Crying Again-#1 You've got me crying again You've got me sighing again Wha…
S Wonderful 'S wonderful, 's marvellous, that you should care for me 'S…
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Paul Riofski
Thank you for posting this sensational side by the great Lee Wiley, John! Not only did she possess a totally unique delivery, phrasing and vocal quality, she also had a particular knack for recording the less familiar works of some of the great composers, as with this case in point.
Vargon7
Belated thanks to the L.A. Confidential soundtrack for introducing me to this wonderful singer.
Jamie N.
This is one of my most favorite songs ever!! ❤️
James Doyle
I knew the song through Stephane Grappelli's wonderful version but somehow had never heard a vocal or associated it with Cole Porter. Now I've been walking around the house singing it to myself for three days. Thanks for this.
Jay Khwaja
Thanks to L.A. Confidential, I can appreciate REAL Classic Music than the atrocious CRAP of sadly now.
So pleased I watched this quality flick back in '97 at the cinema 🎥, great times Eternal 🙏
Jay Young
Without so much as knowing his name, Cole Porter's contribution to American music speaks for itself. Moreover, his works, although this one is unknown when compared to others, "I've Got You Under My Skin," grows on you as it has me. Ah, yes, the great state of Oklahoma. Now, let me see: Woody Guthrie, Chet Baker, Lee Wiley, blues shouter, Jimmy Rushing and more I'm unable to cite here.
William Kroupa Jr.
Thanks for sharing this! Great song!
marygawin
Beautiful music! Thank you for posting it in your channel, Catman!
John Erdmann
one of my favorite songs and singer
catman916
Yes, John, t's a delightful song.