Susannah McCorkle (1 January 1946 – 19 May 2001) was an American jazz singe… Read Full Bio ↴Susannah McCorkle (1 January 1946 – 19 May 2001) was an American jazz singer much admired for her direct, unadorned singing style and quiet intensity.
McCorkle was born in Berkeley, California. She studied modern languages at the University of California, Berkeley. McCorkle began singing professionally after hearing recordings of Billie Holiday in Paris in the late 1960s. She nearly became an interpreter at the European Commission in Brussels, but moved instead to London in 1972 to pursue a career in singing. While in the UK, she made two albums which, although well received, enjoyed only limited circulation.
In the late 1970s, McCorkle returned to the United States and settled in New York City, where a five-month engagement at the Cookery in Greenwich Village brought her to wider public attention and elicited rave reviews from critics.
During the 1980s, McCorkle continued to record; her maturing style and the darkening timbre of her voice greatly enhanced her performances. In the early 1990s, two of the albums McCorkle made for Concord Records, No More Blues and Sábia, were enormously successful and made her name known to the wider world. She was recorded by the Smithsonian Institution which at the time made her the youngest singer ever to have been included in its popular music series. McCorkle played Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher and Alice Tully Halls five times and Carnegie Hall three times, and was featured soloist with Skitch Henderson and the 80-piece New York Pops in a concert of Brazilian music.
Thanks to her linguistic skills, McCorkle translated lyrics of Brazilian, French, and Italian songs, notably those for her Brazilian album Sabia. McCorkle also had several short stories published and, in 1991, began work on her first novel. She published fiction in Mademoiselle, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and non-fiction in the New York Times Magazine and in American Heritage, including lengthy articles on Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith, Irving Berlin and Mae West.
McCorkle suffered for many years from depression and cancer, and took her own life at age 55 by leaping off the balcony of her highrise Manhattan apartment. She was alone in her home at the time. The police immediately entered her home after identifying her body and found no foul play. Suicide was ruled the cause of death.
McCorkle was born in Berkeley, California. She studied modern languages at the University of California, Berkeley. McCorkle began singing professionally after hearing recordings of Billie Holiday in Paris in the late 1960s. She nearly became an interpreter at the European Commission in Brussels, but moved instead to London in 1972 to pursue a career in singing. While in the UK, she made two albums which, although well received, enjoyed only limited circulation.
In the late 1970s, McCorkle returned to the United States and settled in New York City, where a five-month engagement at the Cookery in Greenwich Village brought her to wider public attention and elicited rave reviews from critics.
During the 1980s, McCorkle continued to record; her maturing style and the darkening timbre of her voice greatly enhanced her performances. In the early 1990s, two of the albums McCorkle made for Concord Records, No More Blues and Sábia, were enormously successful and made her name known to the wider world. She was recorded by the Smithsonian Institution which at the time made her the youngest singer ever to have been included in its popular music series. McCorkle played Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher and Alice Tully Halls five times and Carnegie Hall three times, and was featured soloist with Skitch Henderson and the 80-piece New York Pops in a concert of Brazilian music.
Thanks to her linguistic skills, McCorkle translated lyrics of Brazilian, French, and Italian songs, notably those for her Brazilian album Sabia. McCorkle also had several short stories published and, in 1991, began work on her first novel. She published fiction in Mademoiselle, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and non-fiction in the New York Times Magazine and in American Heritage, including lengthy articles on Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith, Irving Berlin and Mae West.
McCorkle suffered for many years from depression and cancer, and took her own life at age 55 by leaping off the balcony of her highrise Manhattan apartment. She was alone in her home at the time. The police immediately entered her home after identifying her body and found no foul play. Suicide was ruled the cause of death.
Forty-Second Street
Susannah McCorkle Lyrics
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Don Bestor Come and meet those dancing feet On the avenue I'm taking…
Don Bestor & His Orchestra Come and meet those dancing feet On the avenue I'm taking…
Don Bestor & His Orchestra & Dudley Mecum Come and meet those dancing feet On the avenue I'm taking…
Don Lamond and His Orchestra Come and meet those dancing feet On the avenue I'm taking…
Drive She Said Earth, water, wind and fire All the elements of your desire…
Hal Kemp and his Orchestra Come and meet those dancing feet On the avenue I'm taking…
Mel Tormé Come and meet those dancing feet On the avenue I'm taking…
Norrie Paramor's Strings & Orchestra Come and meet those dancing feet On the avenue I'm taking…
The Boswell Sisters Come and meet Those dancing feet On the avenue I'm taking …
We have lyrics for these tracks by Susannah McCorkle:
'S Wonderful Don't mind telling you, in my humble fash That you thrill…
A Beautiful Friendship This is the end of a beautiful friendship, It ended a…
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive You've got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negativ…
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home Free and easy, that's my style Howdy-do me, watch me smile …
Anything Goes Times have changed And we've often rewound the clock Since…
At Long Last Love Is it an earthquake or simply a shock? Is it the…
Bewitched She's a fool and don't I know it But a fool…
Blizzard Of Lies We must have lunch real soon Your luggage is checked through…
Blues In The Night My mama done tol' me When I was in knee pants My…
By The Time I Get To Phoenix By the time I get to Phoenix she'll be rising She'll…
Can't Take You Nowhere Every day seems like a year Sweetheart, when you are not…
Chica Chica Boom Chic Come on and sing the Chica Chica Boom Chic That crazy…
Do Nothin Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't…
Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't …
Do You Miss New York Since I took a left and moved out to the…
Don I don't ever care to rise to power I would rather…
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' I'm just breezin' along with the breeze, Trailing the rail…
Dream Won't you play some simple melody Like my mother sang to…
Easy Come Easy Go Easy come easy go That′s the way if love must have…
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…
Everything's Been Done Before Who cares if the sky cares To fall in the sea? Who…
Evolution We can travel to the planets Drive a mile through solid…
Fools Rush In "Romance is a game for fools" I used to say A game…
From This Moment On From this moment on You for me, dear Only two for tea,…
Get Out of Town Get out of town Before it's too late, my love Get out…
Harlem Butterfly Harlem butterfly The moon got in your eye The night you were…
Haunted Heart Listen while you read! In the night, though we're apart, T…
How Deep Is The Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
How Deep Is the Ocean? How can I tell you what is in my heart? How…
How Do You Keep The Music Playing How do you keep the music playing? How do you make…
How Little We Know Maybe it happens this way Maybe we really belong together …
How Long Has This Been Going On As a tot, when I trotted in little velvet panties, I…
I The sleepless nights, the daily fights The quick toboggan w…
I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle Let me tell you daddy, Momma ain't gonna sit here and…
I Concentrate On You Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew, W…
I Don I don't ever care to rise to power I would rather…
I Get A Kick Out Of You I get no kick from champagne, Mere alcohol, Doesn't thrill…
I Loves You Porgy I love you, Porgy Don't let him take me Don't let him…
I Only Have Eyes For You My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
I Take to You I took a trip on a train And I thought about…
I Was Doing All Right I was doing all right Nothing but rainbows in my sky I…
I Wish I Were In Love Again The sleepless nights, the daily fights The quick toboggan w…
I'm Old Fashioned I am not such a clever one About the latest fads I…
If I Only Had A Heart When a girl's an empty kettle She should be on his…
Isn 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 ain Way back in 5000 B.C. Ole Adam an' Eve had to…
It Never Entered My Mind Once I laughed when I heard you saying That I'd be…
Just One Of Those Things It was just one of those things Just one of those…
Laughing At Life Don't mind the rain drops Wait till the rain stops Smile t…
Losing Hand I gambled on your love baby and got a losing…
Love I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time In…
Love Is Here To Stay It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
Love Walked In Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
Lullaby of Broadway Come on along and listen to The lullaby of Broadway The hip…
Manha De Carnaval The dark is filled with dreams So many dreams, which one…
My Foolish Heart The scene is set for dreaming Love's knocking at my door But…
No More Blues Every day seems like a year Sweetheart, when you are not…
P.S. I Love You As I write this letter, send my love to you Remember…
Quality Time I'll be late getting home from the office And so will…
S'Wonderful Don't mind telling you, in my humble fash That you thrill…
Says My Heart The night is like a lovely tune Beware my foolish heart How…
Skylark Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me…
Slap That Bass Zoom zoom zoom zoom The world is in a mess With politics…
So Many Stars The dark is filled with dreams So many dreams, which one…
Someone To Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Sometimes I I'm just breezin' along with the breeze, Trailing the rail…
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
Spring Is Here Spring is here! Why doesn't my heart go dancing? Spring is…
Taking A Chance On Love Here I go again, I hear those trumpets blow again. All…
Talk To Me Baby Fairy tales can come true It can happen to you if…
Thanks For The Memory Thanks for the memory Of sentimental verse, Nothing in my …
That Old Feeling Last night I started out happy Last night my heart was…
The People That You Never Get To Love You're browsing in a second hand book store And you see…
The Second Time Around Love is lovelier the second time around Just as wonderful wi…
The Waters Of March É pau, é pedra, É o fim do caminho É um resto…
They All Laughed The odds were a hundred to one against me The world…
They Can't Take That Away From Me Our romance won't end on a sorrowful note Though by tomorro…
This Funny World This funny world Makes fun of the things that you strive…
This Time The Dream's On Me / Dream Somewhere, someday Well be close together, wait and see Oh…
Where Do You Start Where do you start? How do you separate the present…
Where Or When It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked…
Who Cares Who cares if the sky cares To fall in the sea? Who…
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Who wants to be a millionaire? I don't Have flashy flunkie…
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who wants to be a millionaire? I don't Have flashy flunkies …
YOU I took a trip on a train And I thought about…
You Do Something To Me You do something to me Something that simply mystifies me …
You Go To My Head You go to my head And you linger like a haunting…
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart Dear when you smiled at me, I heard a melody It…
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