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Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:34 am
by Marco Gilardetti
Yes, very sad news. Not that I might have had any chance to see him playing live, or that he had been interviewed and aired on TV in the last 30 years (not over here, at least), but the thought that he was still alive was quite thrilling.
May he rest in peace.
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 6:52 pm
by 52089
Just occurred to me that Dion (DiMucci) and the Belmonts, who released some rare 78s, would qualify. Dion is still alive, as is one of the original Belmonts (Angelo D'Aleo).
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:03 pm
by gramophone-georg
Seems to me I remember Robert Clary, who passed today, made a few 78s.
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:57 am
by alang
Petula Clark had her 90th birthday 2 days ago.
Andreas
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:57 pm
by Dischoard
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 1:10 pm
by 52089
Just found out that some of Neil Sedaka's early 1960s hits were released on 78 in several South American countries.
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 4:04 pm
by Victrolacollector
I saw that Ray Anthony is 101years old.
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:54 am
by Marco Gilardetti
Hard to say if he was mentioned on this thread that is now spreaded over four pages, however Harry Belafonte passed away yesterday, aged 96 (!!!).
These are very sad news for me, as I owned his 78 hit Banana Boat / Star-o since my earliest childhood, and I remember him ever since.
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:31 pm
by Lah Ca
Ray Anthony, trumpet player, arranger, band leader, actor, and the last surviving member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, is still with us at 101 years of age.
I know this because I just fished out his 1953 78 of the Dragnet theme out of a new box of records.
https://youtu.be/vB6buYYt-bA
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 3:50 am
by Marco Gilardetti
I just realized that multi-language world citizen Caterina Valente is still alive, aged 92.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCnc_hpK0cA