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'''Gogo DeLys''' (born '''Marie Gabrielle Belanger'''; August 17, 1908 – February 19, 2003)<ref>[https://www.gregpoppletonmusic.com/gogo-delys-phantom-dancer-30-november-2021/#:~:text=Gogo%20DeLys%20was%20born%20on,and%20Television%20Highlights%20(1936). Biography]. Accessed April 18, 2023.</ref><ref name=opa>{{cite book |last1=Lent |first1=Harris M. |
'''Gogo DeLys''' (born '''Marie Gabrielle Belanger'''; August 17, 1908 – February 19, 2003)<ref>[https://www.gregpoppletonmusic.com/gogo-delys-phantom-dancer-30-november-2021/#:~:text=Gogo%20DeLys%20was%20born%20on,and%20Television%20Highlights%20(1936). Biography]. Accessed April 18, 2023.</ref><ref name=opa>{{cite book |last1=Lent |first1=Harris M. III |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture |date=2008 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5208-8 |page=102 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sXrGCwAAQBAJ&q=%22Gogo+DeLys%22&pg=PA102 |access-date=November 25, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> was an American singer in vaudeville and with the Jimmy Grier Band and on [[old-time radio]]. Her last name was also sometimes transcribed as '''Delys'''.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Early years == |
== Early years == |
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==Career== |
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Dubbed "the Canadian Canary" by newspaper columnist [[Walter Winchell]], DeLys was active professionally from the 1920s into the 1940s.<ref name="v" /> In 1928, she performed in vaudeville shows headed by [[Eddie Peabody]]<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Peabody gets in some extra banjo strings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39581190/gogo_delys/ | |
Dubbed "the Canadian Canary" by newspaper columnist [[Walter Winchell]], DeLys was active professionally from the 1920s into the 1940s.<ref name="v" /> In 1928, she performed in vaudeville shows headed by [[Eddie Peabody]]<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Peabody gets in some extra banjo strings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39581190/gogo_delys/ |access-date=November 25, 2019 |work=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=July 2, 1928 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> and [[Paul Ash]].<ref>{{cite news |title=(Oriental theater advertisement) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39581807/chicago_tribune/ |access-date=November 25, 2019 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=October 1, 1928 |location=Illinois, Chicago |page=34|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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Prior to January 1931, DeLys had moved from Vancouver to Los Angeles, singing on radio station [[KHJ (AM)|KHJ]], where ''Radio Digest'' magazine said, "she promptly became an instantaneous hit".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Gogo Delys |journal=Radio Digest |date=January 1931 |volume=XXVI |issue=3 |page=43 |url=https://archive.org/stream/radiodigest1930126radi#page/n314/mode/1up | |
Prior to January 1931, DeLys had moved from Vancouver to Los Angeles, singing on radio station [[KHJ (AM)|KHJ]], where ''Radio Digest'' magazine said, "she promptly became an instantaneous hit".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Gogo Delys |journal=Radio Digest |date=January 1931 |volume=XXVI |issue=3 |page=43 |url=https://archive.org/stream/radiodigest1930126radi#page/n314/mode/1up |access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref> By June 1931, DeLys had become the female vocalist with [[Georgie Stoll]] and his orchestra.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stoll music wins favor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39582138/los_angeles_evening_express/ |access-date=November 25, 2019 |work=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=June 3, 1931 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=15|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The following year she sang with Jimmy Grier's orchestra.<ref>{{cite news |title=Burns 'Em Up! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39625331/gogo_delys/ |access-date=November 26, 2019 |work=The Marshall News Messenger |date=November 16, 1932 |location=Texas, Marshall |page=5|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> On October 29, 1932, she recorded "Second Hand Heart (for sale)" with Grier and his orchestra on the Victor label.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gogo De Lys (vocalist) |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/talent/detail/97526/De_Lys_Gogo_vocalist |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings |publisher=Regents of the University of California |access-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324021840/https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/talent/detail/97526/De_Lys_Gogo_vocalist |archive-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref> |
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On radio, DeLys sang with Jerry Joyce's Boys.<ref>{{cite news |title=KFWB, Hollywood |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39582404/the_fresno_morning_republican/ | |
On radio, DeLys sang with Jerry Joyce's Boys.<ref>{{cite news |title=KFWB, Hollywood |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39582404/the_fresno_morning_republican/ |access-date=November 25, 2019 |work=The Fresno Morning Republican |date=June 16, 1931 |location=California, Fresno |page=10|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> She also sang on ''Little Ol' Hollywood'',<ref name="rp">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows|date=1999|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|isbn=978-0-7864-4513-4|page=202}}</ref> and on ''[[Your Hit Parade#Your Hit Parade on radio (1935-1953)|Your Hit Parade]]'',{{r|rp|page1=362}} and ''Carefree Carnival''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dunning |first1=John |title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-984045-8 |page=139 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fi5wPDBiGfMC&q=%22Gogo+DeLys%22&pg=PA139 |access-date=March 24, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 1936, she had her own twice-weekly program on CBS,<ref>{{cite journal |title=(photo caption) |journal=Radio Mirror |date=February 1936 |volume=5 |issue=4 |page=35 |url=https://archive.org/stream/radiomir00macf#page/n316/mode/1up | |
In 1936, she had her own twice-weekly program on CBS,<ref>{{cite journal |title=(photo caption) |journal=Radio Mirror |date=February 1936 |volume=5 |issue=4 |page=35 |url=https://archive.org/stream/radiomir00macf#page/n316/mode/1up |access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref> and, in 1937, she was featured with The Norsemen, [[James Melton]], and [[Donald Voorhees (conductor)|Don Voorhees]]' orchestra in a series of transcribed programs sponsored by [[Rexall]].<ref>{{cite news |title=200 stations to get Rexall spring spots |url=http://www.archive.org/stream/radiodailyfebmar01amer#page/n172/mode/1up |access-date=March 24, 2020 |work=Radio Daily |date=March 10, 1937 |page=1}}</ref> |
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In July 1937, ''Mid-Summer Night's Serenade'' debuted on CBS with DeLys as its star. A review in the trade publication ''Radio Daily'' described the program as "a well-balanced 15 minutes of evening music ..."<ref>{{cite news |title='Mid-Summer Night's Serenade' |url=http://www.archive.org/stream/radiodailyjulsep02unse#page/n83/mode/2up | |
In July 1937, ''Mid-Summer Night's Serenade'' debuted on CBS with DeLys as its star. A review in the trade publication ''Radio Daily'' described the program as "a well-balanced 15 minutes of evening music ..."<ref>{{cite news |title='Mid-Summer Night's Serenade' |url=http://www.archive.org/stream/radiodailyjulsep02unse#page/n83/mode/2up |access-date=March 24, 2020 |work=Radio Daily |date=July 16, 1937 |page=5}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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On February 19, 2003, DeLys died of natural causes in St. John's Hospital in [[Santa Monica, California]], at age 94.<ref name="v">{{cite news |last1=Horwitch |first1=Lauren |title=Gogo DeLys |url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/gogo-delys-2-1117881816/ | |
On February 19, 2003, DeLys died of natural causes in St. John's Hospital in [[Santa Monica, California]], at age 94.<ref name="v">{{cite news |last1=Horwitch |first1=Lauren |title=Gogo DeLys |url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/gogo-delys-2-1117881816/ |access-date=November 25, 2019 |work=Variety |date=March 6, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125023657/https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/gogo-delys-2-1117881816/ |archive-date=November 25, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Latest revision as of 00:53, 27 July 2024
Gogo DeLys | |
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| Born | Marie Gabrielle Belanger August 17, 1908[1] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | February 19, 2003 (aged 94) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Spouse | Robert Redd |
| Children | 1 |
Gogo DeLys (born Marie Gabrielle Belanger; August 17, 1908 – February 19, 2003)[2][3] was an American singer in vaudeville and with the Jimmy Grier Band and on old-time radio. Her last name was also sometimes transcribed as Delys.[4]
Early years
[edit]Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, DeLys performed in a talent show while she was a law student at USC. A talent scout saw her and turned her career plans from law to singing.[5]
Career
[edit]Dubbed "the Canadian Canary" by newspaper columnist Walter Winchell, DeLys was active professionally from the 1920s into the 1940s.[5] In 1928, she performed in vaudeville shows headed by Eddie Peabody[4] and Paul Ash.[6]
Prior to January 1931, DeLys had moved from Vancouver to Los Angeles, singing on radio station KHJ, where Radio Digest magazine said, "she promptly became an instantaneous hit".[7] By June 1931, DeLys had become the female vocalist with Georgie Stoll and his orchestra.[8] The following year she sang with Jimmy Grier's orchestra.[9] On October 29, 1932, she recorded "Second Hand Heart (for sale)" with Grier and his orchestra on the Victor label.[10]
On radio, DeLys sang with Jerry Joyce's Boys.[11] She also sang on Little Ol' Hollywood,[12] and on Your Hit Parade,[12]: 362 and Carefree Carnival.[13]
In 1936, she had her own twice-weekly program on CBS,[14] and, in 1937, she was featured with The Norsemen, James Melton, and Don Voorhees' orchestra in a series of transcribed programs sponsored by Rexall.[15]
In July 1937, Mid-Summer Night's Serenade debuted on CBS with DeLys as its star. A review in the trade publication Radio Daily described the program as "a well-balanced 15 minutes of evening music ..."[16]
Death
[edit]On February 19, 2003, DeLys died of natural causes in St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California, at age 94.[5]
Personal life
[edit]DeLys retired after marrying Robert Redd. The couple had one child, actress Mary-Robin Redd.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Biography. Accessed April 18, 2023.
- ^ Biography. Accessed April 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Lent, Harris M. III (2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-7864-5208-8. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Peabody gets in some extra banjo strings". Los Angeles Evening Express. California, Los Angeles. July 2, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved November 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Horwitch, Lauren (March 6, 2003). "Gogo DeLys". Variety. Archived from the original on November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "(Oriental theater advertisement)". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. October 1, 1928. p. 34. Retrieved November 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gogo Delys". Radio Digest. XXVI (3): 43. January 1931. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Stoll music wins favor". Los Angeles Evening Express. California, Los Angeles. June 3, 1931. p. 15. Retrieved November 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Burns 'Em Up!". The Marshall News Messenger. Texas, Marshall. November 16, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved November 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gogo De Lys (vocalist)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "KFWB, Hollywood". The Fresno Morning Republican. California, Fresno. June 16, 1931. p. 10. Retrieved November 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
- ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-19-984045-8. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "(photo caption)". Radio Mirror. 5 (4): 35. February 1936. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "200 stations to get Rexall spring spots". Radio Daily. March 10, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "'Mid-Summer Night's Serenade'". Radio Daily. July 16, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved March 24, 2020.