Richard Benjamin "Dick" Haymes (September 13, 1918
– March 28, 1980) was one of the most popular American male vocalists of the
1940s and early 1950s. He was the older brother of Bob Haymes, an actor,
television host, and songwriter.
One of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s, Dick
Haymes is often considered to have the best baritone voice of the twentieth
century. Haymes worked with several bandleaders before beginning a solo career
that took him to Hollywood stardom. His brother, Bob, was a successful
songwriter.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1918, Haymes was the son of British
parents, who at the time were living on the cattle ranch they owned in
Argentina. After they separated, he was reared by his mother in Paris before
the Depression crippled their finances. He spent the rest of his formative
years in the United States, where his mother performed as a singer.
Haymes made his own professional debut at the age of 15,
singing with a hotel band in New Jersey while on summer vacation. He left
school in 1933 to move to Hollywood, and worked as a stuntman or extra on
several films during the mid-'30s. After writing a few songs in 1939, he
approached Harry James with hopes the bandleader would buy them; though James
wasn't very impressed with his songwriting skills, he hired Haymes one year
later, to replace Frank Sinatra as his leading male singer.
During 1941-42, Dick Haymes recorded a few hits with James,
including "A Sinner Kissed an Angel" and "The Devil Sat Down and
Cried." (His biggest hit with James, "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have
You)," hit number one in 1944, three years after its recording.) Haymes
also sang with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey before signing to Decca in 1943.
One of his first singles, "You'll Never Know," hit number one in July
1943. Another, "It Can't Be Wrong," was also a substantial hit at the
same time.
Dick with Helen Forrest 1944 |
Dick with Rita Hayworth |
He began a professional comeback in 1955, thanks to a contract with Capitol Records, the foremost label for adult pop. Haymes recorded two LPs for Capitol, Rain or Shine and Moondreams, but continued to be plagued by alcoholism. After moving to Ireland in the early '60s, Haymes finally kicked his drinking habit and returned to recording with 1969's Now and Then, which alternated Haymes classics with more contemporary material. He moved back to America in the '70s, performing numerous club dates and recording a live album at Cocoanut Grove. He last recorded in 1978, and lost his long bout with lung cancer two years later. He died in Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, Los Angeles. He was 61 years old.
(info edited from Wikipedia, mainly from AMG)
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For “Legendary Song Stylist - Dick Haymes” go here:
http://www104.zippyshare.com/v/OlhChqj7/file.html
01 You'll Never Know
02 Mam'selle
03 Stella By Starlight
04 Laura
05 You Are Too Beautiful
06 Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did
07 When I'm Not Near The Girl I Love
08 Easy To Love
09 Oh! What It Seemed To Be!
10 How Deep Is The Ocean
11 Another Night Like This
12 Isn't It Kinda Fun
13 The Girl That I Marry
14 For Me, For You, For Evermore
15 How Are Things In Glocca Morra
16 It's A Grand Night For Singing
17 Long Ago ( And Far Away )
18 I Wish I Didn't Love You So
19 I Don't Want To Love You Like I Do
20 You've Changed
A big thank you to Jake @ Let’s Dance blog for link.
Nudge nudge (link please).
Thanks Bob !
Bob, Please re-post these when you get a chance. Thanks!
Hi Developer Dan, I managed to find legendary Song stylist. New Link here;
https://www.upload.ee/files/15485549/Dick_Haymes-Songs.rar.html
But cannot locate Capitol CD, yet I have since found a better CD h I will post later on.
So Keep Watching! Regards, Bob
For “Dick Haymes – The Complete Capitol Collection (2006 EMI)” go here:
https://www.imagenetz.de/bTyj9
1-1 It Might As Well Be Spring 3:10
1-2 The More I See You 2:51
1-3 The Very Thought Of You 3:35
1-4 You'll Never Know 2:25
1-5 If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You 3:02
1-6 How Deep Is The Ocean 3:25
1-7 The Nearness Of You 3:22
1-8 Where Or When 3:28
1-9 Little White Lies 2:35
1-10 Our Love Is Here To Stay 3:20
1-11 Love Walked In 1:41
1-12 Come Rain Or Come Shine 3:25
1-13 I Never Get Enough Of You 2:51
1-14 C'est La Vie 3:03
1-15 Love Is A Great Big Nothin' 2:46
1-16 Two Different Worlds 3:05
1-17 Now At Last [Outtake] 4:50
1-18 Now At Last 2:58
1-19 Rainbow's End [Outtake] 7:29
1-20 Rainbow's End 1:58
2-1 If I Should Lose You 2:50
2-2 You Don't Know What Love Is 3:52
2-3 Imagination 2:35
2-4 Skylark 2:55
2-5 Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain) 2:33
2-6 What's New 3:28
2-7 The Way You Look Tonight 3:45
2-8 Then I'll Be Tired Of You 2:42
2-9 I Like The Likes Of You 2:23
2-10 Moonlight Becomes You 4:04
2-11 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 2:30
2-12 When I Fall In Love 3:01
2-13 Never Leave Me 3:01
2-14 New York's My Home 3:05
2-15 My Love For Carmen [Outtake] 5:14
2-16 My Love For Carmen 3:13
(Reconstructed play-list using some other tracks from a few digital albums)
Wow! What a great couple of sets from such an amazing vocalist. And the sound quality is awesome. Thanks for sharing Bob!
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