Doris Drew (born c. 1925) was an American pop and jazz singer in the late 1940s and 1950s.
She was born in San Antonio, Texas. Not much is known about her earlier life until 1949 when she was the band's vocalist with Ziggy Elman in Los Angeles until 1952, performing on tracks such as "The Wedding Samba"; she has also sung with Mel Henke (La Dolce Henke) and The Pied Pipers (Favorite Christmas carols). Under her own name, she released the singles "A Rose Was a Rose" and "Singin' in the Rain" for MGM in mid-1949; Billboard magazine described her vocals as a mix of Kay Starr and Doris Day.
In 1951 she married comedian Larry Allen (Al Leibovitz). That same year, she recorded the song "Sweet Violets" with the Cliff Parman Orchestra and Jack Halloran Chorus; in the early 1950s, she also recorded songs such as "Beautiful Brown Eyes", "Since You Went Away from Me" and "In My Sentimental Heart" for Mercury Records. In 1956, she sang a duet with Mel Tormé on the Tennessee Ernie Ford TV show ("Tea for Two").
In September 1957, Drew recorded an album under her own name (Delightful Doris Drew) for Mode Records, on which she was accompanied by Don Fagerquist, Bob Enevoldsen, Herb Geller, Dave Pell, Marty Paich, Al Viola, Max Bennett and Mel Lewis, and recorded standards such as "I Only Have Eyes For You", "If I Should Lose You", "Something to Remember You By" and "There Will Never Be Another You". In the same year, she performed with Don Fagerquist Octet on the show KABC Stars of Jazz, where she performed the songs "He's My Guy" and "I Cried for You".
In the field of jazz, she was involved in 20 recording sessions between 1949 and 1957. In addition, she performed on several television variety shows of the day. She also performed on stage with Frank Sinatra at one point. She then released the pop single "I'm Alone But Never Lonely"/"French Fried Potatoes" (Kahill 1025) in 1957 before retiring from the music scene.
The last piece of information I found is that in 1966, she had a singing role in the animated film Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (directed by Alex Lowy), and that dear music lovers is all I can find, no other information about her is available. If anyone has any more to add then please do.
(Edited from Wikipedia, Discogs & Last fm)
If anyone has any more to add to this small bio, then please let me know.
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For “Doris Drew – All Of Me (a From the Vaults mp3 Compilation)” go here:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/yLttUi6B
1. I've Got The Sun In The Morning 2:34
2. Cabin In The Sky 3:15
3. There Will Never Be Another You 2:58
4. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams 2:20
5. He's My Guy 3:24
6. Once You Find Your Guy 3:47
7. You And The Night And The Music 2:21
8. If I Should Lose You 2:28
9. I Only Have Eyes For You 2:24
10. I Cried For You 2:52
11. I Love You 2:38
12. Something To Remember You By 3:50
13. Pennies From Heaven 2:51
14. There Will Never Be Another You 2:52
15. Put The Blame On Mame 2:53
16. Tea For Two 2:52
17. Aba Da Aba Du 2:25
18. Be My Lovin' Baby 2:36
19. You're The Cream In My Coffee 2:51
20. Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries 2:50
21. The Moon Is Blue 3:04
22. I Wish I Was Back In My Baby's Arms 2:31
23. All Of Me 1:38
24. Shut Up And Make Love To Me 03:12
25. Beautifol Brown Eyes 02:47
26. White Christmas 02: 49
Dates :- 1949 (track 22), 1950 (tracks 24 & 25), 1953 (track 21), 1956 (track 17), 1957 (tracks 1-16 & 18), 1958 (track 26), 1959 (tracks 19 & 20), unknown (track 23)
Here’s a collection of recordings containing the LP Delightful Doris Drew (Tracks 1-12) and various singles and album tracks as a session singer (13-26) taken from mp3 compilations found on the streamers (duplicate tracks omitted.)
There are many more available on The Internet Archive and YouTube but I ran out of time to make another compilation.
Thanks Bob.
Thanks, Bob - I'd love to find a copy of her Mode LP.
Thanks a lot!
Thanks Bob. I wis you a happy and healthy 2025
Now pixeldrain.com is not available in Italy. Please use MediaFire, Mega or others. Thanks
Hi gimpiero, I use pixeldrain as it keeps my files longer. I'm sorry but I cannot upload to the ones you mention as I am maxed out as a free user. In this instance I will upload with ImageMetz just for you.
https://www.imagenetz.de/gTPzC
Please try using a VPN. There are lots of freebies you can use. I use TunnelBear, Regards, Bob
If you check Doris Drew Allen Porcelain Artistry at YouTube you'll find her. These videos go back 12 years - not sure if she's still active.
Maybe use Workupload. It's the best version I know. ---> https://workupload.com/
thanks BB
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