#757 (Week of 5/12/12- 5/18/12)

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MISS WASHINGTONS OF 1946 - PART ONE

"Broken Hearted"/"If I Cry You'll Never Know"
by Flora Washington
Accompanied By The Candy Makers
on United Artist UA-504A/B
released in 1946

Above: Flora Washington. From Pittsburgh Courier Newspaper dated 5/21/32. "Lovely and talented musical comedy and cabaret star of Los Angeles. Theatergoers acclaim this talented youngster with the same enthusiasm as they do her clever sister Mildred Washington, who recently thrilled New Yorkers. Flora recently assumed a more brilliant niche in the theatrical hall of fame while essaying the prima donna lead in the classy musical comedy 'Lucky Day.' She is at present under contract at the Harlem Showboat Club in the Angel City."

Above: Flora Washington. From Pittsburgh Courier Newspaper dated 2/23/35. "Vivacious Flora Washington, motion picture actress and popular in Los Angeles, who recently returned from the famous 'Little Club' in Shanghai, China."

NOTE: Flora, along with her sister, Mildred, starred in the 1928 movie "Tenderfeet." She also had a bit part in the 1930 movie "Morocco."

Above: Flora Washington performing in Harlem. Ad is from New York Age Newspaper dated 1/27/45.

Above: Columns related to Flora Washington from newspapers (Left) Afro American Newspaper dated 6/27/31 and (Top Right) California Eagle dated 5/31/31. (Bottom Right) Urban 124A Label: "And So Tomorrow" by The Candy Makers. (Audio provided below) They had three releases on Urban, all in 1946. Urban was one of the labels that consolidated to form United Artist Records.

[Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]
And So Tomorrow - The Candy Makers - Urban 124A:     REAL-STREAM   REAL-DOWNLOAD   MEDIA PLAYER
Chapel In My Memory - The Candy Makers - Urban 125B:  REAL-STREAM   REAL-DOWNLOAD   MEDIA PLAYER

Above: Label image of United Artist UA-504. This is the only known record by Flora Washington And The Candy Makers. Flora did have at least one other release on United Artist, but without vocal group backing. United Artist, located in Hollywood, CA and specializing in jazz and rhythm and blues, existed from 1946 to 1948. From The Billboard 6/19/48: United Artist "was whipped together from a combination of small labels including Hucksters, Rhapsody, Excelsior, Eagle, Minor, Hit, Urban and Bell." The Mello Larks were another group who recorded for United Artist.

Ceelle Burke was a guitar player and orchestra leader who was popular in the mid-1940's. He recorded for Leon René's Exclusive label. Otis René owned the Excelsior label.

Listen to this week's selections by Flora Washington And The Candy Makers on United Artist UA-504A/B from 1946:
[Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]

A. Stream RealAudio...             1. Broken Hearted           2. If I Cry You'll Never Know             BOTH played in sequence      B. Download RealAudio...             1. Broken Hearted           2. If I Cry You'll Never Know      C. Stream/Download Media Player...             1. Broken Hearted           2. If I Cry You'll Never Know

(Ceelle Burke 1942)

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