Weekly Playlist: Film Noir

Hello Vintage-istas!

We've been busy this weekend hosting a film noir themed murder mystery party. It was a huge success! In fact, so much so we will be hosting a public murder mystery party in the Historic Schmuck Building in October! And really, what better place to host a murder mystery than in a haunted building! I will be posting information in September about buying tickets and the party's mystery theme. So to whet your whistle a bit here's a little film noir music we used to create an ambiance on Saturday night!

Now for our feature...

It was a dark and stormy night. The street lamps were casting gloomy shadows on the wet pavement. It had been a rough night and my weary eyes followed the moonlight which seemed to light the way to Harry's bar on the corner. When suddenly from behind a female voice grew from the shadows "May I have a light?"

Salut!

The Vintage Chanteuse

Weekly Playlist: Torch Singers

Happy Tuesday! This week's playlist is all about the great Torch Singers of the 1930's and 1940's.  Torch songs are exactly what you might think: songs of unrequited love. The slang saying "to carry a torch for" became popular in the 1930's along with the women who sang about these unrequited loves, known as Torch Singers. 

As a teenager growing up in Nebraska, I was introduced to the great torch singer Ruth Etting and began a love affair with the torch song. Ruth Etting, a native of David City, Nebraska, was a famous actress and torch singer in the 1920's and 1930's. Known as "America's Sweetheart of Song," Ruth Etting was the epitome of the classic beauty, as pictured above. 

I hope you enjoy this playlist of some of the most notable Torch Songs and Singers! 

Salut!

The Vintage Chanteuse

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