Sweet Georgia Brown - A Must See!

I am sure that of the many users on BWW, only a small fraction know who Georgia Brown is - and an even smaller fraction care.

Anyway, I found these two amazing videos I had to share with all. (I recently put a bunch of pictures of her in my profile...check them out!)

The first is a rare clip of her singing her famous AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME from OLIVER! It's only a small clip - but she is intense.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2985296154036620686&q=georgia+brown+oliver&hl=en



The second video is probably even rarer. Not only is it Georgia Brown looking beautiful on the Dinah Shore Show, but it's also Barbara Streisand singing back-up (try to focus on Brown though!).

I'm sure you can pick out Striesand - and Dinah Shore...well Brown is the other one (the brunette). She's fantastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXbg7q1vTUY



Enjoy!

Her rendition of "My Man's Gone Now" is one of the most emotionally-invested and passionate renditions of ANY song I've heard in a while. And thank God, I got to hear her "Pirate Jenny," total brilliance.
A great talent indeed, that I just recently became familiar with, and it's great that there's still clips and recordings to keep her alive in our memory.

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I had seen these clips before. I have always loved Georgia Brown's voice. I wish they had recorded the Broadway "3 Penny Opera" where she played Mrs. Peachum.

Unfortunately, Broadway never completely appreciated her talent. In a perfect world, she could have made a great Mama Morton in "Chicago".

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"I'm waiting for the release of her six part series of the Suffragettes Shoulder to Shoulder to be released."

I hadn't heard about this. Can you elaborate on when they will be released and how to get them?

Also, for those Georgia Brown lovers, she makes two appearances on the tv show "Cheers" as a medium that Carla consults (although she doesn't sing).

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There is a picture of her as Annie Kenney in my profile...the montage.