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Alma Cogan
British pop singer (1932–1966)
For the Gordon Burn novel, see Alma Cogan (novel).
Musical artist
Alma Angela Cohen Cogan[1] (19 May 1932 – 26 October 1966) was an English singer of traditional pop in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dubbed the "Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era.
Childhood and early musical career
Cogan was born on 19 May 1932[1] in Whitechapel, London. She was of Russian-Romanian Jewish descent.[1] Her father's family, the Kogins, arrived in Britain from Russia, while her mother's family were refugees from Romania.[2] Cogan's parents, Mark and Fay Cogan, had another daughter, the actress Sandra Caron,[3] who went on to play Mumsey in The Crystal Maze,[4] and one son, Ivor Cogan. Mark's work as a haberdasher entailed frequent moves. One of Cogan's early homes was over his shop in Worthing, Sussex.
Although Jewish, she attended St Joseph's Convent School in Reading.[5][failed verification] He
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ALMA COGAN (By Steve Walker)
Born Alma Angela Cohen, 19 May 1932, Stepney, London, UK
Died 26 October 1966, London
Alma's career spanned an era of British popular music that saw the transfer of most record purchases go from adults to teenagers. She managed to embrace the musical tastes of both and survived the dramatic changes taking place in the music industry better than many of her contemporaries.
She started her singing career while still a teenager and began recording during 1952. After appearing in the stage revues of "Sauce Tartare" and "High Button Shoes", Alma was spotted by a&r representative Wally Ridley and signed to HMV records. Her first record was "To Be Worthy Of You"/"Would You?" (HMV 10280). Some of her early recordings were covers of US hits - Leroy Anderson's "Blue Tango", Hank's "Half As Much" (although Alma would have heard Rosemary Clooney's Pop number 1 version), Patti Page's "I Went To Your Wedding", Jo Stafford's "You Belong To Me" and "Make Love To Me", Les Paul & Mary Ford's "Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me", Teresa Brewer's "Till I Waltz Again Wit
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Sugartime
For the 1995 crime film, see Sugartime (film).
1957 single by the McGuire Sisters
"Sugartime" is a popularsong written by Charlie Phillips and Odis Echols, and published in 1957. The biggest hit version was by the McGuire Sisters, whose recording of it topped the Most Played chart in February 1958.[2] It was also the second number 1 Billboard single for the trio after 1954's "Sincerely". The song refers to the Jimmie Rodgers tune "Honeycomb", which had been recorded a few months earlier in 1957.
A version by Johnny Cash, culled from his Sun Records catalogue, briefly returned to the Cashbox country chart in 1961.
The chorus was sampled for the title song of the Bollywood movie Dil Deke Dekho.
The melody is remarkably similar to that of "I'm Daffy Over You", written by Chico Marx and Sol Violinsky, and performed by Marx in several films.[3]
The main melody is also reminiscent of Saint-Saens' Havanaise.[need quotation to verify]
Cover versions
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