Don
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 |  Subject: The Beagle Log, 3 September 2007 - Notable People  Mon 3 Sep 2007 - 0:56 | |
| As promised in Saterday's post, a noted contemporary of Kate Smith’s was Vera Margaret Welch.
Vera was appointed an OBE in 1969 and a DBE in 1975. She was a popular recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic.
What was Vera’s stage name?
The following link gives a medley of her songs.
But, before you click,
Please make your pick
Submit the name
Of the one of fame
And make it stick
Medley of Vera's songs
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| | Subject: Re: The Beagle Log, 3 September 2007 - Notable People Mon 3 Sep 2007 - 11:23 | |
| Hi Don,
Well - I know this! & she was nicknamed the "Forces Sweetheart" during WW2, but didn't know that her real name was Margaret Welch.
 There'll be blue .........
over.........
The White Cliffs of Dover
reproduced courtesy of Freefoto.com
tomorrow, when the  is free, la la la la
There'll be  and  -ter & joy ever after, la la la la la
and
We'll meet again, don't know where, la da da da,
But I know we'll meet again some  -ny day, la di da di da, Keep smiling through............ la la la di laaaa
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| | Subject: Re: The Beagle Log, 3 September 2007 - Notable People Mon 3 Sep 2007 - 13:30 | |
| Hi Don!
I guessed Vera Lynn too
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| | Subject: Re: The Beagle Log, 3 September 2007 - Notable People Mon 3 Sep 2007 - 15:48 | |
| Congratulations Gillian and Carole :
Vera Lynn was a popular singer whose career flourished during World War II, when she was nicknamed "The Forces' Sweetheart". She had many notable hits both during and after the war. Many of her songs can be found and downloaded at the following site. http://www.pcdon.com/VeraLynn.html
The Wikipedia website provides a good summery of her career. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Lynn
Carole, you tapped into a planned Beagle Log topic when you brought up “(Therell be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover”. As a piece of trivia, bluebirds are found only in the Americas. The song was recorded by many artists with the most well known recording by Vera Lynn which can be heard at http://www.pcdon.com/-VeraLynn-WhiteCliffsOfDover.wav
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| | Subject: Re: The Beagle Log, 3 September 2007 - Notable People Mon 3 Sep 2007 - 18:13 | |
| Well Carole, that needs a round of applause  for your work there..
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