One of the accomplishments of which Ruth Etting was most proud:

"Being able to be on the Chesterfield Programs to reach the kind of people who can't go to the Follies . . . sick people in hospitals . . . folks who are shut in between four walls . . . people who don't get very much sunshine out of life."This quotation was culled from Kenneth Irwin ( Read more... )

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Two moments of Ruth Etting serendipity have occurred for me in the past two days. There was Hips, Hips, Hooray!, of course, but on Tuesday I discovered that Kenneth Irwin & Charles Lloyd's long-unpublished treatise detailing the life and times of Ruth Etting is going to be published by Scarecrow Press this autumn. It appears that the cloth-bound ( Read more... )

My sincere apologies to all Etting maniacs out there. Hips, Hips, Hooray! was on earlier this evening, and I didn't even warn you. I wouldn't have known myself if I hadn't been channel surfing and caught Robert Osborn introducing it. If you caught it, you enjoyed the rare treat of seeing Ruth Etting (in her CRAZY hoop-sleeves) singing Keep ( Read more... )

If I may squeeze a word in edgewise around here, I thought you Ruth Etting fanatics might like to know, if you are not already aware, that TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES will be playing one of her musical shorts on SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, at 8:03 AM Eastern. (I heartily encourage you to check your own local listings for whatever time zone you're in.) It is ( Read more... )

I DON'T HATE ANNETTE HANSHAW. Just thought I'd get that out there before I am ambushed by a mob of rabid Annette Hanshaw enthusiasts. (I have a hundred-some Hanshaw songs on my hard drive.) I just get sick of the comparison between Ruth Etting and Annette Hanshaw. I don't even think they can BE compared. Ruth Etting made some flapper numbers ( Read more... )

Here are a few of Ruth Etting's movie songs for you. The Sweetheart of Columbia Records was also very popular in musical short subjects, and in spite of being a poor actress, she often received prominent billing on marquees and in beginning movie credits. Her appearances in feature films didn't last much longer than the duration of one of her ( Read more... )

 Hi all! I'm a new member and a fairly new Ruth Etting fan. I discovered her a few months ago and recently became a huge fan.

First off, let me say what a wonderful community this is! What a great place for all of Ruths fans to come together. 
I was wondering, does anyone have Ruth's version of "A Cottage For Sale" and "Zing! Went The Strings Of My ( Read more... )

Here is today's addition to my Ruth Etting collection, transferred as well as I am able:

Columbia 1883-D / 1929
Now I'm In Love - Reissued on Take Two's Ruth Etting Encores LP (1981)
I Want To Meander In The Meadow - [DOWNLOAD]

I've waited years for the opportunity to hear I Want To Meander In The Meadow in its entirety. It's a thrill, and yet ( Read more... )

Here are the recent additions to my Ruth Etting collection, transferred as well as I am able:

Columbia 979-D / 1927
(What Do We Do On A) Dew-Dew-Dewey Day - Reissued on ASV's America's Sweetheart of Song (2001)
Wherever You Go, Whatever You Do - [DOWNLOAD]

Columbia 2445-D / 1931
Were You Sincere? - Reissued on Take Two's Glorifier of American ( Read more... )