110:
170:
30:
147:, Stanley was the youngest of four children of English parents Robert S. and Maria (née Capewell) Muggeridge who had immigrated from England in 1887. Her sister Elsie Sherrif Muggeridge, died of typhoid in August 1892, passing it on to their father who died of the disease seven months before Aileen's birth. Her widowed mother resided in Chicago along with her surviving siblings, brothers Stanley and Robert Jr.
187:
369:
from 1934 through 1937, and once confided "strictly entre nous" that she unwittingly ended her own romance when she introduced Wallis
Simpson to Edward, Prince of Wales, at the home of Thelma, Lady Furness. In her later years she worked as a singing teacher and vocal coach.
344:
material was similar to that of some of the northern black vaudeville singers of the time. Her stage appearances billed her as "The
Phonograph Girl" and "The Girl With The Personality." In later life she was overheard to say that the song "I'll Get By" was written for her.
186:
163:, with the encouragement of their widowed mother. After her brother left the act, Aileen started performing solo, forming her stage name by reversing the name of the old family billing.
188:
466:
Shilkret, Nathaniel, ed. Niel Shell and
Barbara Shilkret, Nathaniel Shilkret: Sixty Years in the Music Business, Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, 2005, pp. 73--74.
179:
545:
309:
and Con Conrad's 1920 jazz standard "Singin' the Blues", released as Victor 18703. She recorded the Paul
Whiteman and Fred Rose composition "
648:
484:
559:
286:; she also recorded other Walter Donaldson songs including "My Little Bimbo Down on a Bamboo Isle" (1920), "Dixie Highway" (1922), "
293:
Between 1922 and 1924, and again in the late '20s, Victor
Records produced a popular series of records pairing Stanley with singer
453:
603:
567:
658:
653:
494:
378:
593:
298:
643:
623:
471:
437:
628:
608:
638:
618:
613:
235:
109:
633:
598:
283:
314:
563:
374:
287:
114:
80:
358:
429:
422:
402:
531:
294:
588:
583:
382:
8:
536:
325:
306:
290:" (1922), "Back Where The Daffodils Grow" (1924), and "Don't be angry with me" (1926).
510:
490:
467:
433:
259:
231:
144:
64:
329:
310:
263:
243:
313:" on October 5, 1925, and released it as Victor 19828-A accompanied on ukulele by
271:
267:
550:
537:
Duets of Aileen
Stanley and Billy Murray on Internet Archive's site archive.org
247:
577:
251:
223:
195:
129:
554:
354:
275:
255:
239:
511:"aileen stanley - 78 RECORDS, CYLINDER RECORDS & VINTAGE PHONOGRAPHS"
302:
377:, aged 89, and was buried (under the name Aileen Stanley Muggeridge) at
274:'s Orchestra. Many of her records sold well at the time. According to
210:
199:
156:
541:
357:
and was one of the many who lost most of their life's savings in the
234:
the same year. The majority of her records in the '20s were for the
279:
270:
and others. On some of her early recordings she was accompanied by
542:
Grayce S. Burian collection of Aileen
Stanley materials, 1898-1983
454:"Stanley, Aileen - Discography of American Historical Recordings"
219:
132:
90:
29:
532:.ram audio clips of two of her records on vintage-recordings.com
362:
318:
128:(March 21, 1893 – March 24, 1982), was one of the most popular
482:
428:. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. pp.
424:
Pop
Memories 1890-1954: The History of American Popular Music
341:
305:, helped launch Austin's illustrious career. She recorded
366:
282:" (1921), "Sweet Indiana Home" (1922), both written by
421:
353:Stanley was said to have invested heavily in the
278:, her most successful early recordings included "
194:A 1921 recording of Stanley performing a song by
575:
489:. University Press of Mississippi. p. 242.
413:
546:New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
301:", in which she shared the vocal with newcomer
297:. One of Stanley's 1925 Victor recordings, "
150:
113:Stanley on the cover of 1922 sheet music for "
544:, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division,
28:
483:Lornell, Kip; Laird, Tracey E.W. (2008).
419:
108:
568:University of California, Santa Barbara
155:From childhood, she sang and danced in
576:
328:, a label purportedly devoted only to
246:in the New York City area, including
486:Shreveport sounds in black and white
218:Stanley performed in vaudeville and
649:20th-century American women singers
299:When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
238:, but she also recorded with other
230:and made the first of her numerous
13:
560:Aileen Stanley cylinder recordings
365:, where she made more records for
168:
159:with her older brother Stanley as
14:
670:
525:
361:. Around 1931 Stanley moved to
209:Problems playing this file? See
184:
604:American vaudeville performers
503:
476:
460:
446:
395:
332:artists, under the pseudonyms
236:Victor Talking Machine Company
1:
659:20th-century American singers
388:
348:
138:
126:Maude Elsie Aileen Muggeridge
47:Maude Elsie Aileen Muggeridge
654:Jazz musicians from Illinois
222:. In 1920 she was a hit in
7:
564:UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive
151:Performances and recordings
10:
675:
594:American women pop singers
359:Stock Market Crash of 1929
324:Stanley also recorded for
644:Brunswick Records artists
379:Forest Lawn Memorial Park
96:
86:
70:
51:
41:
36:
27:
20:
624:Vocalion Records artists
609:Gennett Records artists
515:78records.wordpress.com
420:Whitburn, Joel (1986).
375:Los Angeles, California
288:Carolina in the Morning
115:Carolina in the Morning
81:Los Angeles, California
639:Edison Records artists
619:Victor Records artists
173:
118:
37:Background information
629:Pathé Records artists
614:American jazz singers
315:Billy "Uke" Carpenter
172:
112:
634:Okeh Records artists
599:Singers from Chicago
373:She died in 1982 in
135:of the early 1920s.
340:. Her handling of
326:Black Swan Records
307:J. Russel Robinson
226:in the revue show
174:
161:Stanley and Aileen
119:
496:978-1-934110-42-3
244:recording studios
189:
145:Chicago, Illinois
104:
103:
65:Chicago, Illinois
666:
519:
518:
507:
501:
500:
480:
474:
464:
458:
457:
450:
444:
443:
427:
417:
411:
410:
407:Jazzage1920s.com
403:"Aileen Stanley"
399:
330:African-American
284:Walter Donaldson
228:Silks And Satins
191:
190:
180:Home Again Blues
171:
77:
61:
59:
44:
32:
18:
17:
674:
673:
669:
668:
667:
665:
664:
663:
574:
573:
528:
523:
522:
509:
508:
504:
497:
481:
477:
465:
461:
452:
451:
447:
440:
418:
414:
401:
400:
396:
391:
351:
272:Rosario Bourdon
216:
215:
207:
205:
204:
203:
202:
192:
185:
182:
175:
169:
153:
141:
107:
79:
75:
63:
57:
55:
42:
23:
12:
11:
5:
672:
662:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
572:
571:
557:
551:Aileen Stanley
548:
539:
534:
527:
526:External links
524:
521:
520:
502:
495:
475:
459:
445:
438:
412:
393:
392:
390:
387:
350:
347:
338:Georgia Gorham
317:who provided "
206:
193:
183:
178:
177:
176:
167:
166:
165:
152:
149:
140:
137:
122:Aileen Stanley
106:Musical artist
105:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
78:(aged 89)
74:March 24, 1982
72:
68:
67:
62:March 21, 1893
53:
49:
48:
45:
39:
38:
34:
33:
25:
24:
22:Aileen Stanley
21:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
671:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
581:
579:
569:
565:
561:
558:
556:
552:
549:
547:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
529:
516:
512:
506:
498:
492:
488:
487:
479:
473:
472:0-8108-5128-8
469:
463:
455:
449:
441:
439:0-89820-083-0
435:
431:
426:
425:
416:
408:
404:
398:
394:
386:
384:
380:
376:
371:
368:
364:
360:
356:
346:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
322:
320:
316:
312:
311:Flamin' Mamie
308:
304:
300:
296:
291:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
224:New York City
221:
214:
212:
201:
197:
196:Irving Berlin
181:
164:
162:
158:
148:
146:
136:
134:
131:
127:
123:
116:
111:
99:
95:
92:
89:
85:
82:
73:
69:
66:
54:
50:
46:
40:
35:
31:
26:
19:
16:
555:Find a Grave
514:
505:
485:
478:
462:
448:
423:
415:
406:
397:
372:
355:stock market
352:
337:
333:
323:
319:jazz effects
295:Billy Murray
292:
276:Joel Whitman
227:
217:
208:
160:
154:
142:
125:
121:
120:
76:(1982-03-24)
15:
589:1982 deaths
584:1893 births
562:, from the
334:Mamie Jones
303:Gene Austin
578:Categories
389:References
349:Later life
232:recordings
211:media help
200:Harry Akst
157:vaudeville
139:Early life
97:Instrument
87:Occupation
58:1893-03-21
43:Birth name
260:Brunswick
570:Library.
383:Glendale
280:My Mammy
264:Vocalion
220:cabarets
143:Born in
130:American
566:at the
430:407–408
268:Gennett
133:singers
124:, born
493:
470:
436:
363:London
248:Edison
240:labels
100:Vocals
91:Singer
342:blues
252:Pathe
242:with
491:ISBN
468:ISBN
434:ISBN
336:and
256:Okeh
198:and
71:Died
52:Born
553:at
367:HMV
321:".
580::
513:.
432:.
405:.
385:.
381:,
266:,
262:,
258:,
254:,
250:,
117:".
517:.
499:.
456:.
442:.
409:.
213:.
60:)
56:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_sheet_music_cover.jpg)