117:
of a recording of "Swedish
Rhapsody". It was Sanders' second record, and it was released by Columbia with the credits shown as "Percy Faith and his Orchestra featuring Felicia Sanders." She had been paid only union scale and her name appeared below Faith's in small letters, but the record became a
220:"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," Felice Snider, 1945; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
45:
Sanders married
Michael Snider (who was in the Army), and they had a son, Jefferson. During World War II Sanders "decided to give singing a try," thinking it was her duty to sing at camps and hospitals.
192:
Sanders' marriage to Snider ended in divorce. She married musician Irving Joseph. In the mid-1960s, they formed
Special Edition Records, with the first release featuring Sanders' singing.
435:
440:
399:
393:
430:
445:
138:
160:
had done so. Sanders recorded "In Other Words" in 1959 at Decca
Recording studio; it was backed with "Summer Love" (composed by
450:
425:
149:
90:
42:
but was raised in
Southern California. She studied merchandising at the University of Southern California.
110:
152:, and she played there for a long time, being the first singer to perform the song "In Other Words (
98:
174:
Miller kept finding other songs to have her sing, but only one other scored among the Top 30: "
59:
39:
360:
329:
296:
236:
420:
415:
8:
153:
180:
145:
114:
164:). During the 1960s she sang frequently at The Bon Soir cabaret on West 8th Street.
175:
103:
78:
27:
336:. Illinois, Chicago. Associated Press. February 9, 1975. p. Section 3, p 14
376:
345:
312:
252:
66:
409:
89:, Columbia's biggest orchestra leader, to perform the vocal on a song he was
161:
130:
119:
74:
70:
86:
65:. About this time she recorded some test transcriptions for bandleader
200:
Felicia
Sanders died in her Manhattan home on February 7, 1975, from
62:
26:; April 26, 1921 – February 7, 1975) was a singer and musician of
157:
201:
82:
69:. She took them to her friend, jazz musician and bandleader
94:
156:)" — although she did not record it until several other
73:, who thought enough of her talent to recommend her to
178:", based on the theme from the NBC-TV drama series,
167:
In 1955, Sanders released her first
Columbia album,
148:
was released
Sanders was hired by New York's famous
133:. The record was to be Sanders' greatest success.
303:. Indiana, Indianapolis. July 7, 1955. p. 19
407:
297:"Felicia Sanders Wraps Up First Album with Ease"
330:"Singer Felicia Sanders dies; Star of 1950s"
113:" was recorded on January 22, 1953, as the
16:American popular music singer (1921–1975)
367:. Hawaii, Honolulu. WNS. p. TV - 17
270:. New York NY. May 16, 1953. p. 30.
285:. New York NY. May 16, 1953. p. 4.
281:"The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes".
436:Deaths from cancer in New York (state)
408:
230:
228:
226:
441:Musicians from Mount Vernon, New York
234:
358:
324:
322:
235:Start, Clarissa (October 26, 1953).
85:director. She was picked in 1953 by
431:20th-century American women singers
237:"'Moulin Rouge' Song Success Story"
223:
13:
446:Musicians from Greater Los Angeles
361:"Discs Direct From Singer to Fans"
352:
14:
462:
387:
359:King, Doreen (February 6, 1966).
319:
243:. Missouri, St. Louis. p. 33
169:Felicia Sanders at the Blue Angel
187:
289:
274:
259:
214:
137:credited the recording as the
33:
1:
451:Traditional pop music singers
426:20th-century American singers
207:
7:
122:. It scored #1 on both the
102:—a biographical film about
10:
467:
400:1970 Time magazine article
394:1953 Time magazine article
111:The Song from Moulin Rouge
49:
195:
54:In 1950 Sanders sang at
266:"Top Popular Records".
241:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
365:Honolulu Star-Bulletin
150:Blue Angel Supper Club
40:Mount Vernon, New York
301:The Indianapolis News
83:artist and repertory
38:Sanders was born in
139:No. 1 song for 1953
402:on Felicia Sanders
396:on Felicia Sanders
204:at the age of 53.
154:Fly Me to the Moon
93:, taken from the
458:
381:
380:
374:
372:
356:
350:
349:
343:
341:
326:
317:
316:
310:
308:
293:
287:
286:
278:
272:
271:
263:
257:
256:
250:
248:
232:
221:
218:
144:Just before the
104:Toulouse-Lautrec
79:Columbia Records
466:
465:
461:
460:
459:
457:
456:
455:
406:
405:
390:
385:
384:
370:
368:
357:
353:
339:
337:
334:Chicago Tribune
328:
327:
320:
306:
304:
295:
294:
290:
280:
279:
275:
265:
264:
260:
246:
244:
233:
224:
219:
215:
210:
198:
190:
52:
36:
28:traditional pop
24:Felice Schwartz
20:Felicia Sanders
17:
12:
11:
5:
464:
454:
453:
448:
443:
438:
433:
428:
423:
418:
404:
403:
397:
389:
388:External links
386:
383:
382:
377:Newspapers.com
351:
346:Newspapers.com
318:
313:Newspapers.com
288:
273:
258:
253:Newspapers.com
222:
212:
211:
209:
206:
197:
194:
189:
186:
67:Jerry Fielding
51:
48:
35:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
463:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
413:
411:
401:
398:
395:
392:
391:
378:
366:
362:
355:
347:
335:
331:
325:
323:
314:
302:
298:
292:
284:
277:
269:
262:
254:
242:
238:
231:
229:
227:
217:
213:
205:
203:
193:
188:Personal life
185:
184:
182:
177:
172:
170:
165:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
142:
140:
136:
132:
131:record charts
129:
125:
121:
116:
112:
107:
105:
101:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
61:
57:
47:
43:
41:
31:
29:
25:
21:
375:– via
369:. Retrieved
364:
354:
344:– via
338:. Retrieved
333:
311:– via
305:. Retrieved
300:
291:
283:The Cash Box
282:
276:
267:
261:
251:– via
245:. Retrieved
240:
216:
199:
191:
179:
173:
168:
166:
162:Victor Young
143:
134:
127:
123:
120:chart-topper
108:
99:Moulin Rouge
97:
75:Mitch Miller
71:Benny Carter
55:
53:
44:
37:
23:
19:
18:
421:1975 deaths
416:1921 births
87:Percy Faith
34:Early years
410:Categories
371:13 January
340:13 January
307:13 January
247:12 January
208:References
56:Café Gala,
268:Billboard
176:Blue Star
135:Billboard
124:Billboard
91:recording
63:nightclub
60:Hollywood
128:Cash Box
158:singers
202:cancer
146:record
115:B-side
50:Career
22:(born
196:Death
181:Medic
373:2019
342:2019
309:2019
249:2019
126:and
95:film
412::
363:.
332:.
321:^
299:.
239:.
225:^
171:.
141:.
106:.
81:'
77:,
58:a
30:.
379:.
348:.
315:.
255:.
183:.
109:"
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.