Ruth Etting - Mean To Me (1929)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2018
- Performed by: Ruth Etting
Full Song Title: Mean To Me
Recorded in: 1929
Ruth Etting (born November 23, 1897 - died September 24, 1978) was an American singing star and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. Known as "America's sweetheart of song", her signature tunes were "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "Ten Cents a Dance" and "Love Me or Leave Me". Her other popular recordings included "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Mean to Me", "Exactly Like You" and "Shaking the Blues Away".
As a young girl in Nebraska, Etting had wanted to be an artist; she drew and sketched everywhere she was able. At sixteen, her grandparents decided to send her to art school in Chicago. While Etting attended class, she found a job at the Marigold Gardens nightclub; after a short time there, Etting gave up art classes in favor of a career in show business. Etting, who enjoyed singing in school and church, never took voice lessons. She quickly became a featured vocalist at the club. Etting was then managed by Moe Snyder, whom she married in 1922. Snyder made arrangements for Etting's recording and film contracts as well as her personal and radio appearances. She became nationally known when she appeared in Flo Ziegfeld's Follies of 1927.
After an unissued test made by Victor on April 4, 1924, Etting was signed to Columbia Records in February 1926. She remained at Columbia through June 1931, when she split her recording between ARC (Banner, Perfect, Romeo, Oriole, etc.) and Columbia through March 1933. She signed with Brunswick and remained there until May 1934, when she re-signed with Columbia through July 1935. After a solitary Brunswick session in March 1936, she signed with the British label Rex and recorded two sessions in August and September, 1936. Etting returned to the US and signed with Decca in December 1936 and recorded until April 1937, when she basically retired from recording.
Etting intended to retire from performing in 1935, but this did not happen until after her divorce from Snyder in 1937. Harry Myrl Alderman, Etting's pianist, was separated from his wife when he and Etting began a relationship. Snyder did not like seeing his former wife in the company of other men and began making telephone threats to Etting in January 1938. By October, Snyder traveled to Los Angeles and detained Alderman after he left a local radio station; he forced the pianist to take him to the home of his ex-wife at gunpoint. Saying he intended to kill Etting, Alderman, and his own daughter, Edith, who worked for Etting, Snyder shot Alderman. Three days after Alderman was shot, his wife filed suit against Etting for alienation of affections.
While Alderman and Etting claimed to have been married in Mexico in July 1938, Alderman's divorce would not be final until December of that year. The couple was married during Moe Snyder's trial for attempted murder in December 1938. Etting and Alderman relocated to a farm outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado, where they were primarily out of the spotlight for most of their lives. Alderman, who was raised in Colorado Springs, operated a restaurant there for a time. Etting and Alderman remained married until his death in Denver on November 28, 1966; he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs. Etting died in Colorado Springs in 1978, aged 81. She was survived by a stepson, John Alderman, and four grandchildren.
Her fictionalized story was told in the 1955 film Love Me Or Leave Me with Doris Day as Ruth Etting and James Cagney as Snyder.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.
Best wishes,
Stu
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These old songs are the best and Ruth was a really good singer. I used to hear my mom sing these songs around the house ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Proof great songs and wonderful singers are Timeless.
I couldn't agree with you more!
AYYYYYYYYYYY. when i visted america there was this sweeties old lady that bought me ice cream once, she kept singing the words "your mean to me, whyyyy must you be mean to me..." whenever I made a joke about her or anyone in the store lol, and she would keep singing for a solid 30-40 seconds. i heard from her son a few months ago by facebook that she passed away. there was like 2 other songs she would sing but hay at least now I know a song she was singing
Nothing like this version.
I just watched the movie with Doris Day and wondered what Ruth really sounded like. Thank you for posting this!
Doris Day gave a great performance in "Love Me Or Leave Me," but she didn't look or sing anything like Ruth Etting.
Wonderful song by Ruth Etting!
Thank you! Timeless Ruth Etting ❤️
Wow!!!!!!!!!! 93 years ago?
Brings back so many.happy.memories.
Thanks.
You're welcome! I'm thrilled to hear that the music brought back happy memories for you. It's wonderful how music has the power to evoke such positive recollections. Thank you for watching and commenting, it's much appreciated! Best wishes, Stu
ONE OF THE GREATS
Now I've heard *three* versions of this song, and they are all irreplaceable. Etting, Day, and Ella Fitzgerald.
I just uploaded Annette Hanshaw's version. You may already know it, but here it is anyway: th-cam.com/video/TC5Su2GAcjs/w-d-xo.html
Be sure to hear Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday as well!
Oooh…you missed Billie Holliday and Sarah Vaughan and my favorite of all, Dean Martin!! I’m sure there are probably many renditions of it as it was a very popular song.
I LOVE this! Ruth Etting is just wonderful! Beautifully done video Biff!
lovely
Great arrangement as well as charming solo voice as always with this artist
Thank you for the outstanding posting with information.
You do a beautiful job of matching the scenes to the music.
Dear Jim, Thank you for watching and for your kind words, it's much appreciated. Have a nice weekend. Best wishes, Stu
omg thanks for posting this
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is Mary PIckford in the movie.
You're completely right.(Brazil)
Yes, it was restored by the Library of Congress in 1990, but still a lovely visual to accompany Ruth Etting's rendition of mean to me.
The music is by Fred E. Ahlert and the lyrics are by Roy Turk, published in 1929.
Hit versions that year were by Ruth Etting and by Helen Morgan. Ben Bernie and the Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra also recorded possibly the first male version in February of 1929 with vocals by Scrappy Albert.
What a lovely channel. Are you still around?
Dear Merce, I just came back out of retirement and I hope you'll enjoy the new videos and the content I have planned. Best wishes, Stu
@@the1920sand30s Welcome back. 💯🆒️🙋🏽♀️