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Vincent Edwards ~ Vince Edwards Sings
vinyl LP front cover
cover photographer unknown
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Today is the birthday of Vincent Edward Zoino, better known as Vincent Edwards, who was born on July 9, 1928, in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York City, New York. His best claim to fame was as TV's Dr. Ben Casey; he also appeared in many films.
He
was originally an athlete, a swimmer and a bodybuilder in the late
1940s and early 1950s and won a scholarship to Ohio State University.
photographer unknown
He was discovered by Bing Crosby and his first acting role was the low-budget United Artists comedy Mr. Universe (1951; with Jack Carson and Bert Lahr), with Edwards portraying Tommy Tomkins, an honest wrestler who runs afoul of gangsters.
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Harry Landers also was in Mr. Universe and would later appear in the Dr. Ben Casey series with Edwards.
Harry Landers - 1965
During his acting career Edwards ventured occasionally into the
recording studios and there were a number of singles released in his
name. The most important one was never issued, and in 1959 Ray Peterson was credited with the first version of The Wonder of You which became an international hit for him and for Elvis Presley - however, the very first recording was made by Edwards.
Edwards recorded five albums in total but Vince Edwards Sings was the only one which charted and it spent several weeks on the top-20 Billboard LP charts in early 1962.
He was an excellent singer. with a great range and a powerful tenor voice that rang out clear and beautiful.
Vincent Edwards
married actress Kathy Kersh in June 1965, but they split soon after the
wedding. Their daughter was born following the divorce, and Kersh later
married actor Burt Ward, 'Robin' on the ABC TV series Batman.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
A1 - I'll Walk Alone, written by Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
A2 - Don't Worry 'Bout Me, written by Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
A3 - When I Fall In Love, written by Edward Heyman, Victor Young
A4 - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good), written by Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
A5 - Try A Little Tenderness, written by Harry Woods (2), Jimmy Campbell*, Reg Connelly*
A6 - How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky), written by Irving Berlin
Side 2:
B1 - Lonesome Road, written by Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret
B2 - Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time), written by Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
B3 - As Time Goes By, written by Herman Hupfeld
B4 - And Now, written by George Weiss*, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
B5 - Unchained Melody, written by Alex North, Hy Zaret
B6 - Everybody's Got A Home But Me, written by Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Companies, etc.
Pressed By – Decca Records Pressing Plant, Gloversville
Credits:
Conductor – Charles "Bud" Dant, Dick Jacobs
Producer – Abby Greshler
Notes:
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (stamped), Variant 1): MG 8514 T1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (stamped), Variant 1): MG 8515 T2
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (stamped), Variant 2): MG 8514 T5 V 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (stamped), Variant 2): MG 8515 T5 V 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (stamped), Variant 1): MG 8515 T2
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (stamped), Variant 2): MG 8514 T5 V 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (stamped), Variant 2): MG 8515 T5 V 3
Vincent Edwards* – Vincent Edwards Sings
Label: Decca – DL 4311
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1962
Genre: Pop
Style: Vocal
Label: Decca – DL 4311
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1962
Genre: Pop
Style: Vocal
