Song:Tammy
Album:Best Of Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds was one of the biggest film musical stars of the 50s. Recording was a sidebar for her but Tammy was a number one hit in 1957. It's from the film Tammy and the Bachelor. She was born Mary Frances Reynolds Apr. 1, 1932 in El Paso, TX. Her family moved to Burbank, CA in 1939. After winning the Miss Burbank beauty contest at age 16, she signed with Warner Bros. But they didn't seem to know what to do with her. After two years of mostly sitting around, she went to MGM. A small role in the 1950 film Three Little Words led to her breakthrough in the 1950 film Two Weeks With Love featuring her hit duet with Carleton Carpenter Aba Daba Honeymoon. And of course Singin' In The Rain made her a huge star. Until Debbie signed with Dot Records in 1957, all of Debbie's recordings were from films. Of course so was Tammy. It was from the 1957 film Tammy and the Bachelor. It was written by the legendary songwriting team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans who wrote hundreds of songs for films. Tammy topped the charts. The Ames Brothers' recording of Tammy also charted. She had two other top forty hits. But for the most part she went back to films and did a whole series of Tammy films. And that was the extent of her recording career. You can get her hits on this Curb Records comp. Beware of European CDs with inferior audio quality. Here's Debbie Reynolds performing Tammy in the 1957 film Tammy and the Bachelor.
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