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Title:
Starring
Betty
Rhodes
Artist:
Betty
Rhodes
Catalogue
No:
SEPIA
1069
Barcode:
5055122110699
Release
Date:
2
May
2006
Betty
Rhodes
(initially
known
as
Betty
Jane
Rhodes)
was
one
of
those
essential
1940s
personalities
who
appeared
regularly
on
radio
and
records
as
well
as
playing
the
lead
and
sometimes
support
roles
in
a
variety
of
Hollywood
movies.
With
Paramount
Pictures
she
featured
in
many
of
their
wartime
musical
productions
most
notably
The
Fleet's
In
while
another
film
Sweater
Girl
paved
the
way
for
her
solo
recording
career.
In
the
latter
she
introduced
the
Jule
Styne
and
Frank
Loesser
I
Don't
Want
To
Walk
Without
You
which
turned
out
to
be
one
of
the
biggest
hits
of
the
day
but
unfortunately
her
recording
was
overshadowed
by
the
Helen
Forrest
version.
In
1946,
she
achieved
chart
success
at
last
with
Rumors
Are
Flying
and
her
version
remained
on
the
hit
parade
for
three
months
becoming
one
of
the
top
five
best
sellers
in
the
USA.
Two
years
later
Betty
Rhodes
was
back
in
the
charts
again
with
Buttons
And
Bows.
Her
animated
performance
on
this
song
gave
ers
the
opportunity
to
witness
a
part
of
her
talent
not
previously
realized
and
this
demonstration
of
versatility
and
vocal
range
climbed
into
the
nations
top
ten
best
sellers.
Almost
all
of
26
tracks
featured
on
this
CD
are
making
their
first
appearance
on
CD.
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