- Jane Turzy
Jane Turzy was a
Chicago, Illinois -bornsinger oftraditional pop music .She succeeded in reaching the popularity charts only in 1951 with three recordings she made for
Decca Records . Her biggest hit, "Good Morning, Mister Echo", was credited to The Jane Turzy Trio because she overdubbed her voice twice to mimic the sound of a vocal trio, similar to the multitrack vocal effects heard earlier on ground-breaking hits byPatti Page and the lateMary Ford .Georgia Gibbs andMargaret Whiting issued competing versions, but Turzy's rendition charted the highest.She also had a version of "Sweet Violets" (which competed with a version by
Dinah Shore ) and a song named "I Like It."Good Morning Mister Echo
"Good Morning, Mister Echo" was a popular
song .It was written by Bill and Belinda Putman. The song was published in 1951.
Jane Turzy (overdubbing herself, billed as the Jane Turzy Trio) recorded the song for a hit. The recording was released by
Decca Records as catalog number 27622. It first reached theBillboard magazine charts onJune 29 ,1951 and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24. [cite book
last = Whitburn
first = Joel
authorlink = Joel Whitburn
title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
publisher = Record Research
year = 1973 ]References
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