Just found this slideshow on YouTube featuring some photos of Ruth Etting that I’ve never seen before! Always cool! And it’s all set to Ruth’s version of “Close Your Eyes” a song written by Bernice Petkere, in 1933. Ruth recorded it in Los Angeles, California on September 21, 1933.
For more on this song, see http://ruthetting.com/close-your-eyes/
I have been a huge fan of Ruth Etting ever sinc eI was a young boy. I hope sites like these will keep her memory alive for generations to come so they can see and appreciate REAL talent. She was Perfection ~!!!!!!!!!!!
I DISCOVERED HER IN MY TEENS 0VER 60 YEARS AGO ALONG WITH HELEN MORGAN, FANNIE BRICE, JOSEPHINE BAKE, ETC. THE LIKES OF WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE. SOMETIMES IMITATED BUT NEVER——————————————