Gogi Grant
Gogi Grant on the cover of her 2002 collection Her Very Best
Background information
Birth name	Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg
Born	September 20, 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genre(s)	Traditional Pop
Years active	1955-1967
Label(s)	Era, RCA Victor

Gogi Grant (born Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg, September 20, 1924) was an American popular singer. Cover of Gogi Grant 2002 collection Her Very Best, taken from Amazon. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... mainstream pop music Traditional pop music is a genre of music which encompasses music that succeeded big band music and preceded rock and roll as the most popular kind of music in the United States, most of Europe, and some other parts of the world. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann AG) completed in August 2004. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ...

Life and career

She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the age of twelve she moved to Los Angeles, California. In California she won a teenage singing contest and appeared on television talent shows. In 1952 she began to record, using first the name "Audrey Brown" and later "Audrey Grant". She was given the name "Gogi" by Dave Kapp, the head of Artists and Repertory at RCA Records, who liked to patronize a restaurant called "Gogi's LaRue." Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... See also: 1951 in music, other events of 1952, 1953 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Pierre Schaeffer publishes his A la recherche dune musique concrète (The Search for a Concrete Music), an explanation of his experimental approach to composing. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ...

In 1955 she signed with a small record company, Era Records, and had her first top ten hit with "Suddenly There's a Valley." The next year, she had an even bigger hit (reaching Billboard magazine's number one spot) with "The Wayward Wind" and she was voted most popular female vocalist by Billboard magazine. See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called Operation TNT. The label drops the list price on LPs from $5. ... Top Ten is a generic term used to indicate the ten items that are best, worst, or otherwise notable according to some criteria. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... Suddenly Theres a Valley is a popular song. ... See also: 1955 in music, other events of 1956, 1957 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Cameo-Parkway Records formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Number One or number one is used in a variety of meanings: // 2 is literally the number one #1, a single by rapper Nelly Number Ones, an album by Michael Jackson Number 1, a song by Goldfrapp Number 1, a song by Pharrell Number One, a song by Hazel Fernandes... The Wayward Wind is a popular song. ...

In 1957 she supplied the vocals for Ann Blyth in the movie portrayal of Helen Morgan's life. The soundtrack occasioned her return to RCA (the soundtrack album climbed to #25 in the Billboard album chart), where she also had a minor hit the following year with "Strange Are the Ways of Love". 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ann Blyth Ann Marie Blyth (born August 16, 1928 in Mount Kisco, New York) is an American actress and singer, most often cast in Hollywood musicals, but who also succeeded in the dramatic roles she was given. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Helen Morgan was an born 2 August 1900 in rural Danville, Illinois. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... The Billboard 200 is a listing of the 200 highest selling music albums in the United States, published weekly in Billboard magazine. ...

Although she made albums and appeared on television into the 1960s, her popularity declined and she retired from singing in 1967, nevertheless an album of her's was released in England some twenty years later. An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... See also: 1966 in music, other events of 1967, 1968 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music 1967 was an important year for psychedelic music, with releases from the Beatles Sgt. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...

Miss Grant is still performing, currently she is Headlining with Palm Springs Fabulous Follies in Palm Springs, California. Her last show will be December 31, 2006 with the Follies. We her fans applaused her for still performing at 82 years young!

Hit recordings

• "Suddenly There's a Valley" (1955)
• "The Wayward Wind" (1956)
• "When The Tide Is High" (1956)
• "Who Are We" (1956)
• "You're In Love" (1956)
• "Strange Are the Ways of Love" (1958)

Suddenly Theres a Valley is a popular song. ... See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called Operation TNT. The label drops the list price on LPs from $5. ... The Wayward Wind is a popular song. ... See also: 1955 in music, other events of 1956, 1957 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Cameo-Parkway Records formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe. ... Youre In Love is a song by glam metal superstars Ratt, and is today considered one of their most popular hits. ... See also: 1957 in music, other events of 1958, 1959 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 28 - Little Richard begins attending classes at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama February 14 - The Iranian government bans rock & roll because they claim that the form...

Album discography

• Suddenly There's Gogi Grant (1957)
• The Helen Morgan Story (original soundtrack) (1958)
• Welcome To My Heart (1958)
• If You Want To Get To Heaven, Shout (1959)
• Torch Time (1959)
• City Girl In The Country (1964)

External links

• Gogi Grant bio on The Iceberg site
• Gogi Grant bio on Tom Simon site