Jane Morgan

Artist: Jane Morgan

LP: The Second Time Around

Song: "The Angry Sea"

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I included Jane Morgan's version of "My Favorite Things" from this 1961 LP on my last cupcake mix, but "The Angry Sea" is actually my favorite track on the record. Born in Newton, Massachusetts in 1920, Jane's family moved to Florida when she was just four years old. She studied at Juilliard before going to Paris with bandleader Bernard Hilda in 1948 where she became a singing sensation at the Club Des Champs Elysees. Dressed in elegant gowns provided by France's top designers and performing regularly in both English and French, Jane's fame soon spread all over Europe. Ms. Morgan finally hit it big in the USA with "Fascination" in 1957, which was followed by a string of domestic hits through the 1950s and '60s. She even found success on the country-western charts with songs from her final LP, "Jane Morgan in Nashville," in 1971. More recently, Jane has worked with her husband as production assistant on films such as "Oceans Elenen" while dividing her time between homes in Malibu and Palm Springs, California and in Kennebunk, Maine. More info about the lovely and multi-talented Jane Morgan, who will be celebrating her 90th birthday this Christmas, can be found on Wikipedia here and in the liner notes below.