Gogi Grant, ‘The Wayward Wind’ Singer, Dies at 91, Gogi Grant, the accompanist whose hit carol “The Wayward Wind” took Elvis Presley off the top atom on the Billboard charts, died Thursday, her ancestors announced. She was 91.
Grant, who recorded added than a dozen albums over her career, appear “The Wayward Wind” in 1956, and it bumped Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel,” which had been No. 1 for eight weeks, to yield the crown. Her adaptation of the song was accounting by Stanley Lebowsky and Herb Newman.
“The Wayward Wind” would go on to break at No. 1 for six weeks and awash added than one actor copies. Billboard aswell voted Grant the a lot of accepted changeable diva of the year. Added acts to accomplish “The Wayward Wind” over the years cover the Beatles, Patsy Cline, Tex Ritter and Sylvia.
Grant aswell sang the songs for Ann Blyth in 1957 biopic “The Helen Morgan Story,” and played a recording artisan in 1958 cine “The Big Beat” alongside the Del-Vikings, Fats Domino, the Mills Brothers, the Diamonds and Harry James.
Grant’s added hits cover “The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else,” “Suddenly There’s a Valley,” “Who Are We,” “When the Tide is High,” “The Sea,” “You’re in Love.” She aswell appeared on “The Nat King Cole Show” and “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
Grant was built-in Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg in Philadelphia and confused with her ancestors to California if she was 12. She aboriginal recorded as Audrey Brown, again Audrey Grant, afore ambassador Dave Kapp dubbed her Gogi.
She is survived by her babe Jeri, son Joshua and two granddaughters.
Grant, who recorded added than a dozen albums over her career, appear “The Wayward Wind” in 1956, and it bumped Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel,” which had been No. 1 for eight weeks, to yield the crown. Her adaptation of the song was accounting by Stanley Lebowsky and Herb Newman.
“The Wayward Wind” would go on to break at No. 1 for six weeks and awash added than one actor copies. Billboard aswell voted Grant the a lot of accepted changeable diva of the year. Added acts to accomplish “The Wayward Wind” over the years cover the Beatles, Patsy Cline, Tex Ritter and Sylvia.
Grant aswell sang the songs for Ann Blyth in 1957 biopic “The Helen Morgan Story,” and played a recording artisan in 1958 cine “The Big Beat” alongside the Del-Vikings, Fats Domino, the Mills Brothers, the Diamonds and Harry James.
Grant’s added hits cover “The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else,” “Suddenly There’s a Valley,” “Who Are We,” “When the Tide is High,” “The Sea,” “You’re in Love.” She aswell appeared on “The Nat King Cole Show” and “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
Grant was built-in Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg in Philadelphia and confused with her ancestors to California if she was 12. She aboriginal recorded as Audrey Brown, again Audrey Grant, afore ambassador Dave Kapp dubbed her Gogi.
She is survived by her babe Jeri, son Joshua and two granddaughters.
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