Bea Wain, 1983 TV Hit Medley, Deep Purple, My Reverie, Dipsy Doodle

[@dangrise6182]

She looked great here at 66. No wonder she lived to be 100.

[@mike48877]

I'm 75 and have just discovered Bea. I love songs and singers from this era. What an elegant Lady she was. Look at how she uses her arms and hands to sell a lyric. We'll never see Class like this again! R.I.P. Lovely Lady.

[@jaddison1112]

Bea Wain is such a "hidden" gem who should be remembered by many, many more people. ~ Wonderful !!!

[@alembertcesarriverabarzola1349]

concuerdo con vos

[@mpass-up9jy]

May Bea's memory continue to be a blessing and inspiration.

[@TomokoAbe_]

66 years old..amazing. She lived to be 100. Very blessed to have a long life and great talent.

[@femtoman2357]

Man!! She still had it in 1983!!! Beautiful voice, beautiful woman!!!!

[@tbec3011]

She still had it in 1990 at the Society of Singers performance for Frank Sinatra here on KZbin.

[@t.s.t.4085]

Bea Wain: You're like me. A standard, straightforward singer. Anita O'Day, during your time, was singing and swinging. Working that Jazz.. And I would have been SO jealous of her, as she was ridiculously talented. I could never have compared. I never heard of you, and I'm sorry. You seem like a real, honest, plain (and beloved), basic singer. Singers like you were AWESOME. I hope you enjoyed a lot of love re: your singing during your life. You deserve i

[@Jonas-np9io]

I like to come back to this one sometimes. I’m glad she did it for her fans. She still had that nice bronx accent in her vibrato. Her delivery is timeless and she sounds exquisite. In the 80’ she was allowed to be herself, not tied to strict choreography. Glad she enjoyed a happy long life

[@robertthurber4768]

R.M. Thurber She was timeless and did not get her just rewards, but had a long life.

[@trussell8510]

One of the ladies who made the Greatest Generation - Great!

[@moldyoldie7888]

I'm thankful this clip is available - she still has her chops and the fidelity is better than 1930's commercial releases.

[@hudentdw2]

in '83 I was only 29 years old but I loved this show as i do today!

[@roypeaslee1305]

Bea Wain at her very best at 66 years old. Love this concert.

[@brandonbaruch]

I'm Bea's grandson. Hadn't seen this before - it's marvelous! I have to show her this clip next time I visit her. Do you have any other videos from later in her career?

[@aeichler]

+Brandon Baruch I think all I have are her Society of Singers appearances at the "Ladies Who Sang with the Band" and Sinatra tributes. I do have a wonderful photo of her with Anita O'Day and Jo Stafford from when I was managing Anita. If you send me your email address I'll send it to you. I'd also be happy to make you a DVD of this clip if you wish. My email is [e-mail]

[@pruettblack5005]

Wonderful!!! Please tell your grandmother we love her and remember her. I would fall asleep as my father would play these songs at night.

[@jonathanlumb1733]

Hi Brandon. I first saw Bea singing Deep Purple on Frank Sinatra's 75th birthday TV show. I'll never forget it. Ever !

[@tjd673]

That's awesome. Your grandmother is my favorite Big Band singer.

[@boatondryland]

I just heard her on the radio and Shazamed the song to find out who it was. My name is also Bea although I'm young for it (30)--it's a rare one so I was surprised she shared it, and also pleasantly surprised to see she's still around (via Wikipedia and your post here). Please tell her she is fantastic and continues to inspire new listeners!

[@andrewc.2952]

Boy she sure sounds sensational, almost 40 years on. What a doll.

[@bigdlovesoldies]

Wow! What a find this is. After all those years, she still sounded great. Bravo!

[@CatsAndDogsDoingFunnyThings]

Great singer!

[@bernardfrederick9462]

Beautiful

[@kylenagel849]

THIS IS AWESOME! I absolutely adore Bea wain, and at last count, she was still kickin' at 98 years young! This performance definitely ain't bad for a lady in her mid-60's!

[@aeichler]

+Kyle Nagel Yes, Bea is still with us, along with Kay Starr.

[@drachirzim]

+Kyle Nagel I met her about 8 years ago. Shes in assisted living in Beverly Hills. Shes doing great. At least she was 8 years ago

[@charliegabs]

She really really kept her voice and her looks regardless of the years 🤍❤️

[@deniseq5622]

I just became aware of Ms. Wain--fantastic. She was so talented, and I am blessed to have found her. Beautiful voice. RIP.

[@frankwelch3941]

I just found her too, but it is too late. R.I.P. BEA.

[@ralfsiebert-ffm]

Dear Alan Eichler! Thank you for this wonderful upload. Bea Wain is not with us anymore. She died on August 19, 2017. Her wonderful songs and this video makes her immortalize. She was really one of the best singer in the 1930s and 1940s. And in 1983 better than ever .... Thank you.

[@geoffmenzer]

Oh wow....what a really great singer she was!

[@andrewjwheelerjr275]

Beautiful artist never age they just blossom into a perfection of gracious ness as time goes by😃😉🎶🎹🎤🎼🎷🎧🎻🎺🎸🎵🎶📻😍😘😇😙😚😉.

[@anthonymistrulli5774]

Bea Wain along with Helen Forrest are the two greatest female vocalist of the late 1930’s and the 1940’s. Especially with the big bands of that time. These two still sang great all their lives. Ginny Simms would be the other female vocalist of that time period I like along with the young Frank Sinatra . Bea Wain so beautiful and fantastic singer with a way with a lyric and her own particular phrasing that no other female singer can copy. She was like Frank Sinatra in a way that she was in her own class. This was a great video of a truly talented singer.

[@FuShengAlex]

Old comment....but what do you think of Jo Stafford? I think she was the best female singer of the 40s big band era. ❤

[@dianavictoriaaljadeff5302]

REST IN PEACE BEA WAIN(1917-2017)

[@eckankar7756]

I remember the syndicated radio show she hosted in the 1980s that spotlighted vocalists of the 40s and 50s... such a wonderful voice

[@jakablaszlo701]

One &Only Bea Wain ! She will forever live in our hearts & memory!

[@suzieQ195]

One of the great female vocalists! Love Bea Wain's music.

[@RobbieBoy33]

Wow, born in 1917 and still an absolute stunner.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

I like the trace of a New York accent in her wonderful singing.

[@susannthomas5273]

When I heard her singing heart and soul when she was 20 I definitely picked up on her New York City accent, a girl from the Bronx exactly where I came from my mom and my grandparents

[@curbozerboomer1773]

She certainly was the female version of Sinatra...even her vocal stylings sound so much like Frank, in his prime...and wow, to be able to deliver the goods in this video, at age 66?..Just remarkable! This is my dad's music, which I have learned to appreciate over the years. Why did I not hear about this very talented woman a long time ago? And let's face it--she was supremely beautiful to boot!..Frank should have done a TV special with this woman!...well, maybe not, as by the 1980s, Frank was past his prime--but not this amazing woman!

[@gfm1377]

wow I love this music and thank God once again for you tube and the ability too listen as we all do.

[@leelarson107]

She's 66 years old here, and she looks better than anything coming out of Hollywood today.

[@robotnik77]

She still had it.

[@williamlrobinson6293]

I saw Bea perform when I was a teen. Her presentation has only improved over the years.

[@kinhason46]

She's fantastic! I been listening to her tunes for a lifetime! She lives in Beverly Hills, California! So talented and classy! Beautiful woman!

[@civilsoldi]

She turned 100 years old this past April!!

[@liberte5847]

How wonderful she sings and moves! A great American artiste, à classical interpreter, she's wonderful really. Thanks a lot. Emmanuel from Paris. An outstanding voice!

[@ninakons829]

Thank you very nuch

[@debbiebrett6689]

'Deep Purple' My grandmother was a wonderful pianist and I have a copy of the music of this song that she played, with her signature on it. . She lived from 1899 until 1968. I was born in 1958. She also played wonderfully by ear as well and I was lucky enough to inherit her talent. But finding her copy of 'Deep Purple' some years ago was very special to me! Bea Wain sings it so beautifully, and the orchestra accompanies so sensitively..

[@bergy-62]

ONE OF THE GREATS.

[@debbiebrett6689]

What a lovely soothing voice!

[@VerdantSquare]

Rest in peace, you legendary songbird and my hero.

[@rachelone1308]

I love Bea she's so darling and I'm glad I saw this...I'll be telling her that I saw her video lol she will love hearing that. awesome singer!!

[@aeichler]

+Rachel Sanchez Tell her I said hello. How is she doing? Let me know if she'd like a copy.

[@chuckberger3196]

Thanks for posting this. A real gem of a video. Bea was truly one of the great gal vocalists of the big band era.

[@johnfury6481]

Top notch performance by Ms Wain here. In fact she she sounds even better than many of her hit records of these tunes from the back in the late 30s!

[@josephconsoli4128]

My father was/is a big-band fan growing up during that era. Anything my father liked, I liked. It feels like yesterday watching these shows and my father, starry eyed, would say, "he/she changed so much". I think back and realize how it great it was that they were still alive and singing. I thought these greats from the greatest time in America would be around forever.

[@StevenTorrey]

In this clip she is about 66 years old And YES, she is still alive at age 99, birthday April 30, 1917! Best wishes!

[@1blairt]

What a doll!

[@nanb.8953]

She has a beautiful, voice. Never heard of her until I went searching for the song Deep Purple. One of my favorite old songs.

[@cottonballable]

RIP to a Great singer!

[@cheril8891]

Saw part of a PBS show on the big band era tonite and someone much older than me knew who she was. Had never heard of her. Looked her up here. Shes great! We will never have music like this again.

[@denisking5528]

A great Lady indeed 👌👍👏

[@barbaraeffros4804]

Alan thank you for sharing this-just found it after hearing the sad news of Bea Wain's passing. What a wonderful, long life! Comfort to the Wain-Baruch family, friends and fans.

[@clivefuller-hale5073]

Quite wonderful...thank you for posting

[@MarcoPolo881]

Delightful ! so talented and down to earth!

[@marckristel1598]

Another Angel will be singing in heaven

[@bplatt1069]

Thank you, as always, Alan, for sharing your treasures! My favorite from Bea Wain is "Oh, You Crazy Moon!"

[@jennyrea3971]

Yes, have it on a CD!

[@iCyclone]

Wow, she was good live. And this was before Auto-Tune and supporting tracks and all that other bullsh*t. This is when vocalists had to actually sing accurately and hit the notes.

[@ronwilbanks2680]

Happy 100th Birthday Bea Wain!

[@andysimons2086]

What a shame that by 1983 they finely got round to her, for Helen Forrest (the biggest selling band singer of that era) and Dick Haymes got the all too few gigs in the 1970s. Many of those late 1930s-early 1940s swing band artists were still keen and most able, like Bea Wain. She was a HIT SINGER in 1938, with the Larry Clinton Ork, as big as Petula Clark was in the States in the 1960s, but here she only gets to do medleys and sometimes only two-line versions of her once very popular repertoire. From the early 1970s, her then vintage voicings were revived and popular on the FM-broadcast weekly Swing Session, from Amherst, Massachusetts, Chicago, and New Orleans. But whoever arranged this 1983 bdcst...Shame on them! Amusingly, she never lost her New Yawk singing accent. Although this video doesn't take her for much, you can access her soulful recordings further on, on KZbin. Go do it!

[@Rnune-zx7si]

rest in peace bea wain

[@GeorgeSwift-qj1ik]

Noticed this fine woman on a 40s clip on UTube singing with the Larry Clinton band, Heart and Soul. Very emotional.

[@mefirstplease3676]

I just found out she passed away recently. Rest in Peace.

[@denisking5528]

Best Wishes 🎷🎺🎸🎤🎙🎶

[@thechatpion9040]

More than 20 years ago

[@luvmyrecords]

Is that the great Frank Wess in the sax section?

[@victormarrotti2575]

I am sorry to say I have never heard of her.I can go back to Russ Columbo.

[@eileensudeck3705]

I'm Bea's granddaughter.

[@chim-3341]

You're grandmother was great. And such a talent.

[@hedleyfinger]

I found her singing Heart and Soul with Larry McClintock's band when she was a young woman in her twenties. Better interpretation than Ella Fitzgerald.

[@hedleyfinger]

Sorry, Clinton.

[@davestrongman9519]

Old people music. Thank god rock and roll was invented 🤘🏻

[@jayb8745]

When you grow up, I’m sure yuull appreciate different music genres!

[@bennygoodmanisgod]

Cringe ass take bro. I hope you realize that it was jazz and the blues that laid the foundation of rock and roll that came later. Sucks to be as close minded as you.

[@ajcommunicationkid]

:)

[@mike48877]

Here's Bea singing circa 1940. What a song. What a voice! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXubhqB-f7mAg7M&pp=ygUlSSBEb24ndCBXYW50IFRvIENyeSBBbnltb3JlICBiZWEgd2Fpbg%3D%3D#searching

[@jesussavedme964]

Jesus saved me !!!

*IVO`s MAGIC WORLD* presents *MUSIC HISTORY GUIDE - FAMOUS BIRTHS* - *BEA WAIN - 100th Birthday, Today!!!* *(ApRiL 30th, 2017)*

[@aeichler]

And still healthy!

[@danlinsey8722]

Boring..........lacked the zest that Bea had in the early years!

[@massagetherapyforinjuriesf8197]

Bea is one of my favorites singers from the USA.. i sow a photo of her when she was a teen.. what a beautiful , awesome girl!!!!