Connie Haines "Stormy Weather" on The Ed Sullivan Show

[@TomElvisSmith]

This is real vintage Toast of the Town! At the start of her career, after winning a talent contest, Connie was hired by Harry James. She became the featured singer with the Abbott and Costello Show during the 1940's, before joining the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Among many other achievements, she sang in command performances for three U.S. presidents: Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. "Stormy Weather" was introduced by Ethel Waters at the Cotton Club in 1933, and was written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. It became a standard recorded by many singers while strongly being identified with Lena Horne over the years.

[@barbiedahl]

Wow! Love to see these early clips. Great performance!

[@humbertogarcia3503]

Los inicios de la Televisión.

[@jayphelps9613]

I LOVE seeing these clips from the earliest days of network TV. Keep them coming!

[@nysaxman]

Connie Haines was one of the first white singers to record for Motown records. She recorded several songs written by Smokey Robinson. In 1965 she recorded the first version of "For Once in My Life", which was later a hit for Stevie Wonder in 1968.

[@lonestarfriend]

Early Sullivan :)

[@MattRios-jn1qx]

I thank you for all these great old performance clips. I'm 73 years old and they really give me a deep memory and feelings

[@lonestarfriend]

Excellent voice. :)

[@josephcomuniello964]

Beautiful days long gone by😢

[@allenwiedl5419]

Wow what a singing voice!😊

[@nobleza1959]

STUNNING!!!

[@vec875]

Nice. And I love the mystery of the hair.

[@StephanieJeanne]

Terrific performance! She had a wonderful voice!🎉☺️💜

[@barryscott230]

Totally agree superb

[@fhfdgddggdg]

great voice STUNING WOW

[@Kw1161]

Thanks for sharing this video, 1949, 11 years before I was born…and I’m only 39….😂! Have a great day!

[@TomElvisSmith]

The same age as Jack Benny! :)

[@Kw1161]

@@TomElvisSmith 😀!

[@AntMan201490]

I believe this the first Toast of The Town moved to 8:00pm until June 6,1971😀👍🏿 FYI: Toast of The Town debut June 20,1948 at 9:00pm in March 1949 the show moved to 8:00pm

[@daydrxam1292]

omg del año 1949 una locura

[@humbertogarcia3503]

Cuando la televisión todavía no era accesible o experimentación.

[@Dr.Pepper001]

She was big in Las Vegas. Especially at the Sahara.

[@rylandgroves]

More Rosemary Clooney !

[@anthonyginther6883]

She does a good imitation of Lena Horne.

[@edgregory1]

I expected a comment like this.

[@cleftoftherock6797]

😮

[@jadezee6316]

her mother lived a month short of 111......one of the oldest known people ever... a far more interesting fact than this rendition ....

[@miltonmoore8369]

You must be fun at social events.🙄😫

[@Weesperbuurt]

She is 27 here.

[@Dr.Pepper001]

She died in 2008.

[@MusicOrLoseItTV]

Come on now. Y’all need to find the funds for proper restoration.

[@miltonmoore8369]

Are you interested in setting an example by making the first donation?🙄🤠😬