Helen Forrest--1983 TV Hit Medley, More Than You Know

[@asphaltcowboy9833]

This amazing & highly talented woman sang in the 40's & in this broadcast...40 years later...still rocked it out!!! I love this woman & the Era of music she started in...I was definitely born in the wrong time. Thank you SO much for sharing this wonderful piece of history & art!!! ♡♡♡

[@Latz51]

50 years from when she started and she still had a voice.

[@mariolucero8559]

Helen: Naciste con uno de tantos propósitos,entre ellos,deslumbrar con tu VOZ a los fanáticos del buen Jazz acompañada de grandes bandas.Los innumerables duetos ,hiciste de las versiones musicales un verdadero film. ¡ Gracias !😢

[@rjwintl]

taking the time machine back to 1939 to catch Helen "live" with Benny Goodman and see my parents dance to the music when they were young !!! ... an extra seat is available... who wants to go ???

[@emeraldm1602]

Definitely me!

[@orchardist6559]

The great ones never loose their wonderful talent as shown by the fabulous Helen Forrest. Thank you for sharing.

[@williamlrobinson6293]

I saw Helen sings with Harry James. I enjoyed her voice then and I still like her delivery. In my opinion music during this period of time is the best ever.

[@eckankar7756]

Wow...still sounded wonderful...what a vocal range

[@maureen1938]

After all these years Helen is still fabulous....Thank you for posting this delightful share.....!!!!

[@nanb.8953]

Wow! Great voice. I grew up on rock and roll but I love some of the old Big Band songs from the 40's.

[@waynebrasler]

Saw and heard her many times, most notably at Ravinia Park north of Chicago. She kept that fabulous voice and style till the end. She was an ebullient lady who really enjoyed people and life.

[@MOGGS1942]

Wow,I've died and gone to paradise. Stumbled across this video whilst searching for a Bea Wain video. Two of my very favourite ladies of song. Thank you Mr.Eichler, for this and Bea Wain.

[@RCJ938]

Still beautiful and Powerful

[@jasbegs1258]

Fantastic singer- and still as good after all the years.

[@robertovens9372]

What an amazing singer! from the big band era,outstanding!!

[@dianaaljadeff2983]

For me Helen Forrest was the leading female Big banda singer she sang with Benny Goodman Harry James and others.She and James were in some movies together. She was born in 1918 and died in 1999.

[@johnparadise3134]

She’s sounding great!

[@SteffiReitsch]

Glad her music was recorded for posterity. Helen Forrest 1917- 1999

[@stevengriffin7873]

Even at 82 gone too soon.What a voice.

[@SteffiReitsch]

@@stevengriffin7873 She did this performance at 66 y.o. in 1983 and she still had it.

[@jasbegs1258]

Still fabulous voice.

[@ChristopherScottDixon]

TY so much for this upload, Helen still in great form, bless her, what a voice, what music! :-)

[@jeanstewart8872]

This is great!

[@HelloooThere]

Met her once, such a nice lady

[@laurencemartin2797]

Really enjoying this!! TY!

[@michaelmcilraith8699]

What a set of pipes and timing after all the years in between from when she started

[@MrPuffinbilly]

excellent

[@valentinkuzmin9810]

Я смотрю на эту женщину молодую и на закате карьеры. Мне очень жаль что делает время с нами оно не щадит никого даже таких великих певцов ! Вечная память им! Пока мы вспоминаем о них они живы они среди нас !!!

[@scshagger48]

Enjoyed!

[@robertklose2140]

Boy, does she look good. What a dish.

[@geninsvetlana8168]

Люблю ее голос, такой выразительный и гибкий, позволяющий донести эмоции в джазовой, неповторимой манере.

[@dougauzene8389]

Eternal...

[@podyarwhitemountain9575]

Браво Хелен! Вы лучшая !

[@doristiradocarpio8011]

Me encanta !!

[@novelliification]

Impressionante como apesar da idade, Helen Forrest estava com a voz firme e muito afinada!! Foi a mais famosa e caríssima crooner dos anos 40. Ela teve um rumoroso caso com o Band-Leader Harry James.

[@doristiradocarpio8011]

Ahora entiendo porque era la estrella vocalista de grandes orquestas de aquella epoca

[@studiokohl1]

Her ending is such a sad story. I knew helen at this point of her life. I really dont know how she did it. When she was sitting on my high school boyfriends mothers couch she looked so frail. She was a classy lady. I have pictures somewhere. Her son, Michael, lived with my boyfriends sister for years. Michael would always bring his mom to their house but she was so so uncomfortable there. Sitting bext to some random dude the mother would bring over for the holidays. Michael had all her original recordings and many many albums and memorabilia. He was a pack rat anyway... I talked to Michael the day before he went into the hospital to get his 33% clogged artery cleaned and opened. He was overweight but had lost weight, gotten married to a really nice gal at that point and looking forward to a future together. He was in the hospital for weeks and wehen his wife got him out of there he walked into his house and had a heart attack and died. Thos was in 2010 maybe. I had 2 little boys myself so i was brain dead for a few years from diapers and leggos His widow was broken hearted and they(her son) had garage sales..things like that, and she moved back where her family was, Oregon i think. Lots of the stuff went to the landfill outside of L.A. somewhere.

[@aeichler]

Do you have any idea how to reach Michael's wife? I worked with Helen in her last years and have been trying to get royalties for her, as well as getting her book reissued. Do you remember the wife's first name?

[@studiokohl1]

@@aeichler i will look. He pqssed away about 6 or 7 years ago so im not sure if anything is correct. Ill get back to you later today.

[@studiokohl1]

@@aeichler i sent her an email and ill let you know when she gets back to me. I didnt have a minute to call her, we have all had covid. I think michael would of had a comment about me having covid.....he would say something like, kathy, if you have covid and kill anymore braincells you will be able to hide youe own easter eggs. That was michael jewish or not he would make a joke.

[@aeichler]

Thanks. She should remember who I am. I was also one of Helen's pallbearers and joined Michael in putting a shovel of dirt on the grave.

[@studiokohl1]

@@aeichler ok. I mentioned your name i just haven't heard anything back. Loved Michael, he was such a complete horses ass most of the time bet so was i. We had the inlaw thing going even though he wasnt married to Charlyne and i wasnt married to her brother Ed. He loved to give me shit. I met his mom a few times but always thought he shouldnt of taken her to Judy's because she just looks so unbearably uncomfortable. At least there are in heven together. Well im sure she can visit him because he got in trouble for running his ornery mouth. Lol

[@BuckyBrown-lt4ry]

Hasn't lost anything.

[@ineshatadelgado2601]

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