Re: Lady Cantors

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

Her real name was Jean Gornisht, but that's all I can tell you about her 
family.

My dad sang to me the radio commercial for High Hat Peanut oil, which 
was done to the music of "The Sailor's Dance" from The Poppy.  Funny.

Lorele


Sylvia Schildt wrote:

>Was Sheyndele related to Koussevitky ????
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>on 7/24/02 4:18 PM, Sapoznik (at) aol(dot)com at Sapoznik (at) aol(dot)com 
>wrote:
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>><< When I was a kid in Brooklyn there was also a much-advertised  Sheyndele di
>>Khaznte - 
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>>One of the greats. Sponsored by  "Planter's High Hat Peanut Oil" Sheyndele
>>was a circuit riding Lady Cantor who performed regularly on WEVD and WDAS in
>>Philly . Sadly, for all of her prolific performing there are no surviving
>>examples of her radio work. Ditto Goldie Mae Stiner who was billed as "The
>>Only Colored Lady Cantor in America"!
>>
>>Henry Sapoznik
>>Producer
>>Yiddish Radio Project
>>National Public Radio
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