Re: Lady Cantors

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

Let me correct myself--Jean Gornish--no "t".  She was definitely not 
gornisht!  And, it was spelled "Shaindele".  That's what I get for 
writing without checking.

Lori Cahan-Simon wrote:

> 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 ????
>>
>>
>>on 7/24/02 4:18 PM, Sapoznik (at) aol(dot)com at Sapoznik (at) aol(dot)com 
>>wrote:
>>
>>><< When I was a kid in Brooklyn there was also a much-advertised  Sheyndele 
>>>di
>>>Khaznte - 
>>>
>>>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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