Rose Murphy

Rose Murphy ( born May 7, 1913 in Xenia, Ohio, † November 16, 1989 in New York City ) was an American rhythm and blues and jazz singer and pianist.

Rose Murphy, the (in many of their songs for the phrase " chee chee " ) began because of their high-pitched voice also nicknamed "the chee chee girl" her career in the late 1930s as a pianist break for artists such as Count Basie. It was announced at the end of the 40s in the United States and Great Britain as a singer, in which she integrated elements of scat singing, giggling, and percussive sound effects. For Majestic Records in 1947, she played a version of the standard "I Can not Give You Anything but Love" a. In her well -known song "Busy Line", she used the " BRRP, brrrp " a telephone sounding. 1990, a version of the song by British Telecom was used in one of their Fernsehwerbspots; The great success of jingles led to RCA Rose Murphy's original recording of the song re-released. In the movie The Artist (2012 ) sung by her version of Pennies from Heaven is part of the soundtrack.

From the 1950s to the 1980s, Rose Murphy appeared on popular New York City nightclubs, as in Cookery, Michael 's Pub and Upstairs at the Downstairs, where it was usually accompanied by Slam Stewart or Morris Edwards. They also had engagements in London and went on tour on the continent. She became ill in June 1989 after a two-week stint in Hollywooder Roosevelt Cinegrill and returned to New York, where she died in November.

Disco Graphical Notes

• No Cha -Cha- Cha But Chi Chi ( Verve Records, 1957) with Major Holley, Jack Marshall
• Jazz, Joy and Happiness ( United Artists )
• Rose Murphy ( Audiophile, 1981)