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Kate Smith

Kathryn Elizabeth Smith (May 1, 1907 June 17, 1986), known professionally as Kate Smith and The First Lady of Radio, was an American singer, a contralto, best known for her rendition of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America".

She had a radio, television, and recording career spanning five decades, which reached its pinnacle in the 1940s. Smith became known as The Songbird of the South after her enduring popularity during World War II and contribution to American culture and patriotism.

Early life

Kathryn Elizabeth Smith was born May 1, 1909, in Greenville, Virginia, and grew up in Washington, D.C. Her father was a wholesale magazine distributor. As a baby, she failed to talk until she was 4 years old. But a year later she was singing in church socials and by the time she was 8 she was singing for the troops at Army camps in the Washington area during World War I. Alarmed by his daughter's evident penchant for the stage, William Smith made her take up nursing at George Washington University Hospital. She stuck it out a few months, quit and got herself on the bill at Keith's Theater as a singer.

Kate Smith (disambiguation)

Kate Smith may refer to:

  • Kate Smith, American singer
  • Kate Wilson-Smith, Australian badminton player
  • Kate Smith (presenter), former Northern Irish television presenter and journalist
  • See also

  • Katie Smith, basketball player
  • Kathy Smith (disambiguation)
  • Katherine Smith (disambiguation)
  • Kathleen Smith (disambiguation)
  • Kate Smith (presenter)

    Kate Smith (b. Belleek, County Fermanagh) is a former Northern Irish television presenter and journalist.

    Broadcasting career

    Smith began her broadcasting career at Downtown Radio as a newsreader and reporter. She later worked as a presenter and reporter for RTÉ in 1980 and moved to UTV in 1983.

    Smith hosted her last edition of UTV Live in December 2006. Since her departure from UTV, she has taken workshops in media education, and she was appointed a board member of Northern Ireland Screen in December 2007.

    Personal life

    Before her broadcasting career, Smith studied sociology and psychology at Queen's University, Belfast and took a postgraduate course in sociology at University College Dublin. Her first journalism work was as an agony aunt for the Sunday News paper.

    Smith has worked with a number of charities, including the William Keown Trust, the Prince's Trust and CLIC Sergeant Cancer Care. She is married to chef Michael Deane and they have one adopted son.

    References

    All of Me

    All of Me may refer to:

    Film and television

  • All of Me (1934 film), an American drama starring Fredric March
  • All of Me (1984 film), an American comedy starring Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin
  • All of Me (TV series), a 2015 Philippine television series
  • "All of Me" (2014 film), an American documentary about obesity and weight loss surgery
  • Literature

  • All of Me, a 2009 autobiography by Anne Murray
  • Music

    Albums

  • All of Me (Amii Stewart album), 1995
  • All of Me (Anne Murray album), 2005
  • All of Me (Estelle album), 2012
  • All of Me (John Pizzarelli album), 1992
  • All of Me – Live in Concert, a 2002 album by Willie Nelson
  • Songs

  • "All of Me" (Jazz standard)
  • "All of Me" (John Legend song)
  • "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)", a 1988 song by Sabrina Salerno
  • "All of Me", a song by Matt Hammitt from Every Falling Tear
  • "All of Me", a song by 50 Cent from Curtis
  • "All of Me", a piano composition by Jon Schmidt
  • See also

  • Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me, a 1998 video starring Farrah Fawcett
  • All of You
  • All of Me (John Legend song)

    "All of Me" is a song by American recording artist John Legend from his fourth studio album Love in the Future (2013). Legend co-wrote the song with Toby Gad and co-produced it with Dave Tozer. It is a dedication to Legend's wife Chrissy Teigen. "All of Me" impacted American mainstream urban radio as the album's third single on August 12, 2013.

    "All of Me" became Legend's biggest hit to date. On the week ending May 16, 2014, it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming his first number-one single in the United States. It knocked off "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, which had spent ten weeks at number one. The song peaked at number two in the United Kingdom and New Zealand and topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands. It became the second best-selling song of 2014 in the United States with 4.67 million copies sold for the year, as well as the third best-selling song in the United Kingdom.

    A remix of the song (Tiësto's birthday treatment mix) featuring EDM artist Tiësto was released in January 2014 and won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, while another remix was done in March of that year by trance artist Dash Berlin. A live version of the song was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance, losing to Pharrell Williams' "Happy".

    All of Me (Ruth Etting song)

    "All of Me" is a popular song and jazz standard written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931.

    Versions

    First performed by Belle Baker over the radio and recorded in December 1931 by Ruth Etting, it has become one of the most recorded songs of its era, with notable versions by Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Mildred Bailey, Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson in 1941, the Count Basie Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan (for the 1957 album, Swingin' Easy), Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Laine in 1947, Dinah Washington at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, Shirley Bassey in 1962, The Blue Diamonds, Della Reese, Johnnie Ray,Django Reinhardt, Erroll Garner, Willie Nelson, Ronnie Dove, Jean Frye Sidwell, João Gilberto (Disse Alguém), Michael Bublé, Miss Montreal in 2012 and The Rockin' Berries. Ani DiFranco covered the song in 2012 for the Documentary, Love, Marilyn. It is also covered by Eric Clapton on his 2013 album Old Sock with Paul McCartney. In an episode of the 1970s television show Sanford and Son, Redd Foxx (joined by Scatman Crothers on guitar) sings a short but memorable version. "All of Me" is also performed in the Muppet Show episode guest starring Paul Williams. The song is featured prominently in the 1984 Steve Martin/Lily Tomlin film of the same name.

    Kate (given name)

    Kate is a feminine given name and nickname. It is a short form of multiple feminine names, most notably Katherine but also Caitlin and others.

    Translations and variations

  • Arabic: كيت
  • Belarusian: Кейт (Kiejt)
  • Bengali: কেট (Kēṭa)
  • Bulgarian: Кейт (Keĭt), Katerina
  • Chinese Simplified: 凯特 (Kǎitè)
  • Chinese Traditional: 凱特 (Kǎitè)
  • Croatian: Ina, Kata, Katica, Tina
  • Czech: Katka
  • Danish: Katja, Trine, Caja, Ina, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina
  • Dutch: Cato, Ina, Katinka, Katja, Rina, Tina, Trijntje, Karin, Tineke
  • English: Kat, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kay, Kit, Kitty, Kae, Kaye, Katey, Katie, Katy, Kayla, Kaety, Katee, Kaylee, Kayleen, Kaylyn, Kaytie
  • Estonian: Kaisa, Kati, Riina, Triinu
  • Finnish: Kaija, Kaisa, Kata, Kati, Katri, Riina, Kaarina, Karin
  • Georgian: Eka
  • German: Cathrin, Catrin, Ina, Käthe, Kathrin, Katinka, Katja, Karen, Karin, Karina
  • Greek: Καίτη (Kaíti̱)
  • Gujarati: કેટ (Kēṭa)
  • Hawaiian: Kalena
  • Hebrew: קייט
  • Hindi: केट (Kēṭa)
  • Hungarian: Katalin, Kata, Kati, Katalinka, Kató, Kitti
  • Podcasts:

    Kate Louise Smith

    ALBUMS

    2010-04-24: A State of Trance #450, "Wroclaw, Poland": Hala Stulecia, Wroclaw, Poland

    Kate Smith

    Born: 1907-05-01

    Died: 1986-06-17

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    God Bless America

    by: Kate Smith

    While the storm clouds gather,
    Far across the sea,
    Let us swear alliegence,
    To a land thats free,
    Let us all be greatful,
    For a land so fair,
    As we raise our voices,
    In a solem prayer.
    God, bless America,
    Land that I love.
    Stand beside her,
    And guide her
    Through the night with a light from above.
    From the mountains
    To the prairies
    To the oceans white with foam,
    God, bless America,
    My home, sweet home.
    God bless America
    Land that I love
    Stand beside her
    And guide her
    Through the night with a light from above
    From the mountains
    To the prairies
    To the oceans white with foam
    God bless America
    My home sweet home
    God bless America....




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