Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and film/television actress. She began her film career in 1932 and her work in television lasted into 1993. She was a prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948), and was a three time winner of The Golden Globe, she achieved a new level of success as Angela Channing in the 1980s prime time soap opera Falcon Crest.
She was the first wife of Ronald Reagan; they married in 1940 and divorced in 1949.
Youth
Wyman was born Sarah Jane Mayfield in St. Joseph, Missouri. Although her birthdate has been widely reported for many years as January 4, 1914, research by biographers and genealogists indicates she was born on January 5, 1917. The most likely reason for the 1914 year of birth is that she added to her age so as to be able to work and act while still a minor. She may have moved her birthday back by one day to January 4 so as to share the same birthday as her daughter, Maureen (born January 4, 1941). The 1920 census, on the other hand, has her at 3 and living in Philadelphia, Pa. After Wyman's death, a release posted on her official website confirmed these details.
Half as Much
"Half as Much" is an American pop standard written by Curley Williams in 1951. It was first recorded by country music singer Hank Williams in 1952 and reached #2 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. The same year, Rosemary Clooney recorded a hit version for Top 40 markets and Alma Cogan in the United Kingdom. Since then the song has been recorded by a number of artists including Patsy Cline (1962), Ray Charles (1962), Eddy Arnold (1964), Sharon Redd (1967), Petula Clark (1974), Emmylou Harris (1992), Cake (1998), and Van Morrison (2006).
Hank Williams version
According to the 2004 book Hank Williams: The Biography, Williams was not too enamoured with "Half as Much" and only recorded it at producer Fred Rose's insistence. Williams recorded it at a session at Castle Studio in Nashville on August 10, 1951. He was backed by Jerry Rivers (fiddle), Don Helms (steel guitar), Sammy Pruett (lead guitar), Howard Watts (bass), probably Jack Shook (rhythm guitar), and either Owen Bradley or Fred Rose on piano. "Half as Much" is notable for being the only Hank Williams recording to feature a solo barroom piano at its conclusion. Two months after Williams recorded "Half as Much," Curly Williams recorded it for Columbia Records, so Rose held back Hank's release until March 28, 1952 to clear the way for Curley's release on November 2, 1951.
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ALBUMS
- The First British Hit Parade released: 2011
- 75 Love Songs released: 2006
- Just the Two of Us released: 2005
- Great Jukebox Favourites released: 2005
- Going My Way released: 2003
- The Classic Hoagy Carmichael released: 1994
- Your Hit Parade, Volume 35: The Fun-Time '50s and '60s released: 1993
- Hollywood Party released: 1987
- Hollywood Hit Parade released:
- Golden Hits of 1951 released:
The First British Hit Parade
Released 2011- Here in My Heart
- You Belong to Me
- Somewhere Along the Way
- The Isle of Innisfree
- Feet Up
- Half as Much
- High Moon (Do Not Forsake Me)
- Forget Me Not
- Sugarbush
- Blue Tango
- The Homing Waltz
- Auf Wiederseh'n (Sweetheart)
- Because You're Mine
- Cowpunchers Cantata
- Walkin' My Baby Back Home
- Take My Heart
- My Love and Devotion
- Come a Long a Love
- Zing a Little Zong
- Brittania Rag
- Because You're Mine
- White Christmas
- Faith Can Move Mountains
- Takes Two to Tango
- Silent Night, Holy Night
- Walkin' to Missouri
- Jambalaya
75 Love Songs
Released 2006- True Love
- I'm in Love With You
- Only You
- My Love, My Love
- So Tired
- A Woman in Love
- You Are My Love
- Time's a Wastin'
- I'll Never Stop Loving You
- Sway
- Goodbye to Rome
- If I May
- From the Vine Came the Grape
- Tea for Two
- Violets for Your Furs
- Maria
- My Heart Cries for You
- Isle of Capri
- Two Lost Souls
- Let Me Go, Lover!
- (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)
- I Went to Your Wedding
- Blue Velvet
- The Girl Next Door
- Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)
Just the Two of Us
Released 2005- Let's Walk That Way
- Hey Good Lookin'
- How D'Ya Like Your Eggs in the Morning?
- Isn't Life Wonderful?
- Tea for Two
- It Had to Be You
- Dream a Little Dream of Me
- Sugarbush
- Dedicated to You
- A Penny a Kiss
- My Heart's Desire
- It's Great to Be Alive
- Marrying for Love
- A Fine Romance
- No Two People (Have Ever Been So in Love)
- Broken Heart
- Am I in Love?
- Long Ago and Far Away
- When You Wore a Tulip
- A Bushel & A Peck
- You're Just in Love
- Can Anyone Explain?
- Two Sleepy People
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
- My Romance
Great Jukebox Favourites
Released 2005- Music! Music! Music!
- Mona Lisa
- Jezebel
- Shrimp Boats
- Because of You
- The Blacksmith Blues
- Cry
- The Glow Worm
- You Belong to Me
- Mockin' Bird Hill
- My Truly, Truly Fair
- Come On-A My House
- My Foolish Heart
- If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake
- Undecided
- Play a Simple Melody
- Around the Corner (Beneath the Berry Tree)
- High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
- Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
- The World Is Waiting (For the Sunrise)
- Any Time
- Charmaine
- Come's A-Long A-Love
- On Top of Old Smoky
- In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
- Shanghai
- Harbour Lights
Going My Way
Released 2003- Dear Hearts and Gentle People
- Play a Simple Melody
- Gone Fishin'
- Far Away Places
- I Can't Begin to Tell You
- Sam's Song
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
- In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
- Mule Train
- Sioux City Sue
- Ghost Riders in the Sky
- If I Loved You
- Night and Day
- A Fella With an Umbrella
- Day by Day
- Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk, Talk, Talk)
- Sparrow in the Tree Top
- The Day After Forever
- The Bells of St. Mary's
- Put It There Pal
- Evelina
- Going My Way
- You Belong to My Heart
- Galway Bay
- Now Is the Hour
Your Hit Parade, Volume 35: The Fun-Time '50s and '60s
Released 1993- The Thing
- Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
- If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake
- I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs)
- Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell (Who's Got de Ding Dong?)
- Auctioneer
- In the Middle of the House
- Zorro
- (Bazoom) I Need Your Lovin'
- Daddy-O
- Black Strap Molasses
- Go to Sleep, Go to Sleep, Go to Sleep
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (on the Bedpost Over Night)
- Speedy Gonzales
- Dance Everyone Dance
- My Boomerang Won't Come Back
- Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
- Delaware
- A Dollar Down
- May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
- The Boll Weevil Song
- The Marvelous Toy
- Beans in My Ears
- Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious
Hollywood Party
Released 1987- Stardust
- Lullaby of Broadway
- Three Coins in the Fountain
- Let's Dance
- Cry Me a River
- I Won't Dance
- You Made Me Love You
- That's Amore
- What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
- Island in the Sun
- How High the Moon
- Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
- I'll Be Seeing You
- I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby
- River of No Return
- Jailhouse Rock
- Only You
- Love Theme
- Minnie the Moocher
- In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
- Cocktails for Two
- Chattanooga Choo Choo
- Black Market
- Be My Love
- Swanee
Hollywood Hit Parade
- As Time Goes By
- I Wish I Didn't Love You So
- Dear Heart
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
- Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme)
- You Keep Coming Back Like a Song
- Laura
- Strangers in the Night
- It's Only a Paper Moon
- Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You)
- In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
- Tender Is The Night
- Long Ago (And Far Away)
- I'm in the Mood for Love
- Let's Fall in Love
- Sentimental Journey
- Where is Your Heart (The Song from 'Moulin Rouge')
- When I Grow Too Old to Dream
- Love Letters
- The Man That Got Away
Golden Hits of 1951
- Undecided
- Come on-A My House
- Because of You
- Too Young
- The Loveliest Night of the Year
- Jezebel
- Sparrow in the Treetop
- Hot Canary
- In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
- My Truly, Truly Fair
- Shrimp Boats
- Unforgettable
- Little White Cloud That Cried
- The Gypsy Fiddler
- Tennessee Waltz
- Mockin' Bird Hill
- Syncopated Clock
- Gone Fishin'
- Aba Daba Honeymoon
- On Top of Old Smokey
- Allentown Jail
- Black and White Rag
- Forty Fahsend Fevvers on a Frush
- Oh What a Face!
- Barwick Green
Born: 1914-01-04
Died: 2007-09-10
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by Emmylou Harris
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by George Jones
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by Hank Williams
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by Patsy Cline
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by David Ball
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by Glen Campbell
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by Ray Charles
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by Slim Whitman
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by Harris Emmylou
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by Connie Francis
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by Kitty Wells
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by Softies
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by Rosemary Clooney
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by The Softies
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by Van Morrison
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by Dawn Sears
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by Marty Robbins
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by Anita Kerr Singers
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by Cake
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by Charlie Rich
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by Moxy Früvous
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by Kyle Riabko
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by Hank Williams, Jr.
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by Stonewall Jackson
Half As Much
by: Emmylou HarrisIf you love me half as much as I love you
You wouldn't worry me half as much as you do
You're nice to me when there's no one else around
You only build me up let me down
If you missed me half as much as I miss you
You wouldn't stay away half as much as you do
I know that I could never be this blue
If you only loved me half as much as I love you
Well if you love me half as much as I love you
You wouldn't worry me half as much as you do
I know that I could never be this blue
If you only loved me half as much as I love you
Well if you only loved me half as much as I love you
{Thank you
Is it wonderful to sit out there I mean is this a great
Place to sort of feel the Hillbilly guests.
I, I played a lot of different places in last sixteen years
From a really mega buck you know a multi-million dollar places
That really sound terrible to one place in Lake Charles Louisana
Where the only way to get to the stage is to climb through the window