Evelyn Knight

Trivia

• Her celebrity was literally cemented when she was included among the original stars on the legendary Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame in 1961.
• For the next ten years she was a staple all over the country on the posh, supper club circuit, she became a pioneer of national network radio & TV, enjoyed many Top 40 hits, performed for President Truman at the White House and played to audiences around the world.
• She signed with Decca records in 1945, launching a very successful recording career and moved to Los Angeles in the late 1940s where she headlined frequently at the celebrity-studded Ciro’s and Coconut Grove.
• After high school she began singing in such high end Washington D.C. supper clubs as The Claridge Hotel.
• In 1951, she recorded a duet with country singer Red Foley called "My Heart Cries for You." She was among the pioneers of early television with several appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Colgate Comedy Hour and a 1951 TV appearance with Abbott & Costello which can be viewed.
• In 1950, she released "Candy and Cake," originally sung by Mindy Carson, and "All Dressed Up to Smile" with the Ray Charles singers.
• Knight had another hit with "Buttons and Bows" in 1948, which Bob Hope also sang in the film The Paleface. The song was also recorded by and successful for Dinah Shore.
• Later that year she recorded "Powder Your Face with Sunshine" which also hit 1 and remained on the charts well into the following year.
• In 1948, she recorded "A Little Bird Told Me" with the Stardusters, which was #1 for seven weeks and stayed on the charts for five months.
• Evelyn Knight was an American singer of the 1940s and 1950s.