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Bobby Soxers
Bobby soxer may refer to: * Bobby Soxer (singer), Burmese singer and actress * Bobby soxer (music), fan of 1940s traditional pop music * The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, 1947 American comedy * Bobby Sox Idol, a 1947 calypso song by Wilmoth Houdini Frederick Wilmoth Hendricks (November 25, 1895 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – August 6, 1973 in New York, New York), best known as Wilmoth Houdini, was a prominent calypsonian. Life In 1916 he started his career in earnest when h ... about Frank Sinatra {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Soxer (singer)
Bobby Soxer also Htet Htet ( my, ထက်ထက်, born Htet Htet Aung; 22 May 1993) is a Burmese singer, songwriter, composer, actress and fashion model. She is considered one of the early female hip-hop vocalists in Myanmar and has been dubbed as the "Myanmar's Hip Hop Queen". Early life and education Bobby Soxer was born on 22 May 1993 in Yangon, Myanmar to parents Aung Zaw Lin, a trader and his wife Moe Theingi. She is the youngest daughter of two siblings, having an elder brother Soe Lin Phyo, a model. She attended high school at Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon and graduated from the National Management College, Myanmar. Music career 2006–2010: Career beginnings and recognition Bobby began her music career in 2006. She released underground hip-hop songs since before she got her big break. She gained recognition from singing together with R&B singer Ye Lay in a song "Do Not Want To Say Good Bye" at her age 13. She rose to fame in music industry with her hit song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Soxer (music)
Bobby soxer is a dated term for the wildly enthusiastic, adolescent female fans of 1940s traditional pop music, in particular that of singer Frank Sinatra. Bobby soxers were usually teenage girls in high schools and colleges, who got their name from the popular bobby socks that they wore. As a teenager, actress Shirley Temple played a stereotypical bobby soxer in the film '' The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' (1947). The presence of bobby soxers signaled a shift in American youth culture. Businesses and corporations noticed that they were able to profit off the burgeoning consumer power of teenagers — especially among girls — and began targeting products to younger buyers, creating a new subset of American culture.Smith 2015, p. 153. Teenagers became more prominent in society as they participated in activities such as dancing and going to the movies. Music and dancing grew more popular among teenagers in the 1940s; the most popular types of music were swing and jazz, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer
''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' (released as ''Bachelor Knight'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American screwball romantic comedy-drama film directed by Irving Reis and written by Sidney Sheldon. The film stars Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple in a story about a teenager's crush on an older man. Upon its release, ''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' was well received by both audiences and critics. Sidney Sheldon won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for this film. Plot Margaret Turner (Myrna Loy) and Susan Turner ( Shirley Temple) are sisters who live together. Susan is an intelligent 17-year-old high-school student with a habit of forming short-lived interests after hearing the regular guest lectures at school. Margaret is a judge, and Susan's guardian. Richard Nugent (Cary Grant), a handsome and sophisticated artist, is a defendant in Margaret's courtroom, charged by ADA Tommy Chamberlain (Rudy Vallee) with starting a nightclub brawl. She relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Sox Idol
Bobby Sox Idol is a calypso song by Trinidadian musician Wilmoth Houdini about singer Frank Sinatra. Background Having elements of comedy music, ''Bobby Sox Idol'' is about American singer Frank Sinatra where, in the song, Houdini encourages Sinatra to sing calypso music because his voice is suited for it: Ah Frankie Sinatra Ah Frank Sinatra, Frankie me boy you don't know You have a perfect voice to sing Calypso The song's name ''Bobby Sox Idol'' represents Frank Sinatra – The term "Bobby Sox" is derived from Bobby soxer, a neologism used for the zealous, teenage female fans of Sinatra. Composition It is set in common time and has a moderate tempo of 82 beats per minute. It is written in the key of C Minor. Pop culture The song references The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby and Little Jimmy Dickens. The song is sampled in ''Frankie Sinatra'' (2016) by The Avalanches The Avalanches are an Australian electronic music group formed in Melbourne in 1997. They are known for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmoth Houdini
Frederick Wilmoth Hendricks (November 25, 1895 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – August 6, 1973 in New York, New York), best known as Wilmoth Houdini, was a prominent calypsonian. Life In 1916 he started his career in earnest when he began working with the African Millionaires, a large carnival group consisting of about 25 members. He arrived in New York City sometime around 1927, after working on cargo ships and travelling extensively. Not long after his arrival there, he began cutting records with local bands for Decca Records, notably Gerald Clark's Night Owls. He released well over a hundred different 78s between 1928 and 1940, also under the names of Fredrick Wilmoth Hendricks (his given name), Edgar Leon Sinclair (the name on his US passport), and King Houdini. His 1939 composition "He Had It Coming" was a hit for Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald under the new title " Stone Cold Dead in the Market". The song stayed on the top of the R&B charts for five weeks, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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