Love Me Or Leave Me
Billy Daniels
Mercury Records MG 20047
From the back cover: Billy Daniels is so much the showman that it is difficult to believe that singing was not his life-long ambition. Actually, Billy had no definite ambitious, but entered Florida Normal College to pursue a liberal arts course. While there, he found he needed additional money to pay his tuition, and he auditioned for a spot on a small radio station. He won that spot, and showbusiness won of its most exciting and thrilling entertainers of all time. Billy found the thrill of holding a strange audience with his torch songs far exceeded the satisfactions he found at college, and he struck out for New York and big time singing.
When Billy reached New York he quickly discovered that he had only an innate and raw talent for singing. Daniels was convinced that he had the ability to ultimately entertain and capture the sophisticated audiences in the larger cities. He also felt the spot for him at the time was a small club where he could perfect his act and develop his personality. He found that spot at the Ubangi Club where he remained for some time. Confident that he now had the experience to explore the full potential of his abilities, he auditioned for Eskine Hawkins' famous band. Hawkins hired Billy, and under his deft and subtle tutelage Daniels emerged the great showman he is today.
After he left Hawkins, Daniels toured the country appearing in many of the secondary night clubs. When he got back to New York, he was booked at thee Ebony Club. The first night audience there realized it had witnessed the artists of a star of the first rank when Billy sang his incredibly moving interpretation of "That Old Black Magic." Daniels' reputation quickly grew, and he has since maintained his position in clubs such as New York's famous Copacabana and Riviera and at London's Palladium. In the latter theatre he received the greatest ovation afforded any American Star.
It's Easy To Remember
Imagination
Love Me Or Leave Me
That Old Feeling
My Funny Valentine
This Is My Beloved
Please
I Only Have Eyes For You
I Can Dream Can't I
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
What A Difference A Day Makes
More Than You Know
I Still Get A Thrill Thinking Of You
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