My Baby just Cares for Me - Jaye P. Morgan 1958 video free download


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My Baby Just Cares for Me Morgan Jaye P. 1958

Jaye P. Morgan appears in a 1958 Art Ford Jazz Party. An interesting part of this performance is to watch the intense playing of drummer Gene Krupa behind her.

Jaye P. Morgan (born Mary Margaret Morgan, December 3, 1931) is a retired popular American singer and game show panelist.

Morgan was born in Mancos, Colorado, but her family moved to California by the time she was in high school. In the late 1940s, at Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, she served as class treasurer (and got the nickname "Jaye P." after the banker J. P. Morgan) and sang at school assemblies, accompanied by her brother on guitar.

In 1951, a year after graduation from Verdugo Hills, she made a recording of the song "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" which made it to the Top Ten. Soon after, she received an RCA Victor recording contract and she had five hits in one year, including "That's All I Want from You," her biggest hit, which reached #3 on the charts. Other notable hits included "The Longest Walk" and "Pepper Hot Baby".

From 1954 to 1955, she was a vocalist on the television show "Stop the Music." In 1956 she had her own television show, named for her. She did a number of other variety shows as well.

After a period in the 1960s when she did very little in the entertainment field, confining herself to a small number of night club appearances, she returned to the public eye in the 1970s, mainly as an actress.

Comments

8 years ago

harpsichordite

Nina Simone or Jaye P. Tough choice but this looks better

8 years ago

harpsichordite

Gasser of an arrangement well executed by Jaye P.

9 years ago

robert beatty

great jazz singer with the great gene krupa

10 years ago

51362879

Is that infamous Gene Krupa on drums? It sure looks like him, and watching him wobble while playing sure imitates him....

11 years ago

ELPIOJOBOLUDO

I once told my wife that this is the same Jaye P. Morgan of the 'GONG SHOW' and would not believe me.

11 years ago

ljliljohn

At the very beginning you can see Chubby's name on the bass cover but you never get to see his face. Too bad. One of the best, exceeded maybe only by eddie Safranski in my opinion.

12 years ago

SatchmoSings

I would also assume that's Chubby Jackson on the five string bass.

12 years ago

NouveauPasse

There is no one cooler than Gene Krupa!

12 years ago

Cody Jarrett

@nwalds yeah, same here. Does anyone know why she decided to quit singing and go into banking?

13 years ago

Matt Reid

Gotta love JP! I'd love to meet her one day.. one of the greats! Thanks for posting this! - Matt

13 years ago

nwalds

This is the first I have heard of her, and she is so phenomenal. Fantastic rendition!

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