Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 2nd May 2023
The Sestry Allanovy (Allan Sisters) were a Czech vocal trio formed in 1940. They were together until 1967
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ALLAN
The trio was formed during World War II in German-occupied Prague by Jiřina Salačová, Vera Kočvarová and Radka Hlavsová, who were members of the Kühn Choir. Her role models were the Boswell Sisters and the Andrews Sisters .
They first called themeselves The Three Prague Girls, then chose the name Allan after the pseudonym of the composer, Alfons Jindra .
Their first success was in the Červená sedma (Red Seven) cabaret, where Karel Vlach discovered them .
As well as Karel Vlach’s orchestra, they sung with R. A. Dvorský’s Melody Boys and with pianist Leopold Korbar. They were in the musical The Wonder Cauldron. As the “Allan-Terzett” they recorded many songs in German for Telefunken and Deutsche Grammophon-Gesellschaft.
After the war they only sang in Czech. Radka Hlavsová was replaced by Máša Horová and the group expanded into a quartet with Bozena Port. In 1948 they were involved in the production of the musical Divotvorný hrnec .
SISTERS
After the end of World War 2, the trio expanded into a quartet:: Jiřina Salačová, Máša Horová, Věra Kočvarová, Bozena Portová.
From 1946–1948, Věra Holotíková (later Holotíková-Krumniklová) also sang in the quartet .
They made both solo recordings (Land of Singing, Svět je veselý, Behind the Blue Horizon) and accompanied, for example, by male singer Václav Irmanov (Sweet and Lovely; Straighten Up and Fly Right), all with Karel Vlach’s orchestra.
After the arrival of Rudolf Cortés as a permanent singer in Vlach’s orchestra in 1948, they also began to accompany him, and in the late 1940s, their songs Písnička o Číňánek and Starý mlýn were popular.
Jiřina Salačová gave up her career and her place was taken by Blažena Lázničková. This was the line-up until 1955, when it broke up.
The Allan Sisters last performed together in 1967 in Podskalské’s movie comedy Ta naše písnička česká. The last living member was Věra Holotíková (1924–2018).
2 May PLAY LIST
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Play List – The Phantom Dancer
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Set 1
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Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike) | |
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Open + Margie
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Cliff Edwards
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Cliff Edwards Show
WOR Mutual NYC 10 Aug 1945 |
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Once in a While
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Cliff Edwards |
Cliff Edwards Show
WOR Mutual NYC 10 Aug 1945 |
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Set 2
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C&W | |
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Intro + Tall Timber (theme) + Loaded Pistol Loaded Dice
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Gene Autry
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‘Dude Martin’s Sunrise Roundup’
KGO ABC San Francisco 11 Feb 1948 |
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Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? + The Deck of Cards
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Sons of the Pioneers + T. Texas Tyler
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‘Dude Martin’s Sunrise Roundup’
KGO ABC San Francisco 11 Feb 1948 |
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Best Deal in Town
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Spade Cooley
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‘Dude Martin’s Sunrise Roundup’
KGO ABC San Francisco 11 Feb 1948 |
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Wabash Cannonball + Orange Blossom Special + Tall Timbers (theme)
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Roy Acuff + Arthur Smith
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‘Dude Martin’s Sunrise Roundup’
KGO ABC San Francisco 11 Feb 1948 |
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Set 3
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Kid Ory | |
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Theme + Clarinet Marmalade
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Kid Ory
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Club Hangover
KCBS San Francisco 30 Oct 1954 |
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Darktown Strutters’ Ball
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Kid Ory
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Club Hangover
KCBS San Francisco 30 Oct 1954 |
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Buddy Bolden Blues
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Kid Ory | Club Hangover KCBS San Francisco 30 Oct 1954 |
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Set 4
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Allanovy Sestry | |
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Doktor Swing
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Allanovy Sestry (voc) Karel Vlach Orchestra
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Comm Rec
Prague 1941 |
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So wird’s nie wieder sein
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Allanovy Sestry (voc) R. A. Dvorský se svým orchestrem
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Comm Rec
Prague 1941 |
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Píseň o tramvaji (The Trolley Song)
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Allanovy Sestry (voc) Karel Vlach Orchestra
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Comm Rec
Prague 1946 |
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Čekání
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Allanovy Sestry (voc) Karel Vlach Orchestra
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Comm Rec
Prague 1946 |
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Set 5
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Bunny Berigan | |
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Open + Little Gate Special
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Bunny Berrigan Orchestra
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Trianon Ballroom
WCLE Cleveland OH 9 Apr 1939 |
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Black Bottom
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Bunny Berrigan Orchestra
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Trianon Ballroom
WCLE Cleveland OH 9 Apr 1939 |
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Familiar Moe
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Bunny Berrigan Orchestra
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Trianon Ballroom
WCLE Cleveland OH 9 Apr 1939 |
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I Want My Share of Love
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Bunny Berrigan Orchestra (voc) Kathleen Lane
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Trianon Ballroom
WCLE Cleveland OH 9 Apr 1939 |
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Set 6
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Duke Ellington | |
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Take the A-Train (theme) + Light
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Duke Ellington Orchestra
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‘A Date with the Duke’
Radio City Music Hall WJZ ABC NYC 10 Nov 1945 |
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11:60 PM
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Duke Ellington Orchestra (voc) Joya Sherrill
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‘A Date with the Duke’
Radio City Music Hall WJZ ABC NYC 10 Nov 1945 |
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I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But the Blues
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Duke Ellington Orchestra (voc) Kay Davis and Al Hibbler
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‘A Date with the Duke’
Radio City Music Hall WJZ ABC NYC 10 Nov 1945 |
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Cottontail
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Duke Ellington Orchestra
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‘A Date with the Duke’
Radio City Music Hall WJZ ABC NYC 10 Nov 1945 |
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Set 7
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Radio Transcriptions | |
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Hodge Podge
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Claude Hopkins Orchestra
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Radio Transcription
New York City 1935 |
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Don’t Be That Way
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Chick Webb Orchestra | Radio Transcription New York City 1936 |
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Swingin’ and Jivin’
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Claude Hopkins Orchestra
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Radio Transcription
New York City 1935 |
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Nit Wit Serenade
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Chick Webb Orchestra
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Radio Transcription
New York City 1936 |
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Set 8
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Charlie Parker | |
| Groovin’ High |
Charlie Parker
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‘Symphony Sid Show’
Royal Roost WMCA NYC 11 Dec 1948 |
| Big Foot | Charlie Parker | ‘Symphony Sid Show’ Royal Roost WMCA NYC 11 Dec 1948 |
| Ornithology |
Charlie Parker
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‘Symphony Sid Show’
Royal Roost WMCA NYC 11 Dec 1948 |
