Georgia Gibbs
Fredda Lipson Gibbons was born on August 17, 1920 and spent her early life in a Massachusetts orphanage where she was given the lead in the annual variety show. Performing professionally at the age of 13, she was recording at just 16 years.
A regular on radioâs original Hit Parade broadcasts, she was also a featured vocalist with the Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw orchestraâs.
âIf I knew you were coming, Iâd have baked a cakeâ hit the charts in 1950, with âKiss of Fireâ topping the Hit Parade in 1952. "Seven Lonely Days" reached the top five in 1953.
A career with over forty charted songs, including âTweedle Deeâ that topped the charts in 1954 and âDance With Me Henryâ also reaching number one in 1955, she also hit with âSweet & Gentleâ and âI Want You To be My Babyâ during that year. âHappiness Streetâ and âThe Hula Hoop Songâ also hit in the late 50âs for Georgia. During the 1950s Georgia Gibbs landed on the Hit Parade 30 times.
At 87 years of age, Georgia Gibbs died on December 9, 2006 in New York, of complications from leukemia.