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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Virginia Nelson (born Virginia Marie Shoemaker; November 22, 1924 Rochester, New York – November 27, 1998 Nyack, New York), professionally known as Ginny Gibson, was a prolific New York recording vocalist. Gibson recorded jingles and popular songs. Her married surname, beginning around 1946, was Nelson. In 1958, she married Richard Dennis Criger (1925–2001). She divorced Criger in 1976. Gibson also recorded under the alias "Ginny Blue."

Career

Virginia Shoemaker, as a performer, began singing at age 6 for WHAM radio in Rochester, New York. In 1950, Gibson signed a contract with MGM Records. She was the first to record the song s "Mr. Sandman," "If I Give My Heart to You," and "Dansero." Her recording of "Whatever Lola Wants" from Damn Yankees won national radio and jukebox play. Her manager while at MGM was Joan Javits (né Joan Ellen Javits; born 1931), who in 1953, co-wrote Santa Baby with Philip Springer (born 1926). The other co-composer, Tony Springer, listed in the 1953 Catalog of Copyright Entries, was a fictitious name. Joan was the niece of New York Senator Jacob K. Javits.

In 1954, Gibson recorded 966 new tunes for such songwriters that included Irving Berlin; Cole Porter; Pajama Game and Damn Yankees writers Jerry Ross and Dick Adler; Charles Tobias; and Pat Ballard.

Gibson also sang radio and TV commercials, including the famous "Chiquita Banana," "Hello, Bryers Calling," "Winston Tastes Good," "The Dodge Boys," "Wouldn't You Really Rather Have a Buick?" and "Pepsodent Toothpaste."

She was the off-stage voice on the Coke Time with Eddie Fisher television show, working with Doc Severinsen, Eydie Gormé, and Debbie Reynolds. She was also heard regularly on the Chicago radio show Don McNeill's Breakfast Club and television's The Halls of Ivy and Sky King.

Selected discography

M-G-M Records

1. 10661 (April 1950)
   Ginny Gibson
   With Van Horne Quartet
   Side A: "You're Finding Out How Much I Love You"
   Carl G. Lampl (1898–1962) (music)
   Buddy Kaye (words)
   48-S-551
   Side B: "Where in the World"
   Ginny Gibson, vocalist
   Gibson Boys, vocalists
   48-S-550
   Carl G. Lampl (1898–1962)
   Buddy Kaye
2. 11276
   Buddy Kaye Quintet
   Ginny Gibson
   Side A: "The Sunday Morning Song"
   48-S-552
   Carl G. Lampl (1898–1962) (music)
   Buddy Kaye (words)
   Side B: "The Goodnight Song"
   48-S-553
   Buddy Kaye
   Carl G. Lampl (1898–1962)
3. 11383 (1952)
   Ginny Gibson
   Side A: "Too Far Between Kisses"
   48-S-817
   Side B: "You Blew Me a Kiss" 48-S-816
   (Audio on YouTube)
4. 11435 (1953)
   Ginny Gibson
   With Orchestra
   LeRoy Holmes, conductor
   Side A: "The Kiss"
   (from the 1953 film Niagara)
   Haven Gillespie (words)
   Lionel Newman (music)
   53-S-5
   Side B: "Condemned Without a Trial"
   Hal Blair (né Harold Keller Brown; 1915–2001) (w&m)
   Don Robertson (w&m)
   53-S-6
5. 11499
   Ginny Gibson
   With Joe Lipman
   Side A: "Unless You're Really Mine"
   Ted Varnick (w&m)
   Nick Acquaviva (w&m)
   53-S-199
   (Audio on YouTube)
   Side B: "Lonely Lover"
   53-S-198
   Herbert Nelson (music)
   Fred Jacobson (words)
6. 11571 (1953)
   Ginny Gibson
   With Joe Lipman
   Side A: "Dansero"
   53-S-345
   Heyman-Daniels-Parker
   Side B: "No More Tears"
   53-S-344
   Frank Feraco (words)
   Harry Siskind (words)
   Paul Todd (music)
   Шаблон:Oclc
7. 11672
   Ginny Gibson
   With orchestra
   Joe Lipman, director
   Side A: "Baton Rouge"
   Bob Merrill (w&m)
   53-S-608
   Side B: "Don't Stop Kissing Me Goodnight"
   Sheb Wooley (w&m)
   53-S-610
8. 11736 (1953)
   Ginny Gibson
   With Orchestra
   Joe Lipman, director
   Side A: "Aye Aye Aye Aye"
   Gloria Shane (words)
   Joe Lipman (music)
   Noel Regney
   53-S-609
   Side B: "Serenade to Spring"
   Dick Charles
   Gloria Regney
   53-S-607
   Шаблон:Oclc
9. 11814 (1954)
   Ginny Gibson
   Side A: "The Song That Broke My Heart"
   54-S-358
   Side B: "There's a Small Hotel"
   54-S-356
   Шаблон:Oclc
10. 11913 (1954)
    Ginny Gibson
    With Joe Lipman
    Side A: "Once There Was a Little Girl"
    54-S-355
    Hayward Morris (1922–1977) (music)
    Lee Kauderer (words)
    Side B: "Like Ma-A-D"
    54-S-357
    Alice D. Simms (w&m)
    Irving Roth (music)
11. 11961 (March 1955)
    Ginny Gibson
    The Four Jingles (vocals)
    Side A: "Whatever Lola Wants" ("Lola Gets")
    From the musical Damn Yankees
    Richard Adler (w&m)
    Jerry Ross (w&m)
    (Audio on YouTube)
    Side B: "If Anything Should Happen to You"
    Dick Charles (w&m)
    Fred Ebb (w&m)
    55-S-312
    Шаблон:Oclc
12. 12019 (July 1955)
    Ginny Gibson
    With Orchestra
    Joe Lipman, conductor
    The Four Jingles (on Side B)
    Side A: "Chihuahua Choo-Choo" ("Chi-Wa-Wa")
    From the Los Angeles revue:
    Шаблон:SpaceThat's Life (1954)
    Jay Livingston (w&m)
    Ray Evans (w&m)
    55-XY-219
    Side B: "Am I Asking Too Much?"
    Robert Bergman (w&m)
    Harry Evans (w&m)
    George Ames (w&m)
    55-XY-217
13. 12113 (1955)
    Ginny Gibson
    With Orchestra
    And the Jingles
    Joe Lipman, conductor
    Side A: OHH ("How I Love Ya'")
    Parker
    55-XY-578
    Side B: "If You Want To Make Me Happy"
    Harold Solomon (music)
    Jack Segal (words)
    55-S-765
    Шаблон:Oclc
14. 12517
    Ginny Gibson
    With orchestra
    Joe Lipman, conductor
    And with the Jingles
    Side A: "If That Would Bring You Back To Me"
    Eddie Seiler (w&m)
    Sol Marcus (w&m)
    55-XY-580
    Side B: "The Places I've Been"
    Sy Muskin
    Sol Parker
    55-XY-577

Mercury Records

15. 5405 (1950)
    Recorded March 14, 1950, New York
    Bobby Sherwood (trumpet, piano, guitar, vocals, arranger), Lou Oles, Carl Poole (né Carl Alan Poole; 1920–1986), Pincus (Pinky) Savitt (1919–1998) (trumpets), Eddie Anderson, Bob Cutshall, Kai Winding (trombones), Hymie Shertzer, Ernie Caceres (alto saxes), Johnny Hayes, Babe Russin (tenor saxes), Tony Ferina (bari sax), Lou Stein (piano), Sid Weiss (bass), Morey Feld (drums), Ginny Gibson (vocalist)
    Side A: "Muskrat Ramble"
    Sherwood & Gibson (vocals)
    Ray Gilbert (words)
    Edward "Kid" Ory (music)
    3235
    Side B: "Dixieland Ball"
    Ginny Gibson (vocals)
    Buddy Kaye (words)
    Al Frisch (né Albert T. Frisch; 1916–1976) (music)
    3237
16. 5468 (1950)
    Recorded March 14, 1950, New York
    Ginny Gibson
    Bobby Sherwood
    And His Orchestra
    (same musicians as 5405)
    Side A: "Cherry Bounce"
    Charles Columbus (w&m)
    3238
    (Audio on YouTube)
    Side B: "Doodle-Doo-Doo"
    Art Kassel (w&m)
    Mel Stitzel (music)
    3236

Voco Records (sub-label: Tops for Tots)

17. Tops for Tots V29
    Bernie Knee (vocals)
    Ginny Gibson (vocals)
    With the Tops Orchestra
    Side B: Kiddie Medley
    Шаблон:Space"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
    Шаблон:Space"Brother John" ("Frère Jacques")
18. Voco V30T (1951)
    Ginny Gibson
    (singer and narrator)
    With the Voco Orchestra
    Side A: Little Red Ridinghood
    Ted Murry
    Шаблон:Space(pseudonym of Murray Mencher (de); 1898–1991) (music)
    Raymond Leveen (1893–1984) (words)
19. Tops for Tots V33
    Bob Kennedy (narrator and singer)
    Ginny Gibson (narrator and singer)
    Sides A & B: Cinderella

RCA Victor Records

20. 47-4212
    Ginny Gibson
    With Hugo Winterhalter and Orchestra
    Side B: "Blow, Blow Winds of the Sea" (1953)
    Harold Duncan (w&m)
    E1-VB-2901-1
    Шаблон:Oclc
    (Audio on YouTube)
21. 47-4510 (1952)
    The Three Suns
    Artie Dunn (vocal refrain)
    Ginny Gibson (vocal refrain)
    Side A: "Stolen Love"
    Anna Marie Sickle (w&m)
    Marlene Feinstein (w&m)
    E2-VB-5543
    Шаблон:Oclc
    (Audio on YouTube)
    Side B: "Cool, Cool Kisses"
22. EPB 3051 (1953) (7" 45 rpm; 2 discs)
    LPM 1185 (1956) (LP)
    Music by Starlight
    Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra
    Eddie Heywood (piano); Ginny Gibson (vocals)
    Stuart Foster
    (stage name for Tamer Aswad; 1923–1968)
    Шаблон:Oclc

Jubilee Records

23. 45-6027 (1953)
    Ginny Gibson
    And the Shepherds (Side A)
    With Billy Mure, guitarist (Side A)
    With the Country Slickers (Side B)
    Side A: "If the End of the World Came Tonight"
    Sid Lippman (music)
    Sylvia Dee (words)
    45-T5-107
    Side B: "Ain't It Great to Be Crazy"
    Sid Lippman (music)
    Sylvia Dee (words)
    45-T5-108
    Note: Red record vinyl
    Шаблон:Oclc

ABC-Paramount Records

24. 45-9717 (Jun 1956)
    Don Costa Orchestra
    With Ginny Gibson
    Side A: "Lullaby To An Angel"
    Dick Broderick (w&m)
    346-N1
    Шаблон:Oclc
    Side B: "Magic Melody"
    Earl Stanley Shuman (born 1923) (words)
    Mort Garson
    345-N1
    Шаблон:Oclc
25. 45-9739 (1956)
    Ginny Gibson
    With Don Costa and His Orchestra
    Side A: "Miracle of Love"
    Bob Merrill (words)
    AMP 45-465
    (Audio on YouTube)
    Side B: "Two Innocent Hearts"
    Dorian Burton (w&m)
    Lee Pincus (w&m)
    AMP 45-466
    Шаблон:Oclc
    (Audio on YouTube)
    Re-released by:
    Sparton Records
    526R (catalog no.)
26. 45-9786 (February 1957)
    With orchestra and chorus
    Don Costa, director
    Side A: "I Pledge Allegiance To Your Heart"
    William "Bill" Norvas (w&m)
    AMP 45-695
    Side B: "A Pair of Fools"
    Bennie Benjamin (w&m)
    Sol Marcus (w&m)
    AMP 45-696
    Re-released by:
    Sparton Records
    370R (catalog no.)
27. 9872 (December 1957)
    Ginny Gibson
    Side A: "September 'til June"
    Sol Parker (né Solomon Peskin; 1919–2010) (w&m)
    Dick Broderick (w&m)
    3044
    Side B: "Homing Pigeon"
    Mel Mandel (words)
    Marvin Kahn (1915–1969) (music)
    3045
    Re-released by:
    Sparton Records
    520R (catalog no.)

Forum Records (Charles Records)

28. F703 (1962)
    Ginny Gibson
    Side A: "Hand of Love"
    Dick Broderick
    61-L-7
    Side B: "Stay Here, Bluebird"
    Adaptation from Massenet's "Elegy"
    Fay Tishman (1913–2006) (words and arr.)
29. 85276 (July 1962)
    Ginny Gibson
    Dick Wess Orchestra
    Side A: "As The World Turns"
    Dick Charles (music)
    Fay Tishman (words)
    ZTSP 85276
    Side B: "That's How Love Comes"
    Dick Charles (music)
    Robert Wilde (pseudonym of Robert Goldstein) (w&m)
30. DC102469 (1969)
    Ginny Gibson
    Side B: "Lonely Little Christmas Tree"
    Dick Charles
    DC102469B

Davis Records (Joe Davis)

31. 442-45 (October 1955)
    Ginny Gibson
    Accompanied by the Song Spinners
    Side A: "Wanting You"
    Robert Maurice Wilson (born 1921) (w&m)
    DA-350-45
    Side B: "Mommy's Little Angel"
    Glenn Gibson
    Шаблон:Space(pseudonym of Bert Davis)
    DA-349-45
    "Wanting You" also
    Released by Derby
    Cat No. 810; mx DA-171
    Шаблон:Oclc

Kama Records

32. K-35 (May 1962)
    Ginny Gibson
    R. Wess Orchestra
    Side A: "You Pass This Way" ("Only Once")
    Sunny Skylar (w&m)
    Al Frisch (né Albert T. Frisch; 1916–1976)
    R. Wess (arr.)
    500
    Side B: "Bluesville"
    Dick Charles
    Dick Criger
    Kama was a division of Kama Productions, 9 Meadow Street, New York Mills, New York

Selected radio transcriptions

The Eddie Safranski Orchestra, SESAC transcriptions

33. Program #N-902 (May 17, 1955)Шаблон:Ordered list
34. Program #N-903 (May 17, 1955)Шаблон:Ordered list
35. Program #N-904Шаблон:Ordered list

Bud's Bandwagon

36. Program 533, Part 1 (June 8, 1955)
    Bud's Bandwagon
    Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS)
    Broadcast June 8, 1955Шаблон:Ordered listRadio transcription disc
    Шаблон:Oclc
    Bud's Bandwagon was a radio program of the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, aired five days a week for four years. Bud Widom (né Leonard Widom; 1918–1976) was the DJ host. The music was from extant recordings rather than live performances.

Family

Ginny Gibson's father, Wayne A. Shoemaker (1902–1962) had, at one time, been Public Relations Director of the Rochester Civic Music Association. Wayne Shoemaker was also a strong regional chess player — affiliated with the Finger Lakes Chess Society.

Death

Virginia M. Criger died November 27, 1998, in Nyack, New York. She was buried in Mount Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, New York. Etched at the top of her tombstone are the words of the title song she once recorded, "You Pass This Way Only Once." And at the bottom are the words, "Our Beloved 'Ginny Gibson.'"

Selected compositions

• "What a Nervous Situation"

Ginny Gibson (w&m)

Dick Broderick (w&m)

© Sikorski Music Corp., New York

31 January 1956; EP96565