Eartha Kitt

[Guest]

She died today.

I shall miss her.

I was the one who got Record Shack to put her records out and had hits with them. I remember when I put her on at Heaven, and she was so tipsy she fell off the stage and was caught and put back by the guys in the audience.

She did have one great Northern Soul record on Musicor, but she was a true legend.

Her greatest line was in the comedy film with Eddie Murphy, called "Boomerang"...... "I'm not wearing any panties".

Sad but her memories will always make me laugh.

[soul45s]

Two great 45s on Musicor, 'There Comes a Time' & 'Anyway you want it baby'

God bless her and thanks Eartha for being you!

cheers

paul

[Guest]

She died today.

I shall miss her.

I was the one who got Record Shack to put her records out and had hits with them. I remember when I put her on at Heaven, and she was so tipsy she fell off the stage and was caught and put back by the guys in the audience.

She did have one great Northern Soul record on Musicor, but she was a true legend.

Her greatest line was in the comedy film with Eddie Murphy, called "Boomerang"...... "I'm not wearing any panties".

Sad but her memories will always make me laugh.

I will echo the sentiments of the obituary in yesterday's Washington Post ........

Eartha Kitt - The Purrrfect Diva

Malc Burton

[Pete S]

I'm still amazed that very few of us recognise "There comes a time" as being a monster Solid Hitbound production - that sax solo, it's Mike terry all the way. Great record. She was a pretty groovy catwoman as well I seem to remember.

[AlanB]

I'm still amazed that very few of us recognise "There comes a time" as being a monster Solid Hitbound production - that sax solo, it's Mike terry all the way. Great record. She was a pretty groovy catwoman as well I seem to remember.

..and Santa Baby one of the greatest Christmas records too.

Alan

[Guest vinylvixen]

I'm still amazed that very few of us recognise "There comes a time" as being a monster Solid Hitbound production - that sax solo, it's Mike terry all the way. Great record. She was a pretty groovy catwoman as well I seem to remember.

Two threads running - one in People with Soul...merging would be groovy. I've added the Jools Holland/ Eartha clip and Ian, there's something there for you....

[Guest]

Thread started in people with soul Ian.

Sorry but this one started first, yesterday in fact.

[Wiganer1]

Sorry but this one started first, yesterday in fact.

=-==

merry christmas ian...regards mark

[Guest]

She died today.

I shall miss her.

I was the one who got Record Shack to put her records out and had hits with them. I remember when I put her on at Heaven, and she was so tipsy she fell off the stage and was caught and put back by the guys in the audience.

She did have one great Northern Soul record on Musicor, but she was a true legend.

Her greatest line was in the comedy film with Eddie Murphy, called "Boomerang"...... "I'm not wearing any panties".

Sad but her memories will always make me laugh.

Personally don't think she was a Soul Artist myself. Don't even know why she's getting a mention on here. The mind boggles.

Sorry she's passed away and all that, but.......................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kevinsoulman]

Personally don't think she was a Soul Artist myself. Don't even know why she's getting a mention on here. The mind boggles.

Sorry she's passed away and all that, but.......................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and i thought you liked cat woman

kev

[Pete S]

Personally don't think she was a Soul Artist myself. Don't even know why she's getting a mention on here. The mind boggles.

Sorry she's passed away and all that, but.......................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's about respect. John Peel wasn't a soul artist but he got a massive tribute on here. So did George Best.

[Drew3]

Personally don't think she was a Soul Artist myself. Don't even know why she's getting a mention on here. The mind boggles.

Sorry she's passed away and all that, but.......................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I only know of Eartha Kitt from Saturday night light entertainment programes from the 60s and 70s and wouldn't necessarily have associated her with the soul scene. However, IMHO you are wrong to say that this artiste should not get a mention on here.

The posted tunes above show that this lady had more in her locker than I thought she had.

Get a grip Joker; there are plenty of hits on this scene with far less soul!!!!!!!

All the best to you and yours.

KTF.

Drew.

[Guest Leigh J]

It's about respect. John Peel wasn't a soul artist but he got a massive tribute on here. So did George Best.

Not too much of that about , RIP true Legend

Hope you had a good Christmas Pete despite the setbacks , all the best for the new year

[Guest]

Sorry but this one started first, yesterday in fact.

So what ? in fact !!

[Guest]

and i thought you liked cat woman

kev

Gud one, lol But you forget, Cat Woman didn't like me. She was into blokes who wore their underpants over their tights!

[Guest]

It's about respect. John Peel wasn't a soul artist but he got a massive tribute on here. So did George Best.

John Peel, all respect due. George Best, gud footballer. Soul Music - Football???????????

Eatha Kitt made her living off one record, the Millionaire thing! It's so important, I can't even remember the damn thing! Mind you, it is Xmas and the fact that I've had a good drink is sod all to do with it!

[Soulcarp]

use to have "there comes a time" R.I.P

[Guest]

John Peel, all respect due. George Best, gud footballer. Soul Music - Football???????????

Eartha Kitt made her living off one record, the Millionaire thing! It's so important, I can't even remember the damn thing! Mind you, it is Xmas and the fact that I've had a good drink is sod all to do with it!

That is a .........

Awards and nominations

Awards :

1960 Hollywood Walk of Fame - 6656 Hollywood Boulevard.

2001 Annie Award for Best Voice Acting by a Female Performer in a Featured Film - The Emperor's New Groove

2007 Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production - The Emperor's New School

2007 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - The Emperor's New School

2008 Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production - The Emperor's New School

2008 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - The Emperor's New School

Nominations

1966 Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama - I Spy

1978 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical - Timbuktu!

1996 Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Living Single

2000 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical - The Wild Party

2000 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - The Wild Party

Filmography

Casbah (1948)

New Faces (1954)

The Mark of the Hawk (1958)

St. Louis Blues (1958)

Anna Lucasta (1959)

Saint of Devil's Island (1961)

Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965) (voice)

Synanon (1965)

All About People (1967) (short subject) (narrator)

Up the Chastity Belt (1971)

Friday Foster (1975)

All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1983)

The Serpent Warriors (1985)

The Pink Chiquitas (1987) (voice)

Dragonard (1987)

Master of Dragonard Hill (1989)

Erik the Viking (1989)

Living Doll (1990)

Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)

Boomerang (1992)

Fatal Instinct (1993)

Unzipped (1995)

Harriet the Spy (1996)

Ill Gotten Gains (1997)

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)

Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998) (voice)

The Emperor's New Groove (2000) (voice of Yzma)

The Making and Meaning of We Are Family (2002)

The Sweatbox (2002) (documentary)

Anything But Love (2002)

Holes (2003)

On the One (2005)

Preaching to the Choir (2005)

Kronk's New Groove (2005) (voice of Yzma)

And Then Came Love (2007)

Television

What's My Line? (May 30, 1954 as Mystery Guest)

The Nat King Cole Show (guest star in 1956)

I Spy (guest star in "The Loser", 1965)

Batman (guest star in 1967 and 1968 as Catwoman)

Mission: Impossible (guest star in "The Traitor," 1967, season 1)

Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (1972)

To Kill a Cop (1978)

Miami Vice (as Priestess Chata, 1985)

Desperately Seeking Roger (1991)

Living Single (1995)

The Nanny (guest star in 1996)

The Wild Thornberrys (1998) (voice of Lionesses in the episode "Flood Warning")

Feast of All Saints (2001) (miniseries)

Santa Baby! (2001) (narrator/voice)

My Life as a Teenage Robot (2003) (voice of Vexia)

The Emperor's New School (2006-2008) (voice of Yzma)

[edit] Stage

Carib Song (1945)

Bal Negre (1946)

New Faces of 1952 (1952)

Mrs. Patterson (1954)

Shinbone Alley (1957)

Jolly's Progress (1959)

Timbuktu! (1978)

Follies (London, 1988)

The Wild Party (2000)

Cinderella (circa 2001)

Nine (2003)

Malc Burton

[Guest vinylvixen]

Eatha Kitt made her living off one record, the Millionaire thing! It's so important, I can't even remember the damn thing! Mind you, it is Xmas and the fact that I've had a good drink is sod all to do with it!

So you'll have forgotten 'Santa Baby' then - mullered by Kylie.... So here's something here to remind you (not sure about the badly lip synching drag artists added later....)

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[Pete S]

Not too much of that about , RIP true Legend

Hope you had a good Christmas Pete despite the setbacks , all the best for the new year

Thanks Leigh, wasn't too bad really apart from this horrendous cough left over from the flu, but last night I splept through til 4am until the coughing started, managed to go to sleep again at 5.30. I feel sorry for anyone else who's got this, what a nasty bug!

As for christmas, as you know, all our christmas money went up in smoke but I managed to get Sam some nice things and I got Dee a new telly for the bedroom using the rent money

Anyway mustn't grumble, Sam had a whale of a time, thats the important thing, shame Dee had to break her foot the day before Xmas eve though