Comments on: New Sounds of Today

By: Kenny

Kenny — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:02:54 +0000

For more information and music from Lily Ann Carol, please visit my blog post about her at Music For Every Mood. It can be found here:

http://musicforeverymood.blogspot.com/2007/12/lily-ann.html

By: Sara Di Gennaro

Sara Di Gennaro — Mon, 03 May 2010 06:14:04 +0000

I was a huge fan of Joe Barone & Lilay Ann Carol theu used to play a small nitespot in Corona Queens. New York calle d the Camelia Room
And also The Skylight Motel in Queens, New York
I believe the years were somewhere ariound the mid 80’s
She sang a song called Never Let me go * Souviners that were the best
Also their redention of That Old Black Magic was the best

By: JACK MORRISON

JACK MORRISON — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:03:33 +0000

HAS ANYONE HEARD HER SING ” PLEASE BE KIND,THIS IS MY FIRST AFFAIR” I WOULD LIKE TO GET A COPY OF IT. I THINK IT CAME OUT ON A 45 IN 1951

By: Lou

Lou — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:30:54 +0000

I recently learned that Lilyann Carol passed away around 1999 or 2000 from cancer.
She and her husband Joe Barone continued to perform music together up until the 1980’s in and around the New York and New Jersey area. This LP, Live at Jupiter’s, is apparently her last recording.

By: Janet Riehl

Janet Riehl — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:31:36 +0000

My father sang Lilyann Carol’s “I’ll Walk Alone” to me all the time we grew up, including her signature ending–”You know that I won’t walk around with anyone else but you–I’ll walk alone.”

This afternoon(February 17, 2008) our Sunday music group has been learning this song, because it seems to be one on the endangered specis list.

I found the mention on your site while searching for my father and his friends to double-check the lyrics we have for the song.

Janet Riehl
http://www.riehlife.com

By: Lou

Lou — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:06:03 +0000

Re: Lilyann Carol & Joe Barone Sing for their Friends “Old Black Magic”

You might be interested to know the story behind this 1975 spoof of the Louie Prima/Keely Smith hit from 1959.

Lilyann originally started out as the very first vocalist with Louis Prima’s Orchestra back in 1940. (Her best known recording with him was “I’ll Walk Alone” in 1944)

She left Prima’s band in 1946 for a solo music career and was replaced by vocalists named Cathy Allen, Florida Keyes and in 1948 by Keely Smith.

Lilyann later formed a successful nightclub combo with her husband, saxophonist Joe Barone, who is heard on the “Live At Jupiter’s” LP.

To hear Lilyann’s low pitched, near perfect impression of Louie Prima’s vocal style on “Old Black Magic” is priceless, and, considering she worked with him for nearly 7 years in the 1940’s, she certainly captures his style! Her “tribute” version is a laugh riot, and to me one of the LP’s highlights.

Note that she also performs an updated arrangement of her most well known hit, “I’ll Walk Alone”.

I’ve been researching her life story and wonder whatever became of her after this LP. (She was born Lillian Kaufman in Brooklyn in 1922)

Regards,
Lou