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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
(Proto) Hippie Death Goddess (of the Day)
...finally got my mitts on a copy of Kneffy's infamous English-language (sorta) album From Here On It Gets Rough, and figured I ought to share my enthusiasm for the lady.
Hildegard Knef (RIP) grew up in Germany, and despite being German herself, somehow found herself in a prisoner war camp during WWII. Eventually she got out and, thanks to her breathless beauty, managed to carve out a decent career as an actress. Somewhere around the time she married her first (American) husband, she decided to give singing a whirl. Lo and behold, she had an awesome/amazing/ridiculous husky, low-register voice, which sounded positively mind-bending when she sang in English with that crazy accent of hers. Reminds me of what Ingrid Pitt would've probably sounded like, if she wanted to add "chanteuse" to her resume.
Eventually Hildegard wrote an autobiography detailing her life during wartime (she dressed up like a male German soldier to avoid getting raped by the Russkies!), and it became a bestseller. She also appeared on Broadway. All in all, a pretty full life. She died in 2002, age 76. Smoking. So that's how you get a voice like that!
Anyway, lovely to look at, even lovelier to listen to. Thanks for the goodtimes, Hildy.
- Ken
Hildegard Knef (RIP) grew up in Germany, and despite being German herself, somehow found herself in a prisoner war camp during WWII. Eventually she got out and, thanks to her breathless beauty, managed to carve out a decent career as an actress. Somewhere around the time she married her first (American) husband, she decided to give singing a whirl. Lo and behold, she had an awesome/amazing/ridiculous husky, low-register voice, which sounded positively mind-bending when she sang in English with that crazy accent of hers. Reminds me of what Ingrid Pitt would've probably sounded like, if she wanted to add "chanteuse" to her resume.
Eventually Hildegard wrote an autobiography detailing her life during wartime (she dressed up like a male German soldier to avoid getting raped by the Russkies!), and it became a bestseller. She also appeared on Broadway. All in all, a pretty full life. She died in 2002, age 76. Smoking. So that's how you get a voice like that!
Anyway, lovely to look at, even lovelier to listen to. Thanks for the goodtimes, Hildy.
- Ken
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Proto Hippie Death Goddess (of the Day)
Zorita was a burlesque dancer from the 1930's. She had a taste for the ladies and a snake routine and she could make men walk into traffic if she wanted. And she sometimes took her snake out for a walk in the park. She basically invented goth girls.
- Ken
- Ken
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