Jane Turzy (1919 – November 20, 2001) was a

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-born singer of traditional pop music. She succeeded in reaching the popularity charts only in

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with three recordings she made for

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. Her biggest hit, "Good Morning, Mister Echo", was credited to The Jane Turzy Trio because she overdubbed her voice twice to mimic the sound of a vocal trio, similar to the multitrack vocal effects heard earlier on ground-breaking hits by

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and

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and

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issued competing versions, but Turzy's rendition charted the highest. She also had a version of '' Sweet Violets'' (which competed with a version by Dinah Shore) and a song named ''I Like It.'' Turzy continued to release a dozen more singles for

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through 1954 and then returned to their subsidiary label Coral Records for another single in 1958, ''Lonely Me'' and ''Honey Bee''. Her last known release was for the B & F label in 1959, ''Who Baby Who'' and ''Looky Look''.

Good Morning Mister Echo

"Good Morning, Mister Echo" written by Bill and Belinda Putman was a popular

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that was published in

. Jane Turzy (overdubbing herself, billed as the Jane Turzy Trio) recorded the song for a hit. The recording was released by

as catalog number 27622. It first reached the

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charts on June 29, 1951 and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24. Other hit versions were by

(#14) and

(#21). The

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Ninita wrote

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lyrics entitled "Godmorgon, Mr. Eko". Alice Babs, Charles Normans orkester recorded it in

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on September 7, 1951. The song was released on the 78 rpm records Metronome J 196 (in Sweden) and on Musica A 6905 (in Norway).

Personal life

Born Jane Alexander, she was married to Wally Turzy from 1939 until his death in 1978 and had one daughter, Jane. She remarried in 1986 to Adam Zacher. Turzy died in Branford, Florida.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turzy, Jane American women singers Traditional pop music singers Singers from Chicago 1919 births 2001 deaths