Jesse Belvin

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Goodnight My Love 00:00 Tools
Dream Girl 02:52 Tools
Guess Who 00:00 Tools
Let Me Dream 00:00 Tools
Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) 00:00 Tools
I Want You With Me At Christmas 00:00 Tools
The Girl of My Dreams 00:00 Tools
You Send Me 00:00 Tools
Angel Eyes 00:00 Tools
Deacon Dan Tucker 00:00 Tools
Where's My Girl 00:00 Tools
Good Night My Love 00:00 Tools
Blues in the Night 00:00 Tools
Love, Love of My Life 00:00 Tools
Hang Your Tears Out to Dry 00:00 Tools
My Satellite 00:00 Tools
Beware 00:00 Tools
Sugar Doll 00:00 Tools
My Love Comes Tumbling Down 00:00 Tools
One Little Blessing 00:00 Tools
Dear Heart 00:00 Tools
It's All Right With Me 00:00 Tools
Something Happens to Me 00:00 Tools
Imagination 00:00 Tools
Baby Don't Go 00:00 Tools
Girl Of My Dreams 00:00 Tools
Secret Love 00:00 Tools
All That Wine Is Gone 00:00 Tools
Daddy Loves Baby 00:00 Tools
Just to Say Hello 00:00 Tools
In the Still of the Night 00:00 Tools
Let There Be Love 00:00 Tools
The Best Is Yet to Come 00:00 Tools
What's New 00:00 Tools
Funny 00:00 Tools
Hang Your Tears Out To Dry aka Dry Your Tears 00:00 Tools
Jesse Belvin 00:00 Tools
Witchcraft 00:00 Tools
Love Is Here to Stay 00:00 Tools
Ding Dong Baby 00:00 Tools
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 00:00 Tools
Gone 00:00 Tools
Now You Know 00:00 Tools
The Very Thought of You 00:00 Tools
By My Side 00:00 Tools
Betty My Darling 00:00 Tools
Confusin' Blues 00:00 Tools
I'll Buy You a Star 00:00 Tools
Puddin' 'N' Tane 00:00 Tools
I'll Mess You Up 00:00 Tools
Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams 00:00 Tools
Open Up Your Heart 00:00 Tools
I'm Only a Fool 00:00 Tools
Alright, Okay, You Win 00:00 Tools
My Funny Valentine 00:00 Tools
Summertime 00:00 Tools
Take Me Back to the Island 00:00 Tools
Trouble and Misery 00:00 Tools
Let's Try Romance 00:00 Tools
Ol' Man River 00:00 Tools
Don't Stop (Pretty Baby) 00:00 Tools
Guess Who? 00:00 Tools
Love Me 00:00 Tools
Hum de Dum 00:00 Tools
Guess Who - Digitally Mastered 1988 00:00 Tools
Come Back 00:00 Tools
Little Darling 00:00 Tools
Confusin' Blues aka Jesse's Blues 00:00 Tools
Love Of My LIfe 00:00 Tools
Where's My Girl? 00:00 Tools
I'm Confessin' 00:00 Tools
Once Upon A Time 00:00 Tools
Don't Close The Door 00:00 Tools
Makin' Whoopee! 00:00 Tools
"Goodnight My Love" 03:07 Tools
(This is My) Love Song 00:00 Tools
Looking For Love 00:00 Tools
What's The Matter 00:00 Tools
I Need You So 00:00 Tools
My Desire 00:00 Tools
(I Love You For) Sentimental Reasons 00:00 Tools
Makin' Whoopee 00:00 Tools
I Want You with Me Xmas 00:00 Tools
Blues Has Got Me 00:00 Tools
Blues Has Got To Me 00:00 Tools
The Blues Has Got Me 00:00 Tools
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart 00:00 Tools
Goodnight My Love (1956) 00:00 Tools
The Best Is Yet to Come - from "Mr. Easy" 00:00 Tools
(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over 00:00 Tools
Senorita 00:00 Tools
I'll Make A Bet 00:00 Tools
Let Me Love You Tonight 00:00 Tools
Zing Went the Strings of My Heart 00:00 Tools
Dry Your Tears 00:00 Tools
I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over 00:00 Tools
I Wanna Know Why 00:00 Tools
Old MacDonald (From "Inside Llewyn Davis") 00:00 Tools
I'm In Love 00:00 Tools
What Can I Do Without You 00:00 Tools
Something Happens to Me - from "Mr. Easy" 00:00 Tools
It's All Right with Me - from "Mr. Easy" 00:00 Tools
Girl in My Dreams 00:00 Tools
Here's A Heart 00:00 Tools
Dream Girl - Alt. Take 00:00 Tools
I'm Not Free 00:00 Tools
Pledging My Love 00:00 Tools
Give Me Love 00:00 Tools
goin' away baby 00:00 Tools
Dream House 00:00 Tools
My Last Goodbye 00:00 Tools
Let's Make Up 00:00 Tools
Señorita 00:00 Tools
It Could Have Been Worse 00:00 Tools
Baby, Don't Go 00:00 Tools
The Door Is Always Open 00:00 Tools
Our Love Is Here To Stay 00:00 Tools
I Want To Know Why 00:00 Tools
Ever Since We Met 00:00 Tools
Hang Your Tears Out to Dry (Aka Dry Your Tears) 00:00 Tools
Blues in the Night - from "Mr. Easy" 00:00 Tools
Making Whoopee 00:00 Tools
Dream Girl (Alt. Take) 00:00 Tools
Dandilyon 00:00 Tools
The Girl in My Dreams 00:00 Tools
The Masquerade Is Over 00:00 Tools
In the Still of the Night - from "Mr. Easy" 00:00 Tools
I'll Never Be Lonely Again 00:00 Tools
It's Alright With Me 00:00 Tools
Zing, Went The Strings Of My Heart 00:00 Tools
Alright Baby 00:00 Tools
Goodnight My Love ('56) 00:00 Tools
Angel Eyes - from "Mr. Easy" 00:00 Tools
My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me 00:00 Tools
Zing ! Went The Strings Of My Heart 00:00 Tools
If I Love You For Sentimental Reasons 00:00 Tools
Confusin' Blues (aka Jesse's Blues) 00:00 Tools
Guess Who - 1959 00:00 Tools
I'll Buy You a Star - from "Mr. Easy" 00:00 Tools
Makin' Whoopee! - from "Mr. Easy" 00:00 Tools
Sad & Lonesome 00:00 Tools
Old MacDonald 00:00 Tools
Hang Out Your Tears To Dry Aka Dry Your Tears 00:00 Tools
[I Love You] For Sentimental Reasons 00:00 Tools
Volare 00:00 Tools
Let There Be Love - from "Mr. Easy" 00:00 Tools
What's New - from "Mr. Easy" 00:00 Tools
Deep In My Heart 00:00 Tools
For Sentimental Reasons 00:00 Tools
Imagination - from "Mr. Easy" 00:00 Tools
Goodnight My Love [Pleasant Dreams] 00:00 Tools
Alright, Okay You Win 00:00 Tools
For Your Love 00:00 Tools
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Jesse Lorenzo Belvin (December 15, 1932 – February 6, 1960) was an American R&B singer, pianist and songwriter popular in the 1950s, whose success was cut short by his death in a car crash aged 27. Career Belvin was born in San Antonio, Texas, and moved with his family to Los Angeles at the age of five. In 1950 he joined saxophonist Big Jay McNeely's backing vocal quartet, Three Dots and a Dash, and featured prominently on their record releases. In 1952 he joined Specialty Records. Although his early solo records were unsuccessful, his fourth record, "Dream Girl", credited to Jesse & Marvin and featuring Marvin Phillips on saxophone, reached #2 on the R&B charts in 1953. He was then drafted for a spell in the army, but continued to write songs. His composition "Earth Angel", eventually co-credited to Belvin and Hollywood Flames singers Curtis Williams and Gaynel Hodge after a legal dispute, was recorded by The Penguins, and became one of the first R&B singles to cross over onto the pop charts, selling a million copies in 1954/55. In 1956, he signed a contract with Modern Records, but also continued to sing for other labels under different names. His biggest hit was "Goodnight My Love", which he co-wrote and which reached #7 on the R&B chart. The piano on the session was reportedly played by the 11 year old Barry White. The song became the closing theme to Alan Freed's rock and roll radio shows. Belvin’s other recordings for Modern were less successful, and in 1958 he recorded on Dot Records with a group, The Shields, who included lead singer Frankie Ervin and guitarist Johnny "Guitar" Watson. Their record, "You Cheated", reached #15 on the US pop charts. Inspired by his wife and manager Jo Anne to develop his style, he signed to RCA Records in 1959, and immediately had a Top 40 hit with "Guess Who". He also recorded an album, Just Jesse Belvin, developing a more mature and sophisticated sound on ballads. His style was influenced by Nat "King" Cole and Billy Eckstine, and became a model for Sam Cooke and others. He acquired the nickname "Mr. Easy", and the record company began moulding him as a potential crossover star for white audiences. He recorded a further series of tracks later in the year, with arranger Marty Paich and an orchestra including saxophonist Art Pepper. The songs included soulful covers of standards like "Blues in the Night", "In the Still of the Night", and "Makin' Whoopee", and were issued on the album Mr. Easy. However, before the album was issued, and shortly after finishing a performance in Little Rock on a bill with Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, and Marv Johnson, Belvin and his wife were killed in a head-on collision at Fairhope, Arkansas. The concert was the first integrated concert in the history of Little Rock, and had been stopped twice by interruptions from whites in the audience, shouting racial epithets and urging the white teenagers in attendance to leave at once. There had been several death threats on Belvin prior to the concert, and there was speculation that Belvin's car had been tampered with prior to the accident, though nothing was ever proved. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.