Toni Arden
Toni Arden (February 15, 1924, Manhattan as Antoinette Ardizzone – May 29, 2012, Lake Worth, Florida) was an American traditional pop music singer.
Arden became a big band singer in the 1940s, singing with Al Trace, Joe Reichman, Ray Bloch and Shep Fields. She started recording as a soloist in 1946 for the minor National Records company, and signed her first solo recording contract with a major record label, Columbia Records, in 1949, where she had several hits including "I Can Dream, Can't I?" (which reached #7 on the Billboard charts), "Too Young" (which reached #15), "Kiss of Fire" (which reached #14) and "I'm Yours" (which reached #24). CD compilations of these earlier recordings can be found on the Sepia Records label[1] and a two-CD set released by Jasmine Records[2]
In the mid-1950s she moved to Decca Records, where her biggest selling record (her only million-seller)[3] was "Padre" in 1958. LP albums included "Miss Toni Arden," "Besame!", "Sing a Song of Italy" and "Italian Gold."[4] The first two albums have been compiled on a second CD by the Sepia Records label.[5] She also recorded briefly for RCA Victor and Mercury Records. Her last album My World is You (GPRT Records) features the compositions of Gladys Shelley.
She died at her home in Lake Worth, Florida, on May 29, 2012 at the age of 88.[6]
References
- ↑ "THIS IS TONI ARDEN (SEPIA 1050)". Sepiarecords.com. 2005-06-06. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ↑ "Toni ARDEN - I Can Dream, Can''t I?". Jasmine-records.co.uk. 2005-10-21. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 97. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ↑ "Toni Arden". Saxonyrecordcompany.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ↑ "TONI ARDEN – BESAME, TONI ARDEN IN LATIN AMERICA (SEPIA 1188)". Sepiarecords.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ↑ "Area Deaths". The Palm Beach Post. June 2, 2012.
External links
- Toni Arden bio on Saxony Records site
- Image gallery from Toni Arden's career at Saxony Records site