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"Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup"

National Museum of American History

Object Details

performer; depicted (sitter)
Hildegarde
composer
Sosenko, Anna
Description

This sheet music for "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup," was originally written by Anna Sosenko and published by Francis Day in Paris, in 1935. The romantic and bilingual lyrics reflected the hopes of an English lad who had fallen in love with a Parisian girl. The song enjoyed immense popularity during World War II, and Hildegarde was a special favorite of many Allied servicemen during the War. The cover has been signed by both Sosenko and Hildegarde, to their family and friends.

Singer-pianist Hildegarde (Hildegarde Loretta Sell) was a native of Adell, Wisconsin. She was in turn, a youthful Milwaukee pianist in a silent movie house, a member of a male orchestra that toured vaudeville, a member of the Grand Quartette (or, Jerry & Her Baby Grands) and an accompanist for many other vaudeville acts. She was also part of Gus Edwards' touring troupe as a child "immigrant" who danced and sang "Dutch" songs. Between 1933 and 1936 she worked in London on radio and in clubs and cabarets, recording her first vocal in 1933. Late in 1936 she began appearing on American radio broadcasts and in U.S. hotels and clubs. From 1943 to 1946 she starred in her own radio programs and again appeared as a top-billed club performer in New York and other cities. She continued European and American engagements in clubs and television through the 1970s.

Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Hildegarde
publishing date
1935
ID Number
1980.0403.05
accession number
1980.0403
catalog number
1980.0403.05
Object Name
sheet music
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
place made
France: Île-de-France, Département de Ville-de-Paris
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Sheet Music
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_663782
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-c89b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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