Today (June 10, 2022) would have been American singer/actress Judy Garland's 100th birthday.
Biography highlights
- Born Frances Ethel Gumm (June 10, 1922)
- Made film debut in the short The Big Revue (1929)
- Signed with MGM (1935)
- Signed recording contact with Decca Records at 13
- Starred as Dorothy in the movie classic Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Gave birth to daughter Liza Minnelli (March 29, 1946)
- Recorded Miss Show Business, her first solo album.
- Starred in The Judy Garland Show on TV (1961)
- Passed away of an overdose (June 22, 1969)
Below are covers of her songs by Beamsville songstress Melissa-Marie Shriner
Video above courtesy of Melissa-Marie Shriner
We asked Melissa-Marie for her thoughts on Judy:
As I watched the Wizard of Oz as an 8 year old child, and heard Judy Garland singing Over the Rainbow for the first time, I knew right then and there, I wanted to be a singer when I grew up. It was a defining moment in my life - she inspired me to become a singer and performer.
Here is local musicologist Mike Daley with a question and answer session about the legendary lady.
Now a song from the lady herself . . .
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