Gogi Grant - The Wayward Wind: The Essential Collection 1955-61The daughter of Russian immigrant parents in Philadelphia, she moved with her family to Los Angeles and came to the fore through TV talent shows, leading to a contract with RCA Victor RCA's Dave Kapp gave her the name "Gogi", which was the name of his favourite restaurant. She moved to the Era label, for whom she had her debut No. 9 hit "Suddenly There's A Valley" and her landmark US No. 1 and UK Top 10 with "The Wayward Wind" before moving back to

2008 release from the West Coast R&B cult favorite

comes the action-packed adventure that became a worldwide television event

This recording was made during Andris Nelsons first season as Gewandhauskapellmeister

initially for the Peacock label and then for the small Irma and Bay-Tone labels after she moved to San Francisco in the late '50s

was a typical aspiring teenage pop artist who formed a band at school in the 1950s and got noticed when they started being promoted by a local radio station

and some of his sides are hard to locate

He was one of the first solo guitarist/vocalists in the commercial recording world

Tchaikovsky's immortal Violin Concerto will be performed by one of the leading virtuosos of our time

"You Are My Sunshine" and more

was the Assumption of Mary

"Knothole"

Gigi's sister Jerri sang on many of the group's records but was too young to perform in nightclubs