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Eddie Fisher

American singer and entertainer, who was one of the world's most famous and successful singers in the 1950s, selling millions of records and having his own TV show.

Young crooner, protege of Eddie Cantor; got first wide exposure as frequent guest performer on Cantor's early-50's TV broadcasts. Later responsible for million-selling records during the 50's, including "Any Time" (his signature song), "O My Papa!" and many others.

He was married to Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, and Connie Stevens. His divorce from his first wife, Debbie Reynolds, to marry his best friend's widow, Elizabeth Taylor, garnered scandalously unwelcome publicity at the time.

Fisher was crooning with the bands of Buddy Morrow and Charlie Ventura in 1946 and was heard in 1949 by Eddie Cantor at Grossinger's Resort in the Borscht Belt. After performing on Cantor's radio show he was an instant hit and gained nationwide exposure. He then signed with RCA Victor.

Fisher was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951, sent to Texas for basic training, and served a year in Korea. From 1952 to 1953, he was the official vocal soloist for The United States Army Band (Pershing's Own) and a tenor section member in the United States Army Band Chorus (an element of Pershing's Own) assigned at Fort Myer in the Washington, D.C. Military District. After his discharge, he became even more popular singing in top nightclubs. He also had a variety television series, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher (NBC) (1953

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Who Was Eddie Fisher?

Who Was Eddie Fisher?

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

With the stunning deaths this week of Carrie Fisher on Dec. 27 and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, the following day, the media has been awash in articles on Star Wars, cocaine abuse, extra-marital affairs on the set of Star Wars, depression, Singin' in the Rain, Tammy and the Bachelor, drinking, Elizabeth Taylor and whether a mother can die of a broken heart one day after the death of her daughter. All but forgotten in this frenzy is Eddie Fisher, the ...

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STLJN Audio Archive: Eddie Fisher - The Promise

STLJN Audio Archive: Eddie Fisher - The Promise

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Today's Audio Archive post revisits a rare session from guitarist Eddie Fisher, the guitarist and East St. Louis native who's best known for the jazz/funk albums The Next One Hundred Years and The Third Cup. Fisher, who died in 2007, never really achieved major stardom, but has become something a cult figure over the past ten years, thanks in large part to DJs and crate diggers who discovered his music and spread the word. Perhaps the most obscure item in ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Song Of The Dreamer

Repertoire Records
2008

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Eddie Fisher -...

RCA Records
2001

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The Best Of Eddie...

Repertoire Records
1975

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Eddie Fisher's...

Repertoire Records
1962

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Tonight My Heart Will...

Repertoire Records
1957

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And This Is My Beloved

Repertoire Records
1956

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