b. Richard Benjamin Haymes, 13 September 1916, Buenos Aires, Argentina, d. 28 March 1980, Los Angeles, California, USA. One of the outstanding ballad singers to emerge from the swing era of the late 30s/early 40s, with a deep, warm baritone voice and a straightforward style similar to Bob Manning, another singer who was popular in the 50s. Son of a Scottish father, and an Irish mother who was a concert singer and vocal coach, Haymes was educated in several countries including France, Switzerland and the USA. After working as a radio announcer, film extra and stuntman, and taking small parts in vaudeville, he replaced Frank Sinatra in the Harry James Band in 1941 and worked briefly for Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey before going out as a solo act in 1943.

Listen to Dick Haymes at Finetune.

• You'll Never Know
• It Might As Well Be Spring
• You're Just In Love
• How Deep Is The Ocean (1992 Digital Remaster)
• It's A Lovely Day Today

• Frank Sinatra
• Tony Bennett
• Dean Martin
• Bing Crosby
• Peggy Lee
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Rosemary Clooney
• Louis Armstrong
• Judy Garland
• Sammy Davis, Jr.
• Mel Torme
• Perry Como
• Bobby Darin
• Nat "King" Cole
• Louis Prima
• Original Broadway Cast
• Andy Williams
• The Mills Brothers
• Johnny Mathis
• Sam Cooke

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• Lostock on 2007-07-30 15:16:08.030:
  Great singer,great voice,