Desert Island Discs: Archive 1986-1991
Society & Culture:Personal Journals
The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is the black American singer Elisabeth Welch, who, in a career spanning 60 years, made famous such songs as Love For Sale, Soloman and Stormy Weather. Her first big break came in 1931 in the Broadway show The New Yorkers. The show made her a star and also gave her the lasting friendship of Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. Having been the toast of London, Paris and New York in pre-war years, her music still appeals across the generations.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Just One Of Those Things by Frank Sinatra
Book: Who's Who In The Theatre
Luxury: Photo of mother
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