Teresa Brewer was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of the 1950s, recording nearly 600 songs.
15 Facts About Teresa Brewer
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Teresa Brewer's father Ludwig Brauer, a German immigrant, was a glass inspector for the Libbey Owens Company, and her mother Helen Brauer, a housewife, was of Polish ancestry.
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At the age of 7, Teresa Brewer entered The Major Bowles Amateur Hour and was touring around the country with them.
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Teresa Brewer went to New York City with an aunt in 1947 and began singing in nightclubs at just 16.
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Teresa Brewer continued releasing albums throughout the 1960s but the British invasion quickly eliminated most interest in older singers and her record sales dwindled.
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Teresa Brewer appeared as a special guest star on The Muppet Show in 1977 and made an appearance on The Statler Brothers Show in 1993.
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Teresa Brewer appeared on television as a guest star on such television shows as The Muppet Show and Sha Na Na.
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In 1968, Teresa Brewer sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 1968 MLB All Star Game.
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Teresa Brewer released "Danny's Song" in 1972, in 1975, in 1986 and, again in 1991.
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Teresa Brewer re-emerged as a jazz vocalist on Bob Thiele's Amsterdam label in the 1980s and 1990s, recording a number of albums including tribute albums to Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller and Irving Berlin.
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Teresa Brewer recorded with such jazz greats as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Hines, Svend Asmussen and Bobby Hackett.
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Thiele died in 1996, and Teresa Brewer never recorded after that.
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Teresa Brewer married William "Bill" Monahan in 1949; the couple had four daughters, Kathleen, Susan, Megan and Michelle.
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Teresa Brewer died of a neuromuscular disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, at her home on Pinebrook Boulevard in New Rochelle, New York, aged 76.
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Teresa Brewer's funeral was held at Holy Name of Jesus Church in New Rochelle, New York, where she was a member.