Georgia Gibbs

Georgia Gibbs was born on August 17, 1919 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA as Frieda Lipschitz. She was married to Frank Henry Gervasi. She died on December 9, 2006 in New York City, New York, USA.Her husband Frank Gervasi died on the 21st January 1990 A big-band vocalist for the Hal Kemp Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra and Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, she is remembered for such recording hits as "Kiss of Fire", "Tweddle Tee" and "Dance with Me Henry" on Mercury Records. Beginning her singing career at age 13, she was nicknamed "Her Nibs, Miss Georgia Gibbs" (which made reference to her petite size) by (then) radio host Garry Moore. Along with Moore, she also performed on Danny Kaye and Jimmy Durante's radio shows. Her novelty songs included "If I Knew You Were Coming, Id've Baked a Cake" and "The Hula Hoop Song". Retired in the early 1960s. Parents were Russian-Jewish immigrants. Her father died when she was six months old. She spent many of her childhood years in an orphanage separated from her siblings. She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6404 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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