Ethel Merman's brass-band voice ruled Broadway from the 1930s on through the 1960s. In 1950 and 1951 she recorded a series of singles for Decca Records that covered novelty tunes and hit songs of the ...

A biography equal to the outsized personality of one of Broadway's best-loved stars. From her breakout rendition of "I Got Rhythm" in 1930 to her triumphant performance as Gypsy's Mama Rose in 1959, ...

Although it's been 76 years since Ethel Merman (1906-84) became an "overnight" star in Girl Crazy and 47 since her last original role in Gypsy, she remains Broadway's undisputed Queen. She never ...

Singer Klea Blackhurst has somewhat of an unusual claim to fame: a lifelong relationship with Ethel Merman. “My mom’s a performer. It was always there,” says Blackhurst, describing the record albums ...