I missed it yesterday, but I wanted to throw a little tune up here to kick off the week. Although I’ll always have a soft spot for Doris Day, and the Misty Miss Christy makes me all dreamy, Keely Smith (not to be confused with Keely Shaye Smith, the Watson to Robert Stack’s Sherlock Holmes in the latter days of the series “Unsolved Mysteries”) is probably my favorite vocalist of the century. Her voice is just so unbelievably clear without being too sweet – it’s the perfect combination of soulful huskiness and ringing clarity. Although she became well-known for her collaboration (in more ways than one) with Louis Prima – they played Vegas when that was actually cool – she’s an enormous talent on her own and a tremendous performer.

Here, from the Essential Capitol Collection (not vintage, I know, whatever), is Keely Smith singing What is This Thing Called Love?

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