Gisele played Mrs. Anna in the King and I all over the country to great reviews. How nice to hear her performing one of the Rogers and Hammerstein classics from the show which her character did not sing in the show.
What A beautiful talented women that sung magnificently on this piece. I discovered her on your hit parade in the 1950's. She has a body second to none curves everywhere. What a credit to the country of canada one of its greatest singers. Voice like an angel. Rest in Paradise my darling.
I knew Giselle from Your Hit Parade but didn't know she had her own show. I hope some full episodes exist somewhere. I've been a fan of Myoshi since I first saw Flower Drum Song on a New Years Day back in the '70s. After all these years, this is the first time I've seen her outside FDS. What a treat!!
Long before Anne Murray came along, Gisele MacKenzie (1927-2003) was known as both "The Songbird of Winnipeg" and "Canada's First Lady of Song." She was a star on TV's "Your Hit Parade" in 1955 when she reached #4 in the U.S. with her all-time biggest hit, "Hard To Get." Her other chart successes between 1952 and 1956: "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes," "La Fiacre," "Adios," "Water Can't Quench The Fire of Love," "Lipstick Powder and Paint," "Pepper Hot Baby" and "The Star You Wished Upon Last Night."
Gisele M. sang and danced and she played both the violin and the piano superbly. She had her own hit TV program for several years. Sadly, she is all but forgotten now. She and Mr. Benny became close friends until his death in 1974. I really miss having talented people like these two on television. Most of what we see today is complete trash featuring actors and performers with little to no talent. Television's best days are long over. Anyway, this video was a pleasure to watch. Mr. Benny still cracks me up.
Gisele was very talented and was a pianist as well as a violist and in my mind her voice was one of the best. See the video of her singing Never on the Perry Como show. Amazing talent.
I have only recently come across this clip, totally brilliant! The chemistry between them is so wonderful, genuine affection and very, very clever. Would love to purchase episodes of the two of them on his or her show.
There is something I have felt ever since I first saw this in the Jack Benny re-runs back in the 1960's: This little two minute snippet from that episode of the show in the mid-1950's is one of the most priceless moments in the entire history of televised entertainment. This clip is from the obituary of Benny by Charles Kuralt (best known for his "On the Road" homespun Americana roving reporter segments on the CNS Evening News), - an obituary that was aired on December 29th, 1974; three days after Jack Benny passed away from pancreatic cancer. My other favorite segment of this show was the Groucho Marx You Bet Your Life bit. It is also available on RU-vid.
Giselle was a fine musician and singer. She’s playing alto harmony to his lead and she’s playing with perfect pitch. Imagine how hard that is to do! A trained musician’s ear will “auto correct” to match the lead but she’s having to fight that urge and play what’s in tune in opposition to Jack’s botched pitch. Go Giselle!!!! Bravo!
