Betty Brewer with Cliff Edwards and Frank Raye

Betty Brewer with Cliff Edwards and Frank Raye

We’ve been occasionally looking at the career of Betty Brewer, whose grandaunt was Elizabeth “Betty” Brewer Noyes (in our line). Here she is with Cliff Edwards who was the voice of Jiminy Cricket in the Walt Disney film of Pinocchio. [Portrait of Cliff Edwards, Betty Brewer, and Frank Raye, Ukelele Lady (yacht), Hudson River, N.Y., [...]

Betty Brewer Sings “California (The Golden State)”

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Betty Brewer sings in “California (The Golden State) – (A Musical Narrative)”, song by Lee Sweetland, Betty Brewer, Art Gentry, Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus on Timeless Stories. Listen at Grooveshark (no account needed) Here are the notes from the back of the Decca release: CALIFORNIA It may seem far-fetched to compare “California” [...]

Betty Brewer Sings “Don’t Cry Joe”

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Betty Brewer sings Gordon Jenkins’ “Don’t Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)” from the 1949 Hit Parade. Listen at Grooveshark Betty Brewer was a great granddaughter of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana Fowler Brewer. For more on Betty Brewer’s family click here. Also, use the tag below for more posts [...]

Portraits of Cliff Edwards, Betty Brewer, and Frank Raye

Portrait of Cliff Edwards, Betty Brewer, and Frank Raye

[Portrait of Cliff Edwards, Betty Brewer, and Frank Raye, Ukelele Lady (yacht), Hudson River, N.Y., ca. June 1947]. Gottlieb, William P. 1917- photographer. NOTES Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 121 Original negative not served. Purchase William P. Gottlieb SUBJECTS Edwards, Cliff, 1895-1971 Brewer, Betty Raye, Frank Jazz musicians–1940-1950. Women jazz musicians–1940-1950. Jazz singers–1940-1950. Portrait photographs–1940-1950. Group [...]

Betty Brewer in “Wild Bill Hickok Rides Again”

We get a glimpse of Betty Brewer in this trailer for “Wild Bill Hickok Rides Again”. Betty Brewer was a great granddaughter of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana Fowler Brewer. For more on Betty Brewer’s family click here.

Betty Brewer Promo Picture as Child

From the internet

Betty Brewer was a great granddaughter of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana Fowler Brewer. For more on Betty Brewer’s family click here.

Publicity Photo of Betty Brewer with Gene Autry

Touched up a photo I grabbed from IMDB

Betty Brewer would be the girl next to Gene Autry. Betty Brewer was a great granddaughter of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana Fowler Brewer. For more on Betty Brewer’s family click here. This is what Gene Autry sounded and looked like. Gene Autry singing “The Last Round Up”.

Betty Brewer on the Bill Cullen Show

Betty Brewer on the Bill Cullen Show

It’s nice that we have a bit of Betty on the Bill Cullen show via Youtube. I found the above photos on the internet many years ago and can no longer provide attribution. Betty Brewer was a great granddaughter of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana Fowler Brewer. For more on Betty Brewer’s family click here.

Betty and Ilene Brewer

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KFBK stars are among the long list of entertainment features scheduled to be presented at the President’s Birthday Ball which will open at 8 o’clock tonight in the memorial auditorium. The Brewer sister, Betty, left, and Ilene, shown in the upper photo, will present several of their blues songs. 1937. Courtesy of Shirley Cooper Castle. [...]

John David Brewer and Eva Hall

Family of John David Brewer and Eva Hall

Below is the original image file from Shirley Cooper Castle. I tried to tidy it up a bit. David Brewer, son of David Nathaniel, with wife Eva and daughter Addie. Starting front left going right: Wilma, John’s mom (Delana Fowler), Monte, John, Eva holding John. Behind them from left to right: Daisie, Flora. Behind them [...]