The 1950s were a pivotal decade in the history of popular music, with the rise of rock and roll and the emergence of many talented female singers who helped shape the sound of the era. These women were known for their powerful voices, infectious melodies, and captivating performances, which helped them become some of the
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Phil Springer maneuvers his knobby but agile fingers across the keys of the upright piano in his daughter’s living room and croons the opening lines of the Christmas song so sexy that when Eartha Kitt recorded it for the first time in 1953 it was banned in parts of the South:
Santa baby, just slip a sable under the tree / for me / Been an awful good girl / Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight.
At 91, his voice might not purr like Kitt’s did it’s more an affectionate bark but Springer, who co-wrote the familiar tune, makes up for it in glee.