Red
Hot Mama "Returns" to Chicago
Sophie Tucker's film debut in Honky Tonk had her
sing 'I Don't Want To Get Thin' and 'I'm The Last Of The Red Hot
Mamas', the latter her billing for the rest of her life. Carla Gordon
especially enjoys performing these tunes in her Sophie Tucker tribute
show, "Hotsie Totsie," which will be presented August 14th at 5:00
pm and August 28th at 7:00 pm at DAVENPORT'S (1383 North Milwaukee
Avenue, Chicago, IL - 773-278-1830 - http://www.davenportspianobar.com/
). Musical director is Dan Stetzel. There is a $12 cover, 2-drunk
minimum.
Sophie Tucker, the brassy burlesque and vaudeville
entertainer was a Chicago legend spanning the better part of the
20th century. In Chicago, she'd perform to sell out crowds at the
famed Chez Paree and the Oriental Theater, belting out tunes like
"After You've Gone," and her signature song, "Some of These Days."
Sophie was an artist enjoying both national and international acclaim,
with followings in New York, Miami, and especially, London. With
a career spanning vaudeville, radio, talkies, and even television,
Tucker remained a star for decades. Although Sophie herself hasn't
been with us since the Sixties, thanks to modern day burlesque singer,
Carla Gordon, Miss Tucker is making a "return engagement" to Chicago.
Sophie Tucker called Chicago her "second home." While
performing in Chicago, Tucker heard 'Some of These Days' played
by its composer, pianist Shelton Brooks. It was presented by Tucker
in 1910 at Chicago's White City Park. She recorded it six times,
adopting it as her theme (and title of her autobiography). It sold
a million copies in sheet music alone.
As in Gordon's signature show, and CD, both titled
'Don't Bring the Kids,' sex figured prominently in Tucker's patter
as well as her songs. Sophie even found romance in Chicago. Married
three times, Tucker never found herself short of admirers, and had
a soft spot for glamorous ne'er-do-wells like gamblers, gangsters,
saloon owners, prizefighters, auto racers and, back in the Roaring
20s, even a Chicago alderman named Dorsey Crowe.
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