Lee Morse - In The Hush Of The Night 1929 "The Twinkling Little Stars Played Peek-a-Boo"

(Columbia) Lee Morse And Her Blue Grass Boys. Song written by Al Hoffman & Sammy Lerner. (Tango).
Lena Corinne "Lee" Morse (née Taylor; November 30, 1897 - December 16, 1954) was an American jazz and blues singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist, and actress. Morse's greatest popularity was in the 1920s and early 1930s as a torch singer, although her career began around 1917 and continued until her death in 1954.
Morse was known for her strong, deep singing voice and vocal range, which often belied her petite frame. She possessed a contralto vocal range, and one of her trademarks was her unique style of yodeling. Recording over 200 songs over her career, Morse was one of the most recorded female singers of the 1920s. She was also moderately successful as an actress on the Broadway stage. Her life and career, however, were marred by alcoholism. Morse's' group the Blue Grass Boys had no relation neither to their later namesake of Bill Monroe nor bluegrass music.
Although Morse's Broadway prospects had dimmed by the 1930s, she could still be seen in a number of musical film shorts, including A Million Me's (Paramount, April 25, 1930), The Music Racket (Vitaphone, June 30, 1930), and Song Service (Paramount, October 24, 1930).
Morse was born Lena Corinne Taylor on November 30, 1897 in Cove, Oregon.
Morse died on December 16, 1954 in Rochester while visiting a neighbor. She was 57 years old. She is interred at the Riverside Cemetery.
Lyrics: (From The Internet)
Into the splendour of midsummer's moonlight we strolled
Little we dreamed that the mysteries of love would unfold
Although I hardly knew you, although you hardly knew me
Kissed by the perfume of summery breezes one evening
We wandered along, crooning a song
Far from the throng
In the hush of the night
While the twinkling little stars played peek-a-boo
Whispering they knew our rendezvous
In the hush of the night
The moments passed ever too fast
Then we were parted
Why was it "Goodbye" just when love started
Who calls you divine, whose arms entwine
All that was mine, only mine, dear
In the hush of the night
Just when the night time was kissed by the beautiful dawn
You disappeared while I longed to be lingering on
Of all that magical bliss, all that remained was your kiss
Now I'm alone with a memory of joys I am missing
We wandered along, crooning a song
Far from the throng
In the hush of the night
While the twinkling little stars played peek-a-boo
Whispering they knew our rendezvous
In the hush of the night
The moments passed ever too fast
Then we were parted
Oh, why was it "Goodbye" just when love started
Who calls you divine, whose arms entwine
All that was mine, only mine, dear
In the hush of the night

[@roderickfernandez5382]

Thank you so much for letting us see her in color her she was just beautiful I really had no idea she's been a one of my favorites for many many years thank you

[@wygtam]

Sammy Lerner also wrote "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man". Just shows you how versatile songwriters from this period could be. Prolific too!

[@TheresiaMariaWeber-ig8rq]

Beyond the Sea
Frau Sumsemann
im Atlantischen
Ozean hat sich
beschwert!🍃🌼

[@michaeloleary1867]

Love her!