Genie Pace
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Genie Pace was an American jazz and pop singer of the late 1950s and early 1960s. She and Doris Allen were signed by newly independent New York label Jade Records after its establishment.[1]
Pace was born in New York City. A roller derby player, she played for the New York Chiefs and Brooklyn Red Devils.[2]
Her first album Love in a Midnight Mood album on Jade was followed later the same year by a second album Here's Genie on Bright Records. In 1960 she released the single Just Counting Stars[3] In 1961, she was signed to Capitol Records, and at the height of the Pachanga dance craze in the US, released a version of Eduardo Davidson's archetypical Pachanga tune, La Pachanga. At the same time, other versions appeared by Hugo and Luigi and their children's chorus and in Europe by Audrey Arno.[4]
Genie Pace recorded only two albums, Love In A Midnight Mood on the small Jade Records label in 1956, and Here's Genie for the Bright Records label in 1957. She also recorded an EP in 1961 for Capitol Records called La Pachanga, which at the time was a current dance craze.
Studio albums
| Recorded | Album Title | Label | Catalogue No. | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Love In A Midnight Mood | Jade Records | JLP-1001 | LP |
| 1957 | Here's Genie | Bright Records | BRLP-1001 | |
| 1961 | La Pachanga | Capitol Records | EAP 1-20176 | EP |
