Kitty White (July 7, 1923 – August 11, 2009) was a jazz vocalist, who for years was a nightclub favorite among audiences in Los Angeles, known for her sophisticated songs with well-traveled lyrics.She recorded mostly on the West Coast with top jazz musicians like Buddy Collette, Gerald Wiggins, Chico Hamilton, Bud Shank and Red Callender. She sang many demo recordings for her friend, the prolific Los Angeles blues composer Jessie Mae Robinson, including "I Went to Your Wedding," a No. 1 hit for Patti Page in 1953.
She was an acquaintance of Night of the Hunter novelist Davis Grubb. When director 'Charles Laughton' was looking for a vocalist to sing the lullaby in his film adaptation of the novel, Grubb suggested he go to a nightclub to hear hear White sing. He did and White was chosen to sing the haunting lullaby.
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Launched her career at age three doing vaudeville with her twin sister, Maudie.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Night of the Hunter
1955
performer: "The Lullabye" accompanying the barn-scene