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Nelson Eddy… we will remember


Nelson Eddy died on this day after suffering a massive stroke onstage the night before, while singing in Miami. He never regained consciousness. Gale Sherwood, his singing partner for 14 years during Nelson’s nightclub years, later detailed an unusual occurrence right after he passed, as she was leaving the hospital. “As I walked numbly into the sunlight, I looked up and saw two beautiful white doves soaring off into space. Nelson loved doves and as they flew above me, I said, “There he goes!” I’ll never, never see a small white bird and not think of dear Nelson flying away.” Question: Why TWO doves? Who was the other one?

Today in J/N History

1944 Next day after Jeanette is hospitalized in El Paso, Nelson nearly cancels his Carnegie Hall concert and has vocal challenges but sings well after intermission at learning Jeanette is okay. In fact he speaks to the audience in the second half telling them he will do a song that is "very dear to me" and he sings "Indian Love Call." His final encore was "Rose Marie."

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