Eddy Howard

Edward Evan Duncan Howard (September 12, 1914 – May 23, 1963) His hits with Jurgens included "My Last Goodbye" and "Careless", which became his theme.

Career Howard was a singer on a radio programme on NBC in 1938.

In 1939, Howard started his own band, and he was the regular vocalist on It Can Be Done, Edgar A. Guest's 1941 radio programme on the Blue Network, from Wednesday to Friday.

The first No. 1 single for Howard and his Orchestra, "To Each His Own", spent five non-consecutive weeks at the top of the U.S. pop chart in 1946. The song was a tie-in with the 1946 Paramount film, To Each His Own, which brought Academy Awards for Olivia de Havilland and screenwriter Charles Brackett. The recording by Howard was released by Majestic Records as catalog number 7188 and 1070. It first reached the Billboard chart on July 11, 1946 and spent a total of 19 weeks on the chart. The recording sold over two million copies by 1957, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.

Howard's orchestra was heard on The Gay Mrs. Featherstone on NBC (April 18 - October 10, 1945) and on NBC's The Sheaffer Parade, sponsored by Sheaffer Pens (September 14, 1947 - September 5, 1948).

In 1949, Howard signed to Mercury Records. His popularity continued into the 1950s with tracks such as "Maybe It's Because", and "(It's No) Sin", which became Howard's second No. 1 tune, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. It was also a million selling hit for The Four Aces.

Death Howard died in his sleep of a cerebral hemorrhage in May 1963, in Palm Desert, California, aged 48. He was buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.

Discography Singles Year Title Chart positionsUS 1940 "Orchids for Remembrance" 21 1942 "Miss You" 21 1946 "To Each His Own" 1 "The Rickety Rickshaw Man" 6 "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" 2 "My Best to You" 17 1947 "The Girl That I Marry" 23 "My Adobe Hacienda" 2 "Heartaches" 11 "I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder" 2 "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" 16 "Kate (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late)" 7 "An Apple Blossom Wedding" 9 1948 "Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)" 8 "Just Because" 20 "Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea" 23 "On a Slow Boat to China" 6 "Dainty Brenda Lee" 27 1949 "Candy Kisses" 20 "Love Me! Love Me! Love Me!" 24 "Red Head" 29 "Room Full of Roses" 4 "Yes, Yes, in Your Eyes" 21 "Maybe It's Because" 9 "Tell Me Why" 25 1950 "Half a Heart Is All You Left Me (When You Broke My Heart in Two)" 28 "Rag Mop" 24 "American Beauty Rose" 21 "To Think You've Chosen Me" 9 1951 "A Penny a Kiss-A Penny a Hug" 14 "The Strange Little Girl" 28 "What Will I Tell My Heart" 27 "(A Woman Is a) Deadly Weapon" 22 "(It's No) Sin" 1 1952 "Stolen Love" 11 "Wishin'" 17 "Be Anything (But Be Mine)" 7 "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" 4 "Mademoiselle" 14 "I Don't Want to Take a Chance" 26 "It's Worth Any Price You Pay" 11 1953 "Gomen-nasai" 17 1954 "Melancholy Me" 16 1955 "The Teen-Ager's Waltz" 90