Howard Keel
Howard Keel made a splash as the cheerful and virile leading man in numerous MGM musicals of the 1950s, but it wasn't until 1984 that he received the chance to record his first album as a solo performer. The opportunity came about thanks to his long-running role in the popular nighttime soap Dallas, where he played opposite Barbara Bel Geddes as matriarch Miss Ellie's husband, the silver-maned Clayton Farlow. The prominent role that he stepped into in 1981 put him back into the spotlight after a long absence. In addition to a new solo album, Keel also set up a series of concerts.
The baritone started life in Illinois as Harry Clifford Leek. He grew up in California, where his illustrious musical career had a lowly beginning. Keel was a singing waiter before taking employment at a Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant, where he sang for employees during World War II. Talent contest wins led to work with Rodgers and Hammerstein. He toured in the role of Billy Bigelow in Carousel. He also stepped in for Alfred Drake as Curley in Oklahoma on Broadway before opening in London. His time in England led to film work, and he debuted in 1949 in The Small Voice. Upon his return to Hollywood, Keel found his niche with lavish musicals that included Annie Get Your Gun, Showboat, Seven Bride's for Seven Brothers, Rose Marie, and Kiss Me Kate, among others.
Keel married three times. His marriage to Rosemary Cooper lasted from 1943 until their divorce in 1948. He wed Helen Anderson in 1949. The marriage produced three children and ended in divorce in 1970. That same year he married Judy Magamoll. The couple had one child. Keel served as head of the Screen Actor's Guild from 1958 to1959. His daughter Kaija was married for more than two decades to Edward James Olmos.
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Discography
69 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Calamity Jane
Originele soundtracks - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 9 nov. 1953
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Annie Get Your Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Expanded Edition)
Howard Keel, Betty Hutton, Judy Garland
Musicals - Released by WaterTower Music on 17 mei 1950
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Calamity Jane (Original Film Soundtrack)
Soundtracks - Released by Stage Door on 22 jun. 2009
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When You're In Love
Pop - Released by Sweeter Records on 22 jul. 2016
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The Girl That I Marry
Judy Garland, Mary Kent, José Iturbi, Frank Morgan, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn
Pop - Released by Platin Records on 1 sep. 2020
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And I Love You So - Very Best Of
Pop - Released by H&H Music Ltd on 10 jan. 2008
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Rarities 1947-1961
Pop - Released by Jasmine Records on 12 jan. 2023
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Annie Get Your Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Vol. 1: With Betty Hutton
MGM Studio Orchestra, Howard Keel, Betty Hutton
Originele soundtracks - Released by Lumi Entertainment on 1 jan. 2013
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Annie Get Your Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Vol. 1: With Betty Hutton
MGM Studio Orchestra, Howard Keel, Betty Hutton
Originele soundtracks - Released by Lumi Entertainment on 1 jan. 2013
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Lovely to Look At (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Kathryn Grayson, Red Skelton, Howard Keel
Originele soundtracks - Released by Music Manager on 22 jun. 2021
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Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (Album of 1954)
Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Adolph Deutsch, The MGM Studio Orchestra
Divers - Released by Soundtrack on 24 mrt. 2023
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Cole Porter: Kiss Me Kate (Album of 1953)
Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, André Previn & MGM Studio Orchestra
Divers - Released by Soundtrack on 25 feb. 2023
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Calamity Jane (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Originele soundtracks - Released by Music Manager on 22 jun. 2021
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Annie Get Your Gun, (Music From the Motion Picture), Vol. 3
Judy Garland, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Originele soundtracks - Released by Diamond Days on 5 mei 2008
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Originele soundtracks - Released by Bringins Music on 30 sep. 2011
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Magic from the Movies
Originele soundtracks - Released by Bringins Music on 6 aug. 2015
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Close To My Heart
Pop - Released by Parlophone UK on 13 dec. 2004
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