Helen Kane

thumb|upright|I'm so happy to be a part of this ... era of wonderful nonsense. Helen Kane (August 4, 1904 – September 26, 1966) was an American singer prominent during the late 1920s. She was known as the "Boop-Boop-a-Doop Girl," a nickname coming from her signature style of scat singing. She was an inspiration for the cartoon character Betty Boop. Quotes Interview (1959) Interview at Internet Archive (1959) I'm so happy to be a part of this ... era of wonderful nonsense. When I listen to this rock and roll and look at you kids, I don't think it's a whole lot different than the Charleston and the Varsity Drag. I know when I was a kid, I used to look at these pictures and listen to the songs of the Gay Nineties, and I used to say to my mother, 'Oh, I wish I had lived then; it was so gay and so wonderful.' [...] Now [the Jazz Age] seems very mysterious and wonderful to you, kids, and when you have kids, they'll say, 'Gee, Dad, those 50's, they were something.' [...] I really think it goes in cycles. When your kids come in and say 'Gee, Dad, I wish we had done that,' and so on and so forth, it's the same thing. I don't think it's changed a great deal. External links Category:1904 births Category:1966 deaths Category:Pop singers Category:Singers from New York City Category:Women singers from the United States Category:Women born in the 1900s