Betty Madigan

Betty Madigan (born 1928) is an American former traditional popular singer^[1] and actress.^[2][3][4]

Born in Washington, D.C., Madigan attended Catholic University.^[5]

Career

In 1954, Madigan was rated "the newer female vocalist [with] the greatest chance to become one of the top female vocalist names" in a poll of disc jockeys conducted by Billboard.^[1] That year, she appeared on The Red Skelton Hour, The Dave Garroway Show, and The Colgate Comedy Hour. In 1956, she portrayed Martha Cratchitt in a 1956 episode of The Alcoa Hour called "The Stingiest Man in Town," a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.^[6][7] Madigan performed on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1957, and on The Dick Clark Show on 1958.

A description of Madigan in a 1959 issue of Gramophone said that she sounds like Alma Cogan and also resembles her.^[8]

In November 2018, Jasmine Records released a two-CD compilation of her singles recorded between 1953 and 1961, totaling 58 songs,.^[9] Sepia Records also released a CD containing two of her albums, "Am I Blue?" and "The Jerome Kern Songbook"^[10]

Personal life

Madigan lives in Bal Harbour, Florida, where she is socially active.^[11]

Hit records

• "Joey" (1954) (peak position on Cash Box No. 22) (released by MGM Records as catalog number 11716, with the flip side "And So I Walked Home"^[12])
• "Always You" (1954) (released by MGM Records as catalog number 11812, with the flip side "That Was My Heart You Broke"^[12])
• "Dance, Everyone, Dance" (1958) – US Billboard Hot 100 No. 31 (released by Coral Records as catalog number 62007, with the flip side "My Symphony of Love"^[13])