Music Appreciation

moniss

(9,186 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2026, 04:43 PM 11 hrs ago

Sophie Tucker

I used to enjoy her on Ed Sullivan. For those too young to know she called herself "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas".

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Sophie Tucker (Original Post) moniss 11 hrs ago OP

My parents used to drag my sister & I in front of the tv to watch. I was definitely too young hlthe2b 11 hrs ago #1

I imagine that my grandfather had the hots for her when he was a young Jewish man 70sEraVet 8 hrs ago #2

hlthe2b

(114,914 posts)

1. My parents used to drag my sister & I in front of the tv to watch. I was definitely too young

Reply to moniss (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 04:47 PM

11 hrs ago

to appreciate and my sister was probably just in that WHO? mode. But my parents loved her.

I do know the stories my parents told about her (pretty wild in real life too) and had come up as a Vaudeville star. When I adopted my currently 15 yo Aussie/Border Collie-- who already had been named "Sophie" by the shelter, I thought I'd keep it and just add the "Tucker" moniker. I did keep it for a little while buy given few knew her namesake, I decided to simplify after a while.

But, yes. Sophie Tucker was something.

70sEraVet

(5,691 posts)

2. I imagine that my grandfather had the hots for her when he was a young Jewish man

Reply to moniss (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:14 PM

8 hrs ago

I'm sure he saw her perform in NYC. But I DO know that he cried when she sang 'My Yiddishe Momma' on EdSullivan.

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Now I'm fighting back a tear.

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