Haymes, Dick

During the mid-1940s, Haymes became a major star in his own right with several hits on the Decca label, including the chart-topping “You'll Never Know” (1943), which outsold Sinatra's version, and the million-selling “Little White Lies” (1948). According to the music historian Will Friedwald, in his book Jazz Singing, “He developed a voice so fine and pure, and had a gift for interpreting love songs so convincingly and meaningfully, that the blasé arrangements Decca...