- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Lady of 6,000 Songs
- Emma Kelly, the "Lady of 6,000 Songs" made famous by the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." John Berendt, author of the 1994 book that was made into a motion picture, devoted an entire chapter to the singer and pianist, describing Kelly as a teetotaling Baptist who played cocktail lounges Saturday nights and Sunday schools on Sunday mornings. The recognition made her Savannah nightclub act a must-see for tourists. Kelly got her nickname from Savannah-born songwriter Johnny Mercer, who, after challenging her to play numerous songs he named, estimated she knew 6,000 songs from memory.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseGeorge Kelly(1935 - 1982) (his death, 10 children)
- According to her son, number 5 of her 10 children, Emma learned to read music at age 55.
- According to son Ross, first son after four daughters, when her ten children appeared with her, they were billed as the TopTten. according to photos in her biography, THE LADY OF 6,000 SONGS, they wore matching outfits and stood tallest to shortest. i have no way to underline the title, hence the capital letters, sorry!.
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