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About Jimmy Borges
Photos and more information about popular Hawaii
singer Jimmy Borges is coming soon. In the meantime,
here are some notes about Jimmy and his career:
Facts About Jimmy Borges
Started singing in 1955
Wife: Vicki Bergeron Borges
He is writing an autobiography entitled "Confessions of a Saloon Singer"
In the music business more the 50 years
Has retired from singing at nightclubs
Moetown founder Barry Gordie throw party for Jimmy's 70th birthday
Has had TV roles on various popular
TV series such as Hawaii Five O,
Magnum PI, the Rockford Files, and Charlie's Angels
vocal jazz performer
Frank Sinatra aficionado
performed for more then 50 years (musical career spanned 50 years)
pop, jazz, contemporary composers, tribute concerts to Frank Sinatra
smooth voice, seamless transitions, clever phrasings, modest persona
Has performed in nightclubs, showrooms,
and concert halls all over the world including
San Francisco, Vancouver, Montreal, New York, Las Vegas, Tokyo, and Rio de Janeiro
jazz, Broadway, well-known classics,
contemporary music.
Appointed to the Police Commission for the
city and county of Honolulu on September 24, 2003. he
was nominated by Councilman Donovan Dela Cruz of the
Wahiawa/Waialua District.
Appeared n the cover of MidWeek magazine in January of 1991
In 1991 he produced a personal salute to the
music of Frank Sinatra as a concert in which
he performed with the Honolulu Symphony.
The concert was voted "Best Concert of the Year"
by Honolulu Magazine.
In 1993 he produced "Salute to Sinatra II"
with the Honolulu Symphony and conductor
Matt Catingub.
By 2003 he wanted to be know for more
then singing Frank Sinatra songs, and he started
adding more other music to his concerts
including music by composers such as
Gershwin, Porter, Kern, Mercer, Arlen,
and Rodgers and Hart.
Some of the songs in his repertoire
include "Skylark," "Laura," "Beware
My Foolish Heart," "Bobbles, Bangles and Beads,"
Articles About Jimmy Borges
Borges Shifts Musical Gears
Mid Week November 2005 Jimmy Borges Profile
IMDB Jimmy Borges Filmography
Jimmy, Gabe and Bettie Loo at Beach Walk
Video Clips of Jimmy Borges
YouTube Videos by Jimmy Borges
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