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Dee Bell (born 1950) Sathima Bea Benjamin (1936–2013) Tex Beneke (1914–2000) Tony Bennett (1926–2023) George Benson (born 1943) ... List of jazz vocalists. 2 ...
C. Jackie Cain; Ann Hampton Callaway; Blanche Calloway; Ruth Cameron; Camille (American singer) Una Mae Carlisle; Barbara Carroll; Thelma Carpenter; Betty Carter
In the 1920s, women singing jazz music were not many, but women playing instruments in jazz music were even less common. Mary Lou Williams, known for her talent as a piano player, is deemed as one of the "mothers of jazz" due to her singing while playing the piano at the same time. [4] Lovie Austin (1887–1972) was a piano player and bandleader.
Pages in category "Women jazz singers" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 9m88; A.
Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years.A torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969.
Hard bop, an extension of bebop (or "bop") music that incorporates influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in the saxophone and piano playing, developed in the mid-1950s, partly in response to the vogue for cool jazz in the early 1950s. The hard bop style coalesced in 1953 and 1954, paralleling the rise of rhythm ...
On top of all that, famous Black female singers from the 50s were hit with a double dose of discrimination, facing increased judgment for both their race and their gender. ... (1901-1971) was a ...
Ella Mae Morse (September 12, 1924 – October 16, 1999) [1] was an American singer of popular music whose 1940s and 1950s recordings mixing jazz, blues, and country styles influenced the development of rock and roll. Her 1942 recording of "Cow-Cow Boogie" with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra gave Capitol Records its first gold record.