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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.
A. Loretta Ables Sayre; Titilayo Adedokun; Arooj Aftab; Dianna Agron; Thana Alexa; Dee Alexander; Lorez Alexandria; May Alix; Jackie Allen (musician) Laurie Allyn
June Smith (jazz singer) (1930–2016) Kate Smith (1907–1986) Keely Smith (1928–2017) Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944–2016) Phoebe Snow (1952–2011) Jeri Southern (1926–1991) Luciana Souza (born 1966) Esperanza Spalding (born 1984) Dusty Springfield (1939–1999) Dorothy Squires (1915–1998) Jo Stafford (1917 ...
Pages in category "Women jazz singers" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 9m88; A.
Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 [1] – November 23, 2006), [2] known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any ...
June Christy (born Shirley Luster; November 20, 1925 – June 21, 1990) [1] was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra .
Ella Fitzgerald, who died in 1996 at age 79, remains the ultimate female jazz singer. It’s easy to treasure Billie Holiday’s interpretive depth, Sarah Vaughan’s extraordinary vocal range ...
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