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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 "American women jazz singers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 429 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
circa 1948: American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996). ... Incomparable. The “Godmother of Soul” is one of the most famous Black American female singers ever.
This list of famous African American women to know in 2024 includes singers, actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians and more inspiring modern Black women.
Pages in category "African-American jazz musicians" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 260 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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. ... American jazz ...
Joyce Bryant, singer who was known as the black Marilyn Monroe; C ... (born 1980): operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer;