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Perhaps one of the most celebrated feminine jazz vocalists from the 1950s, Jackie Cain was most widely known as the feminine 1 / 2 of Jackie & Roy, a favorite duo where she paired up with Roy Kral, her pianist, vocal partner, and hubby. Delivered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on, may …

Vocalist Jackie Cain (given birth to Might 22, 1928, Milwaukee, WI) and vocalist/pianist Roy Kral (given birth to Oct 10, 1921, Chicago, IL) first joined causes in 1946, and in 1996 they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary like a vocal duo. Jackie & Roy had been with Charlie Ventura’s music …