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b. 1919, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, d. 23 Might 1978, LA, California, USA. An excellent singer, with a nice vocal audio and stage existence, Bryant caused several mentioned jazz performers in NY within the 40s. She made an appearance on record in 1946 inside a music group that included Peanuts …

Born in LA in 1919, Virginia O’Brien was drawn to dancing young after viewing several films starring Eleanor Powell, but she ultimately became a vocalist. She was employed for any 1940 stage creation of Meet up with the People (she got the gig as the movie director was impressed with …

Actress/vocalist Dorothy Dandridge was Hollywood’s first African-American superstar, becoming the very first dark performer ever nominated for the Best Celebrity Oscar. Blessed November 9, 1923 in Cleveland, she was the little girl of celebrity Ruby Dandridge, with sister Vivian teamed within the song-and-dance duo the sweetness Children. The family members …

A favorite singer of extraordinary flexibility and longevity, Elisabeth Welch was a dark American celebrity/singer whose 50-season profession took her through the streets of NY to achievement in London. Delivered in NEW YORK, Welch educated for the stage and produced her debut within the theatrical revue Blackbirds of 1928. She …

A Broadway singer and celebrity, Rita Moreno was frequently ensemble within the Latin gal assignments, striving to be an important celebrity like her idol, Lana Turner. Although she acquired several obstacles to get over getting from Puerto Rico, she became a superstar in Hollywood, on Broadway, in movies, and on …

Among the big-band era’s most widely used and enduring vocal groupings, the Ruler Sisters — Donna, Yvonne, Luise and Alyce — were given birth to and raised in Sodium Lake Town, UT. Acquiring their stage name from their dad, vocal trainer Daddy Ruler Driggs, the siblings primarily teamed making use …

An uninhibited vocalist who gave even more to her performances than some other singers around, Pearl Bailey gained popularity for her function in Broadway, cabaret, and Hollywood. Bailey’s sultry, slurred delivery livened up many a stale regular, including “Baby It’s Chilly Outdoors” and her just hit, “Requires Two to Tango.” …