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Judy Garland |
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The American Film Institute named Judy 8th
on the list of 'Greatest Female Stars of All Time'. She was posthumously
awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Several
of her recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Her concert at Carnegie Hall in New York on April 23,1961 is remembered
as her most spectacular live performance, called by many "the
greatest night in show business history". The 2- record 'Judy
at Carnegie Hall' went gold, and spent 13 weeks at number one.
The album won five Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and
Best Female Vocal of the Year. The album has never been out of
print.
“Be a first rate version of yourself, not
a second rate version of someone else”- Judy Garland
"We will all be forgotten — but not
Judy." - Frank Sinatra
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Ella Fitzgerald |
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Also known as "Lady Ella" and the
"First Lady of Song", Ella was one of the most flawless
and influential jazz singers of the 20th Century.
She could sing across three octaves, and was
particularly admired for the pure tone of her voice, her phrasing
and intonation, and seemingly effortless improvisational ability,
especially in her scat singing. She is widely acclaimed as being
one of the most outstanding interpreters of 'The Great American
Songbook'. Over a recording career that lasted 57 years, she was
the winner of 13 Grammy Awards.
"The only thing better than singing
is more singing." - Ella Fitzgerald
"I didn't realize our songs were so
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Sarah Vaughan |
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An outspoken personality and artistic eloquence,
Sarah Vaughan was nick-named “Sassy” and “The Divine One.” She
was an accomplished pianist,who joined the 1940s bebop movement
becoming one of the most popular and favoured vocalists with the
Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine bands. Her vocal range was exceptional,
with total control from her lowest notes to a high bat-squeak,
and she could scat-sing with more originality than anyone in jazz.
She could also deliver ballads that squeezed every drop of emotion
from a song. Sophisticated musical sense, and horn-like phrasing
brought Vaughan million-selling hits and a stage and recording
career that spanned half a century.
-"There are notes between notes,
you know.” - Sarah Vaughan
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Doris Day |
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Often remembered as the archetypal "girl
next door", Doris Day was one of the most popular singers
and movie stars of the 1940s, '50s and '60s. A much underrated
jazz singer, she began her professional singing career as a teenager
with the Bob Crosby and Les Brown big bands. Doris's pure tones
could really swing, her vocal talent made her a star even before
Hollywood beckoned. Although her movie career directed her onto
lighter more commercial material, her love of swing-era jazz would
occasionally return her to recording some excellent band numbers
with Paul Weston and small group jazz sessions with Andre Previn,
Harry James and others.
“If it's true that men are such beasts,
this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.”
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