The “First Lady of Jazz” died on July 24th, aged 97
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A look back at the ten-decade life of the Grammy-winning singer celebrated for her versatility and ranged
Versatile singer straddled jazz, classical, pop and musical theatre with four-octave range, and collaborated for decades with…
Celebrated singer with an agile contralto voice who, with her husband John Dankworth, helped bring new audiences to jazz
