The “First Lady of Jazz” died on July 24th, aged 97
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Cricket matches, New York parties and dazzling stagecraft: jazz star Cleo Laine’s life in pictures
Cleo Laine, Britain's most successful jazz singer, dies aged 97
Dame Cleo Laine obituary
Cleo Laine, Acclaimed British Jazz Singer, Is Dead at 97
Dame Cleo Laine, outstanding British jazz singer gifted with striking stage presence and vocal range
Cleo Laine: Acclaimed jazz singer dies 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
