June Christy

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Birth Name: Shirley Luster

Born: 20 November 1925 Died: 21 June 1990

Country of origin: United States

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Description: She was Stan Kenton's big band singer, replacing Anita O'Day in 1945. She also worked with Bruce Boyd Raeburn and his orchestra before she joined the Kenton band. This blonde, blue-eyed singer is one of the most talented female singers in the history of jazz. She recorded many albums for Capitol records in the fifties, the most famous: "Something Cool" in 1953-54. In the following years, she recorded other classic albums for the "Cool Jazz" in Capitol: "The Misty Miss Christy" in 1956, "Fair and Warmer" in 1957, "The Song is June" in 1958 and "Off Beat" in 1960 - all al ... (more)

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