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Anita O'Day

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Born
18 October 1919
Born In
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Died
23 November 2006 (aged 87)
Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Few female jazz singers matched the hard-swinging and equally hard-living Anita O'Day for sheer exuberance and talent in all areas of jazz vocals. Her improvising, wide dynamic tone, and innate sense of rhythm made her more than just another big-band canary. At a time when most female vocals tended to emphasize the sweet timbres of their voice, she chose to emphasize a path blazed by the one major jazz singer who emphasized message over medium - Billie Holiday. Like Holiday, O'Day combi… read more
Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Few female jazz singers matched the hard-swinging and equally hard-living Anita O'Day for sheer exuberance and talent in all areas of jazz vocals. Her improvising, wide dynamic tone, and innate sense of… read more
Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Few female jazz singers matched the hard-swinging and equally hard-living Anita O'Day for sheer exuberance and talent in all areas of jazz vocals. Her improvising, wide dynamic tone, and innate sense of rhythm made her more than just another big-band canary. At a time when… read more

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1 Play track This Is Anita Beautiful Love
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 263 listeners
2 Play track Anita O'Day Fifty Favourites I Could Write A Book
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3 Play track Keep The Coffee Coming You Don't Know What Love Is
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4 Play track Love For Sale - 1959 Version Love For Sale - 1959 Version
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5 Angel Eyes Honeysuckle Rose
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6 Play track A Night Out With Verve Whisper Not
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7 Verve Jazz Masters 49 Angel Eyes
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8 Play track Verve Jazz Masters 49 Waiter, Make Mine Blues
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9 Anita Sings For Oscar You Turned the Tables On Me
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10 Play track Anita O'Day Sings the Winners Early Autumn
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Albums

  1. 93,642 listeners

    1 Jan 1995 · 16 tracks

    Verve Jazz Masters 49
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  2. 73,453 listeners

    1958 · 12 tracks

    Anita O'Day Sings the Winners
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  3. 39,139 listeners

    1 Jan 1957 · 11 tracks

    Anita Sings The Most
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  4. 36,119 listeners

    1 Jan 1955 · 12 tracks

    Anita
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