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Ivie Anderson
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Ivie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (July 10, 1904 - December 28, 1949) was a jazz performer and singer, best known for performing with Duke Elli… read moreIvie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (July 10, 1904 - December 28, 1949) was a jazz performer and singer, best known for performing with Duke Ellington's orchestra between 1931 and 1942. Anderson was born in Gilroy, California. With a swee… read moreIvie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (July 10, 1904 - December 28, 1949) was a jazz performer and singer, best known for performing with Duke Ellington's orchestra between 1931 and 1942. Anderson was born in Gilroy, California. With a sweet clear singing voice, she was a popular attraction with Ell… read more
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Connee Boswell
11,980 listeners
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Constance Foore "Connee" Boswell (December 3, 1907 - October 11, 1976) was an American fema… read moreFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Constance Foore "Connee" Boswell (December 3, 1907 - October 11, 1976) was an American female vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With her sisters, … read moreFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Constance Foore "Connee" Boswell (December 3, 1907 - October 11, 1976) was an American female vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With her sisters, Martha and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, she performed i… read more
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Marion Harris
22,732 listeners
Marion Harris (April 4 1896 — April 23, 1944) was an American popular singer, most successful in the 1920's. She was the first widely … read moreMarion Harris (April 4 1896 — April 23, 1944) was an American popular singer, most successful in the 1920's. She was the first widely known white singer to sing jazz and blues songs. Born Mary Ellen Harrison, probably in Indiana, sh… read moreMarion Harris (April 4 1896 — April 23, 1944) was an American popular singer, most successful in the 1920's. She was the first widely known white singer to sing jazz and blues songs. Born Mary Ellen Harrison, probably in Indiana, she first played vaudeville and movie theaters in Chicago arou… read more
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Frances Langford
6,861 listeners
Julia Frances Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the 1930's and 40… read moreJulia Frances Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the 1930's and 40's and also made film appearances over the two decades. View wikiJulia Frances Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the 1930's and 40's and also made film appearances over the two decades. View wiki
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Sophie Tucker
32,870 listeners
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Lee Morse
10,351 listeners
Lee Morse was an American jazz singer best known for her trademark yodeling. She was born Lena Corinne Taylor on November 30, 1897 in Cove, Oregon to Pleasant John and Olive Taylor. She was the tenth of thirteen children, and the second girl. Her younger brother Glen H. Taylor was a country-weste… read more
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Mae West
23,580 listeners
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Valaida Snow
10,987 listeners
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Helen Morgan
5,562 listeners
Helen Morgan (August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential t… read moreHelen Morgan (August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s. She starred as Julie La… read moreHelen Morgan (August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s. She starred as Julie LaVerne in the original Broadway production of Hammerstein and… read more
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Una Mae Carlisle
9,162 listeners
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