Ruth Olay

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Born
1 July 1924
Born In
San Francisco, California, United States
Died
3 September 2021 (aged 97)
Initially a piano prodigy, her interest in music developed from exposure to her mother's professional chorus singing work. At age 16 or 17, working as secretary at Twentieth Century Fox, Olay undertook singing lessons with vocal coach Florence Russell (Dorothy Dandridge). While at work, she met one of Duke Ellington's vocalists, Ivie Anderson. Together they attended the venue where Ellington was playing and Olay was persuaded to sing. In 1942, at her mother's re-marriage party she sang and impressed a guest, the wife of songwriter Irving Gordon (Throw Mama From the Tr… read more
Initially a piano prodigy, her interest in music developed from exposure to her mother's professional chorus singing work. At age 16 or 17, working as secretary at Twentieth Century Fox, Olay undertook singing lessons with vocal coach Florence Russell (Dorothy Dandridge). While at work, … read more
Initially a piano prodigy, her interest in music developed from exposure to her mother's professional chorus singing work. At age 16 or 17, working as secretary at Twentieth Century Fox, Olay undertook singing lessons with vocal coach Florence Russell (Dorothy Dandridge). While at work, she met one of Duke Ellington's vocalists, Ivie Anderson. Together … read more

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1 Olay! The New Sound Of Ruth Olay Singin' In The Rain
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2 Vocal & Jazz Classics Wind And The Sea
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3 Olay! The New Sound Of Ruth Olay It Never Entered My Mind
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4 Vocal & Jazz Classics I Concentrate On You
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5 It's About Time It's Been a Long, Long Time
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6 Play track It's About Time As Time Goes By
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7 Vocal & Jazz Classics Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
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8 It's About Time I Didn't Know What Time It Was
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9 Play track It's About Time Ev'ry Time
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Albums

  1. 27 listeners

    1 Jan 1958 · 12 tracks

    Olay! The New Sound Of Ruth Olay
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  2. 22 listeners

    28 Feb 2011 · 24 tracks

    Vocal & Jazz Classics
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  3. 21 listeners

    1959 · 12 tracks

    Easy Living
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  4. 11 listeners

    1956 · 12 tracks

    It's About Time
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