biography
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| female
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| lived:
| (1926– )
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| biography:
| Singer, pianist, and songwriter, born in East Durham, New York, USA. She sang with Woody Herman and other swing bands, and in 1958 became a nightclub singer accompanying herself on piano. Early recordings on Verve emphasized ballads, but on her own label, Daffodil, since 1974 she has added satirical songs such as ‘I'm Hip’ and ‘Bruce’, and a lengthening list of her own songs, including ‘Inside a Silent Tear’ and ‘I Like You, You're Nice’. Her memorable nightclub performances are, at her insistence, early evening soirées in front of silent, non-smoking, non-eating audiences, with a single spotlight on her at the piano. |
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