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Ivie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (July 10, 1905 – December 28, 1949) was an American jazz singer. Anderson was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra for more than a decade.
Ivie Anderson was one of the most celebrated African-American jazz singers of her time. She enjoyed great success in the 1930s and 1940s, performing with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman.
Feb 20, 2020 · Considered one of the finest singers of the golden age of jazz, Ivie Anderson was a fluent vocalist who impressed many with her blues and scat phrasings. Most impressed was Duke Ellington, who kept her on as vocalist for eleven years and is thought to be the best singer he ever had.
Aug 31, 2018 · Among the most memorable lines in the lyric sung on this recording by Ivie Anderson: “…underloved, overfed, my man’s gone, so instead I got rocks in my bed.” The shifting and colorful instrumental backgrounds fashioned by Strayhorn against which Ms. Anderson sings are indeed provocative.
Ivie Marie Anderson. Vocalist, Dancer. (1905 - 1949) Born in Gilroy, California, Anderson had already enjoyed some time in the spotlight when Duke Ellington hired her in 1931. Having proven her audience appeal as a Cotton Club chorus girl, Anderson had spent a year with Earl Hines and His Orchestra in Chicago before catching Ellington’s ear ...
American singer Ivie Marie Anderson (1905-1949), one of the best vocalists of jazz's golden age, was the lead voice of jazz legend Duke Ellington's big band for 11 years. Her strong sense of timing, distinctive jazz phrasing, and genuine emotion made her performances of happy pop and sultry ballads equally affecting.
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