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Teri Thornton, born Shirley Enid Avery (September 1, 1934 – May 2, 2000) was an American jazz singer. Thornton first performed in local Detroit clubs in the 1950s. She moved to New York City in the 1960s, where she found work singing for television advertisements, and recorded for several different labels. Late in the 1960s Thornton faded ...
Teri Thornton. More images. Real Name: Shirley Enid Avery. Profile: Born: September 1, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. Died: May 2, 2000 in Englewood, New Jersey. Teri Thornton was once called by the saxophonist Cannonball Adderley "the greatest voice since Ella Fitzgerald".
Teri Thornton, a jazz singer who had started to resurrect her career after winning the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 1998 and being signed to a major record label for the...
Nov 3, 2017 · Piano Jazz remembers vocalist and pianist Teri Thornton (1934–2000), who lost her battle with cancer in the year after this 1999 session. Thornton first wowed audiences in 1963 with her...
Teri Thornton, a jazz singer, was a favourite of critics in 1960s. She returned to performing in 1990s after a three-decade-long hiatus. Her best-known song is “Somewhere in the Night”, which was the theme of the detective series The Naked City starring Paul Burke.
Oct 3, 2023 · Cannonball Adderley once described jazz singer Teri Thornton as “the greatest voice since Ella Fitzgerald”. In a 1963 Downbeat interview Ella herself cited Teri as her favourite singer and Tony Bennett highlighted her “perfect pitch and three-octave range” when he wrote an enthusiastic sleeve note for her 1963 Open Highway album.
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Oct 7, 2019 · Teri Thornton, born Shirley Enid Avery was an American jazz singer. Thornton first performed in local Detroit clubs in the 1950s. She moved to New York City in the 1960s, where she found work singing for television advertisements, and recorded for several different labels.
