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  1. Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female ...

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  2. Oct 16, 2008 · The distinctive and celebrated jazz singer Anita O'Day experienced both "high times and hard times" — as her autobiography is so aptly titled.

  3. Learn about the life and career of Anita O'Day, one of the best jazz singers of her generation, who worked with Gene Krupa, Stan Kenton, and Verve Records. Watch the trailer of the documentary Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer and listen to her audiobook.

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  4. Aug 31, 2017 · Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Jazz Singer Anita O'Day. O'Day first became known in 1941 when she joined Gene Krupa's band. Later, she later sang with Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman and...

  5. Nov 24, 2006 · Anita O’Day, whose coolly ebullient and rhythmically assured vocal style made her a premier singer of both the big-band and postwar jazz eras, and whose taste for fast living secured her name as...

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  7. Nov 24, 2006 · Anita O'Day, who shot to fame as a singer with drummer Gene Krupa's swing band in the early 1940s and became one of the most distinctive voices in the history of jazz, died...

  8. Nov 24, 2006 · Anita O’Day, whose breathy voice and witty improvisation made her one of the most dazzling jazz singers of the past century and whose sex appeal and drug addiction earned her the nickname “the...

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