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Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument (s) Piano, vibraphone, vocals. Years active. 1936–1998. Labels. MGM, Capitol. Dorothy Donegan (April 6, 1922 – May 19, 1998) [1] [2] was a classically trained American jazz pianist and occasional vocalist, primarily known for performing stride and boogie-woogie, as well as bebop, swing, and classical.
Dorothy Donegan. Actress: Sensations of 1945. Dorothy Donegan was born on 6 April 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Sensations of 1945 (1944), The Blues (2003) and Playboy's Penthouse (1959). She was previously married to Walter Eady and John T. McClain. She died on 19 May 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- April 6, 1924
- May 19, 1998
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Dorothy Donegan, a jazz pianist who brashly mixed swing, boogie-woogie, vaudeville, pop, ragtime and Bach -- sometimes within a span of 10 minutes -- and who was known for an outrageous sense of ...
Born Dorothy Donegan, April 6, 1922 in Chicago; died May 19, 1998, in Los Angeles; daughter of Donazell Donegan, a railroad chef, and Ella (Day) Donegan; married and divorced to John McClain, Walter Eady, and William Miles; children: John, Donovan. Education: Studied at the Chicago Conservatory of Music; Chicago Music College, 1942-44 ...
Jul 19, 2022 · News. Dorothy Donegan - piano. More than fifteen years have passed since the flamboyant jazz pianist Dorothy Donegan died. Sadly, few jazz fans, either then or now, are aware of what enormous orchestral capacity she had at the keyboard (1). Dorothy was born in Chicago in 1924. Heeding her mother’s encouragement, she studied classical music at ...
May 21, 1998 · Dorothy Donegan, an eclectic and colorful jazz pianist and singer who also excelled at ragtime, boogie-woogie, gospel, blues and classical music, has died. She was 76. Donegan, one of the nation ...
May 19, 1998 · Donegan performed at the White House in 1993 and gave her last major performance at the Fujitsu Concord Jazz Festival in 1997. Selected Discography. Dorothy Romps: A Piano Retrospective, Rosetta, 1953-79 Makin' Whoopee, Black & Blue, 1979 The Explosive Dorothy Donegan, Progressive, 1980 Live at the 1990 Floating Jazz Festival, Chiaroscuro, 1990
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