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Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 [1] – November 23, 2006), [2] 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".
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- Anita O’Day papers, 1937-2004
Oct 18, 2018 · Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton; October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band...
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Oct 16, 2008 · Jazz singer Anita O'Day made an impact with her exceptional range, improvisation and skill interpreting a lyric. Bob Parent/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. The distinctive and celebrated jazz...
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.
Nov 24, 2006 · 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...
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Aug 31, 2017 · August 31, 20172:20 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. 12-Minute Listen. O'Day first became known in 1941 when she joined Gene Krupa's band. Later, she later sang with Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman and...
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 Thursday. She was...
