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Margrethe Blossom Dearie [1] [a] [2] (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist. [3] She had a recognizably light and girlish voice.
Welcome to the official website of jazz pianist, vocalist, & composer, Blossom Dearie. Blossom possessed an extraordinary talent and a intense passion for music. This is her story, her legacy.
America's remarkable jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer from the bebop era who was able to bridge the gap between west side rhythm and east side lyrical content throughout a career that swung into the current century. Here's Blossom's story...
Feb 8, 2009 · Blossom Dearie, the jazz pixie with a little-girl voice and pageboy haircut who was a fixture in New York and London nightclubs for decades, died on Saturday at her apartment in Greenwich Village.
Feb 10, 2009 · NEW YORK (AP) — Blossom Dearie, a classically trained pianist who transformed herself into a jazz singer with a unique baby-doll voice heard in New York and London cabarets for three decades, has...
Feb 9, 2009 · With her wispy, delicate voice, Blossom Dearie was a darling of the jazz world for decades. The cabaret singer and pianist died Saturday of natural causes in her home in New York City.
Blossom Margrethe Dearie was born on April 28, 1924, in East Durham, New York. She was named Blossom after the pear blossoms her brothers picked and decorated their house with to celebrate her birth. By the age of two Blossom was able to pick up songs on the family piano.
Oct 30, 2009 · The aptly named singer and pianist Blossom Dearie had a unique, childlike voice that, along with truly swinging piano work, could deliver scathing wit wrapped in a sweet package. A...
Feb 9, 2009 · Blossom Dearie, the whimsical singer-songwriter with a pixie’s voice who entertained generations of nightclub goers, died Saturday morning after her health deteriorated in recent years. She...
Feb 9, 2009 · Jazz singer and pianist Blossom Dearie was a great singer with the tiniest of voices. Dearie died Feb 7. She was 82. Fresh Air remembers her with an interview from 1998.