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Jeri Southern (born Genevieve Lillian Hering; August 5, 1926 – August 4, 1991) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Early years.
Jeri Southern was an intensely private person. The sudden rise to fame which came in the wake of her hit records “ You Better Go Now ” and “When I Fall In Love” must have come as a shock to the 25-year-old native of Royal, Nebraska. The success of these introspective sides, in 1951 and 1952 respectively, was a pleasant surprise in an ...
Feb 7, 2013 · Bob Stanley: Jeri Southern was one of several talented postwar singers whose careers are largely forgotten. But her second album shows you just why Frank Sinatra called her 'the very best'
Explore Jeri Southern's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Jeri Southern on AllMusic.
Oct 12, 2023 · Southern was capable of singing with large orchestras or in stripped-back settings, like the trio she assembled to record 1954’s Warm Intimate Songs in the Jeri Southern Style. She was both a singles artist and an album hitmaker, releasing most of her work through Decca Records before jumping ship over to Capitol in the late 1950s.
Jeri Southern, was a classically trained pianist who became a jazz-oriented vocalist in the 1950s, whose hit "You Better Go Now" proved the most successful of her several recordings. Born Genevieve Hering, on 5 August 1926, in Royal, Nebraska, Southern studied at the Notre Dame Academy, Omaha, and later played piano at the local Blackstone Hotel.
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