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Hear the greatest hits of JUNE CHRISTY in this OFFICIAL playlist. Spread the classic jazz, and don't forget to share this playlist! Subscribe here: http://...
Vocalist closely associated with the cool jazz movement who worked with Stan Kenton before launching a solo career. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1930s - 1980s. Born. November 20, 1925 in Springfield, IL. Died. June 21, 1990 in Sherman Oaks, CA. Genre. Vocal, Jazz, Stage & Screen. Styles.
Nov 15, 2020 · Jazz Musician of the Day: June Christy. Source: Michael Ricci November 20, 2022. All About Jazz is celebrating June Christy's birthday today! June was born as Shirley Luster on November 20, 1925 at the Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois and was raised from the age of three in Decatur, Illinois; and from the beginning always wanted to sing.
Aug 20, 2020 · By Sally Speller, Supervising Librarian. August 20, 2020. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Image: Library of Congress. June Christy (1925-1990) was one of many female vocalists, like Peggy Lee and Doris Day, who emerged from the rigors of the Big Band era of the 1930s and ‘40s to become major recording artists in their own right.
Johnny Hartman. New recommendations. June Christy was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan...
November 20, 1925 · Springfield, Illinois, USA. Died. June 21, 1990 · Sherman Oaks, California, USA. Birth name. Shirley Luster. Mini Bio. She was Stan Kenton 's big band singer, replacing Anita O'Day in 1945. She also worked with Bruce Boyd Raeburn and his orchestra before she joined the Kenton band.
Jun 10, 2015 · So, with “Something Cool” Christy was introduced to a much wider audience, and a stellar career in jazz and standard-pop interpretation was launched. Before she became the sultry-voiced June Christy, she was Shirley Luster, from Springfield, Illinois, born November 20, 1925.
