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Sylvia Syms (December 2, 1917 – May 10, 1992) was an American jazz singer. Biography. Syms was born Sylvia Blagman in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, she had polio. As a teenager, she went to jazz nightclubs on New York's 52nd Street and received informal training from Billie Holiday. She made her debut in 1941 at Kelly's Stable. [1]
May 10, 1992 · On May 10, 1992, at New York City's Algonquin Hotel, Sylvia Syms finished singing her last song, raised her right arm to acknowledge the audience's standing ovation, and collapsed of a heart attack. The cabaret singer died the same evening at age 74. Syms's death ended a career that had spanned half a century.
Sylvia Blagman Syms was a gifted jazz singer who earned praise from Billie Holliday, Frank Sinatra, and Duke Ellington. In 1949, she was discovered by Mae West, who became a significant teacher and influence on Syms’s intimate storytelling performing style.
May 11, 1992 · Obituaries : Sylvia Syms; Jazz and Pop Cabaret Singer. By BURT A. FOLKART. May 11, 1992 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Sylvia Syms, the ebullient vocalist, died in New York City early...
May 11, 1992 · Sylvia Syms, one of the most admired pop-jazz singers of her generation, died of a heart attack in Manhattan early yesterday morning after a performance in the Oak Room of the Algonquin...
May 10, 1992 · Sylvia Syms. An exceptional interpreter of lyrics, the jazz-cabaret singer was much admired by Frank Sinatra. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1990s. Born. December 2, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY. Died.
Jazz singer Sylvia Syms passed away yesterday at the age of 74. She had a heart attack just as she finished a performance at the Algonquin Hotel. Syms was known as the quintessential saloon singer, and foremost among her admirers was Frank Sinatra, who produced and conducted a 1982 album of standards called "Syms By Sinatra."
