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Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth DBE (born Clementine Dinah Hitching; 28 October 1927) is an English singer and actress known for her scat singing. [1] She is the widow of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec Dankworth and singer Jacqui Dankworth .
Cleo Laine, British singer and actress who mastered a variety of styles, including blues and popular music, but was best known as the ‘Queen of Jazz.’ She was the only singer to receive Grammy Award nominations in jazz, popular, and classical categories.
Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth, DBE (born 28 October 1927) is a British jazz singer and an actress. She was born in Southall, Middlesex to a white English mother and black Jamaican father. She is famous for her scat singing and for being able to sing very high and very low notes.
Aug 20, 2015 · Dame Cleo Laine is a jazz singer and an actress, noted for her scat singing and vocal range. Though her natural range is that of a contral to she is able to produce a "G above high C" giving her an overall compass of well over three octaves.
A live performance from 1980 by John Williams and Cleo Laine of "He was beautiful" - "Cavatina". Composed by Stanely Myers, Cavatina was r... Here's a rare gem.
Cleo Laine was born on 28 October 1927 in Southall, Middlesex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Third Alibi (1961), The Concrete Jungle (1960) and The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961). She was previously married to John Dankworth and George Langridge.
Oct 28, 2012 · On Dame Cleo Laine's 85th birthday here is the great lady singing "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" which shows off her phenomenal range, finishing the a G above top C! It was recorded for...
