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Yolande Bavan (born June 1, 1942) is a Sri Lankan singer and actress. Career. Bavan toured Australia and Asia as a performer with Graeme Bell 's band early in her career. She is best known for replacing Annie Ross in the jazz vocal group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross after Ross was forced to leave the group due to poor health in 1962. [1] .
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross were voted Best Vocal Group in the DownBeat Readers Poll from 1959 to 1963. Annie Ross left the group in 1962, replaced by vocalist Yolande Bavan. The band was renamed Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan and made three live albums before disbanding in 1964.
Nov 14, 2007 · How did Yolande Bavan become so well known so quickly among American jazz musicians and how did she become a fixture on the London jazz scene in so short a period of time?
Nov 13, 2007 · To me, what made Yolande Bavan's voice so precious during her brief time in the group was her Sri Lankan-tinged English and her rich range—from husky, knowing alto to door-squeak soprano. She eagerly took risks with her voice, and those vocal acrobatics always seemed to pay off.
Yolande Bavan was born on 1 June 1942 in Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. She is an actress, known for Parting Glances (1986), The Brave One (2007) and Hubie Halloween (2020).
Yolande Bavan. Actress: Parting Glances. Yolande Bavan was born on 1 June 1942 in Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. She is an actress, known for Parting Glances (1986), The Brave One (2007) and Hubie Halloween (2020).
Nov 15, 2007 · Interview: Yolande Bavan (Part 3) After winning a radio singing contest in 1956, Yolande Bavan left Sri Lanka for the first time at age 16 to tour with jazz pianist Graeme Bell. Then in 1957 the vocalist left Sri Lanka for good—this time on board a ship bound for England.
Yolande Bavan (YB): During the performance it was such an unknown quantity to hear an opera written by Iola and Dave Brubeck and a jazz opera at that. People were crying in the audience at
Aug 22, 2019 · HARI: Billie Holiday had a friend called Yolande Bavan, who was a very young jazz singer. She called Yolande her daughter. And I said to Yolande, what would you say to Billie Holiday if you...
Yolande Bavan was an actress with a strong presence in film throughout her Hollywood career. Bavan began her career with roles in the Richard Ganoung drama "Parting Glances"...
