Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist”...
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In her earliest recordings, Anita O'Day was the featured vocalist with the big bands of Gene Krupa (1941-1942 and 1945-1946) and Stan Kenton (1944). In...
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Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer is a 2007 American documentary film about the jazz singer Anita O'Day. The documentary, directed and produced by...
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he performed at Carl Cons' Off Beat Club with Anita O'Day as vocalist. He is credited as hiring O'Day for her first singing job. This is documented in...
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O'Day is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include: Alan O'Day (1940–2013), American singer-songwriter Anita O'Day (1919–2006)...
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Anita O'Day Sings the Winners is a 1958 album by Anita O'Day. The concept of this album was to pick the "winners" from the top Jazz and Orchestral Charts...
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Powell, The Genius of Bud Powell (1956), Teddy Wilson (1956), Anita O'Day, Anita O'Day at Mister Kelly's (1959). Blossom Dearie recorded the song for...
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interested in singing at a very young age, and was singing to Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Julie London and Frank Sinatra records by the age of 7. In 1973, Young...
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many top singers, including Frank Sinatra, Yma Sumac, Nat King Cole, Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer, Ella Fitzgerald,...
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With Anita O'Day This Is Anita (Verve, 1956) Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day (Verve, 1957) Anita Sings the Winners (Verve, 1958) Anita O'Day Swings...
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