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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” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female ...
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- Anita O’Day papers, 1937-2004
Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton; October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band...
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Oct 16, 2008 · The distinctive and celebrated jazz singer Anita O'Day experienced both "high times and hard times" — as her autobiography is so aptly titled.
Nov 24, 2006 · Anita O’Day, whose coolly ebullient and rhythmically assured vocal style made her a premier singer of both the big-band and postwar jazz eras, and whose taste for fast living secured her name as...
Oct 18, 2023 · Learn about the life and music of Anita O’Day, one of jazz’s greatest-ever singers who revolutionized the role of female vocalists. Discover her distinctive style, her struggles with addiction, and her comeback albums.
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Learn about the life and career of Anita O'Day, one of the best jazz singers of her generation, who worked with Gene Krupa, Stan Kenton, and Verve Records. Watch the trailer of the documentary Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer and listen to her audiobook.
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Nov 23, 2006 · Anita O'Day, one of the finest singers to emerge from the swing era, has died at age 87. O'Day died in her sleep Thursday at a convalescent hospital in West Hollywood where she was...
