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Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic; July 21, 1929) [2] is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording Helen Merrill (with Clifford Brown on EmArcy ), was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation of bebop jazz musicians. [3]
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Helen Merrill was born on July 21, 1929, in New York City. She is a first generation American, her parents immigrated from what is now known as Croatia. She began singing as a teenager in the late 1940s. In 1951, she was a vocalist with the Earl Hines band. She recorded two songs on the Roost label.
Jan 21, 2016 · Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milčetić, July 21, 1930) is an American jazz vocalist.Merrill's recording career has spanned six decades and she is popular wi...
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Aug 25, 2008 · Helen Merrill was born on July 21, 1929, in New York City. She is a first generation American, her parents immigrated from what is now known as Croatia. She began singing as a teenager in the late 1940s. In 1951, she was a vocalist with the Earl Hines band.
Helen Merrill is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording Helen Merrill, was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation of bebop jazz...
Helen Merrill is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording Helen Merrill, was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation of bebop jazz musicians.
Feb 2, 2009 · Singer Helen Merrill is among the few vocalists who can channel these feelings without pretension, perhaps because her hypnotic attack has always been closer to that of a soloing musician than a glossy song stylist.
