Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

male, deceased (1998)
singer, the rat pack, Strangers in the Night, Come Fly with Me, My Way, Only The Lonely…jazz singer, Swingsinger, popular singer, swing era, Torch singer
Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1998) was an American jazz oriented popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor. Beginning...
Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

female, deceased (1996)
jazz singer, Swingsinger, Women in jazz, Lady Ella, Vocal, singer…Traditional pop music singer, singer-songwriter
Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996), also known as "Lady Ella" and the "First Lady of Song", is considered one of the most...
Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

female, deceased (1959)
Eleanora Fagan, Swingsinger, Classic female blues singer, Women in jazz, Pennsylvania musician, rape victim…Traditional pop music singer, Blues singer, singer, jazz singer, Torch singer
Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan and later called Lady Day, was an American jazz singer.
Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

female
best voice, Best singer in the century, Swingsinger, Good Morning Heartache, My Man, Autumn in New York
Billie Holiday (born in Ottawa, Ontario) is the professional name of a Canadian radio and television personality. Her real name is Amanda Dunn. The...
Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

male, deceased (1971)
musician, African American, American, jazz, Dixieland trumpeter, Swing trumpeter…Swing bandleader, Swingsinger, Dixieland singer, jazz singer, singer
Louis Armstrong (4 August, 1901 - July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo and Pops, was an American jazz musician. Armstrong was a charismatic, innovative...
Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day

female, deceased (2006)
Bebop singer, Don Carter, swing music, Swingsinger, Women in jazz, cover version…Traditional pop music singer, swing, jazz singer, Big band singer, Torch singer
Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Many place her among the greatest female jazz singers (the only...
Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick Jr.

male, 42 years old
from New Orleans, Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr, Swingsinger, Jazz-funk pianist, actor-singer, Swing pianist…Traditional pop music singer, singer, pop singer, jazz singer
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, actor, and humanitarian. The music encompasses jazz,...
Joe Williams

Joe Williams

male, deceased (1999)
Swingsinger, doorman, jazz singer, Recipient of the Ella award, jazz, the cosby show
Joe Williams (December 12, 1918-March 29, 1999) was a well-known jazz singer. He was born Joseph Goreed in Cordele, Georgia and moved to Chicago as...
Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway

male, deceased (1994)
death by stroke, American jazz bandleader, Vaudeville performer, Swingsinger, convert to Anglicanism, Jive singer…Swing bandleader, jazz singer, singer
Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907-November 18, 1994) was a famous American jazz singer and bandleader. Calloway was a master of energetic scat...
Big Joe Turner

Big Joe Turner

male, deceased (1985)
Jump blues musician, Kansas City, Swingsinger, jazz singer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, African American…Blues singer, singer, Male singer, Hal Singer Orchestra
Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., May 18, 1911 - November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri.