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Chris Connor (8 November 1927 – 29 August 2009) was an American jazz singer.
Jazzing
The stint with Kenton lasted only ten months during 1952-53, but it was enough to catapult Connor into national recognition. Her recording of “All About Ronnie” introduced her rich tones and coolly swinging style to a wide audience, and she was hailed as the logical successor to O’Day and Christy in the Kenton caravan. – concord.com
Today, many of Ms. Connor’s 1950s and ’60s albums are regarded as pop-jazz classics. -- Stephen Holden, "Chris Connor, Jazz Singer Whose Voice Embodied a Wistful Cool, Dies at 81," New York Times (1 September 2009)
Let’s honor Chris Connor
And heap praise upon her
In our usual doggerel way.
The time that she spent in
The band of Stan Kenton
Gave her bio authentic cachet.
She seldom had hits,
But the best of her bits
Are thought of as classics today.
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