Previous posts for April 28th may be found here: John Jacob Niles (2019), Michael Daugherty (2020), Blossom Dearie (2021), Ludvig Schytte (2022), John Jacob Niles (2023), and Ann-Margaret; Blossom Dearie (2024)
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Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer, pianist, and cabaret artist.
Chanteuserie
Her skill as both a pianist and vocalist meant she knew "how to complement the singing"; in her opinion, many accompanists played "entirely too much piano for the vocalist". — Wikipedia
Here's the answer to those who would query
The secret of Miss Blossom Dearie:
"The voice and each word
Should be easily heard." –
In short, a most practical theory.
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John Jacob Niles (28 April 1892 –1 March 1980) collected, arranged, or composed (the boundaries are fluid) some of the most beloved American folk melodies.
Sing Out!
In the days of the Folksong Revival
They avoided the merely archival;
But no one would quarrel
If sources were oral,
And here, J. J. Niles had no rival.
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