- Jazz singer who won early acclaim for her interpretations of classic songs, then re-emerged decades later from near-obscurity.
- Her final album "Live at Birdland" was released in 2022, 60 years after her debut recording "Out of the Blue".
- From 1969 to 1977, she lived near Raleigh, North Carolina, where she worked as a legal secretary and sang occasionally in a local nightclub.
- She sang in church choirs, then at age 14 began singing with a local big band, making 9 dollars a night.
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