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Sep 6, 2024 · The Jazz Singer, American musical film, released in 1927, that was the first feature-length movie with synchronized dialogue. It marked the ascendancy of “talkies” and the end of the silent-film era.
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Sep 6, 2024 · Over 14.3K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The 115 Best Female Jazz Singers Of All Time. Jazz has gifted the world countless legendary voices, and when it comes to the best female jazz singers of all time, there are a few whose contributions are simply unparalleled.
Sep 3, 2024 · Evoking the romanticism of vocal jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Julie London, along with the smoky nightclub melancholy of Chet Baker, the Grammy-winning artist loves the classics, and it shows in her work. Her 2022 album Linger Awhile consists primarily of jazz standards
5 days ago · Musical artist. Signature. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.
Sep 19, 2024 · Al Jolson (born May 26, 1886, Srednike, Russia [now Seredžius, Lithuania]—died October 23, 1950, San Francisco, California, U.S.) was a popular American singer and blackface comedian of the musical stage and motion pictures, from before World War I to 1940.
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6 days ago · Louis Armstrong, the leading trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz history. He was also a bandleader, singer, film star, and comedian. With his great sensitivity, technique, and capacity to express emotion, Armstrong led in the development of jazz into a fine art.
3 days ago · Francis Albert Sinatra (/ s ɪ ˈ n ɑː t r ə /; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes," he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of the mid-20th century.
