Beryl Davis

Beryl Davis
Davis in a publicity photo by William P. Gottlieb, 8 October 1947
Davis in a publicity photo by William P. Gottlieb, 8 October 1947
Background information
Born(1924-03-16)16 March 1924
Plymouth, England
Died28 October 2011(2011-10-28) (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresVocal jazz, big band
OccupationSinger
Years active1942–2007
LabelsHindsight
Formerly ofOscar Rabin, Django Reinhardt, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra

Beryl Davis (16 March 1924[citation needed] – 28 October 2011) was a vocalist who sang with British and American big bands, as well as being an occasional featured vocalist at a very young age with the Quintette du Hot Club de France between 1936 and 1939. She was still performing in her 80s, into the 2000s, possibly the last surviving and performing singer of the generation of popular entertainers from the 1930s and wartime years.