Annie Ross

Annie Ross
Born
Annabelle McCauley Allan Short

(1930-07-25)25 July 1930
Mitcham, Surrey, England
(now in London)
Died21 July 2020(2020-07-21) (aged 89)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Actress
Spouse
Sean Lynch
(m. 1963; div. 1977)
Partner
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active1937–2017
Formerly ofLambert, Hendricks & Ross

Annie Ross (born Annabelle McCauley Allan Short[1][2]; 25 July 1930 – 21 July 2020) was a British-American singer and actress, best known as a member of the influential jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. She pioneered the vocalese style of jazz singing,[3][4] with a style described by critic Dave Gelly as "a kind of dreamy watchfulness that is a definition of 1950s hip."[4] In 2010, she was named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts.[5]

Kenneth Tynan, who wrote liner notes for Ross, called her "a fallen angel" who "moves us and then brushes off our sympathy with a shrug of her lips."[6]

  1. ^ "Annie Ross on piano jazz". NPR. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ^ Piccalo, Gina (22 July 2020). "Annie Ross, jazz singer and actress who overcame demons, dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ Gavin, James (22 July 2020). "Annie Ross, Mid-Century Jazz Icon, Dead At 89". NPR.
  4. ^ a b Fordham, John (27 July 2020). "Annie Ross obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Annie Ross". www.arts.gov. 25 July 1930. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (21 October 1993). "We're All Connected". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 14 December 2023.