Connee Boswell | |
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 Boswell in 1941. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Constance Foore Boswell |
| Born | December 3, 1907 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | October 11, 1976 (aged 68) Manhattan, New York City, U.S, |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Vocalist |
| Instrument | Vocal |
Constance Foore "Connee" Boswell (December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976)[1] was an American vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri, but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With sisters Martha and Helvetia "Vet", she performed in the 1920s and 1930s as the trio The Boswell Sisters. They started as instrumentalists but became a highly influential singing group via their recordings and film and television appearances.[2]
Connee Boswell is considered one of the great female jazz vocalists and was a major influence on Ella Fitzgerald, who said "My mother brought home one of her records, and I fell in love with it...I tried so hard to sound just like her."[3] In 1936, Connee's sisters retired and Connee continued on as a solo artist (having also recorded solos during her years with the group).
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 300. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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