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Chris Connor (November 8, 1927 - August 29, 2009) was an American jazz sing… Read Full Bio ↴Chris Connor (November 8, 1927 - August 29, 2009) was an American jazz singer known for her distinctive style and expression. Born in Kansas City, her father was an eminent musician and Chris soon studied and became proficient in the clarinet.
Chris joined the "Snowflakes", a vocal group of Claude Thornhill's band, and moved on to become Stan Kenton's lead singer. She recorded for Bethlehem records originally and then began a long association with Atlantic records. Her trademark songs are well known to most people familiar with jazz of the 50s and 60s; among them are "Lullaby of Birdland" and "All about Ronnie."

More-complete bio and discography: http://www.mrlucky.com/songbirds/html/jul99/c_cconnor.html

A good obituary can be found on http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/sep/02/chris-connor-obituary
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Blame it On My Youth If, I expected love, when first we kissed, blame it…
In Love In Vain It's only human for anyone to want to be in…
Laura You know the feeling of something half remembered Of someth…
Let's Face The Music And Dance There may be trouble ahead, But while there's music and moon…
Let's Take The Long Way Home Let's take the long way home Let's look for the long…
Ten Cents A Dance I work at the Palace Ballroom, but, gee that Palace is…
The Nearness Of You It's not the pale moon that excites me That thrills…
We'll Be Together Again Here in a moment of darkness Remember the sun has…


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