Chris Connor

Jazz Singer

Birthday November 8, 1927

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Missouri

DEATH DATE Aug 29, 2009 (81)

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About

American jazz singer who toured with Clyde Thornhill and Stan Kenton and had her own solo career. She was the first white jazz singer to sign with Atlantic Records.

Before Fame

She played the clarinet for eight years when she was young and first sang publicly in college.

Trivia

Her first recorded song "And the BullWalked Around, Ole" reached the number 30 spot on the Billboard charts.

Family Life

Her mother died when she was thirteen, and she was raised by her sister.

Associated With

She recorded songs by Irving Berlin, among others, for her major label albums.