Sylvia Syms ~ Similar Artists

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Helen Ward - 100% match to Sylvia Syms

19 September 1916, New York City, New York, USA, d. 21 April 1998, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Ward studied piano as a child before taking up singing, and by her early teens was on radio in New York. When she was 17 she worked with the Latin band of violinist Enric Madriguera. In... Read more

Betty Roche - 99% match to Sylvia Syms

Mary Elizabeth Roche, 9 January 1920, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, d. 16 February 1999, Pleasantville, New Jersey, USA. After winning an amateur talent contest in the early 40s, Roché sang with Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans. Joining Duke Ellington in 1943 she appeared at... Read more

George Van Eps - 79% match to Sylvia Syms

7 August 1913, Plainfield, New Jersey, USA, d. 29 November 1998, Newport Beach, California, USA. The son of the famous banjoist Fred Van Eps, George played the banjo professionally before he was a teenager. At the age of 13 he heard Eddie Lang, decided to switch to guitar and... Read more

John Gary - 76% match to Sylvia Syms

Jim Pepper - 73% match to Sylvia Syms

18 June 1941, Oregon, USA, d. 10 February 1992, Portland, Oregon, USA. Playing chiefly tenor saxophone but also adept on soprano saxophone and flute, Pepper drew heavily upon his Native American background for musical inspiration. Dedicating his life to finding musical... Read more

Graham Bond - 69% match to Sylvia Syms

Kai Winding - 61% match to Sylvia Syms

Kai Chresten Winding, 18 May 1922, Arhus, Denmark, d. 7 May 1983, New York City, New York, USA. Winding's family immigrated to the USA in 1934, and soon thereafter he began teaching himself to play trombone. In the late 30s and early 40s he was with a number of big bands... Read more

Mabel Mercer - 61% match to Sylvia Syms

3 February 1900, Birmingham, Staffordshire, England, d. 20 April 1984, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA. A celebrated and influential cabaret singer, as a young girl Mercer was educated at convent school, and underwent classical voice training. Her mother was a white variety... Read more

Andy Russell - 58% match to Sylvia Syms

Andres Rabajos (or Rabago), 1920, Los Angeles, California, USA, d. 16 April 1992, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The son of Mexican-Spanish parents, Russell was a popular singer in the USA during the 40s, with a romantic image and a penchant for Latin American numbers. In the early 40s... Read more

Jimmy Durante - 56% match to Sylvia Syms

James Francis Durante, 10 February 1893, New York City, New York, USA, d. 29 January 1980, Santa Monica, California, USA. A unique entertainer: a comedian, actor and singer whose straight-legged strut, outsize nose (which brought him the nickname "Schnozzola") and a penchant for... Read more