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Vocals
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| Descriptive "tags": |
jazz • jazz ladies • jazz vocal • female vocalists • vocal jazz • public domain • under 2000 listeners
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| Decades Active: |
1950s
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1960s
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1990s
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2000s
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| Links online: |
Wikipedia
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Biography
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 Carnegie Hall, then, after a brief spell with the Earl Hines band, she drifted out of the big time. In 1952 she was back with Ellington, appearing at clubs and concerts and also broadcasting with the band. A further period out of the spotlight followed, although she made several albums under her own name in the late 50s and early 60s. After this she again returned to obscurity. An attractive song stylist, Roché was one of the best to work for Ellington, who, after Ivie Anderson, was notoriously casual with his choice of vocalists.
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