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Big band singer Beryl Davis passes away

Big band singer Beryl Davis passes away

THE big band singer Beryl Davis has passed away in the United States. She was 87.

The British-born singer was the daughter of band leader Harry Davis and made her first stage appearance at the age of three.

By the age of 12 she was singing with Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt’s jazz band.

During the Second World War she sang with Glenn Miller’s US Army Air Force Band.

After the war she moved to the United States where she was to become a star.

She made her US debut on Bob Hope’s radio show and later appeared with Frank Sinatra on the show Your Hit Parade — which was to open the door to invitations to sing with a number of top big bands including Benny Goodman’s.

In the 1950s she was a member of a quartet with Jane Russell, Connie Haines and Della Russell.

In recent years she performed on cruise ships as well as making appearances at nightclubs and in festivals.

To see Beryl Davis perform at a Glenn Miller festival in England in 2003 click here.

 

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