Anita O'Day
Vocal jazz, Musical Artist
1919 – 2006
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Who was Anita O'Day?
Anita O'Day was an American jazz singer.
Born Anita Belle Colton, O'Day was admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female stereotype, O'Day presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. She changed her surname from Colton to O'Day, pig Latin for "dough," slang for money.
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- Born
- Oct 18, 1919
Chicago - Also known as
- Anita O' Day
- O'Day, Anita
- Anita Belle Colton
- The Jezebel of Jazz
- Parents
- Spouses
- Carl Hoff
(1943/01/18 - 1952/06/23) - Don Carter
(1937 - 1939)
- Carl Hoff
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Nov 23, 2006
Los Angeles - Resting place
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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