Connee Boswell
Singer, Musical Artist
1907 – 1976
Who was Connee Boswell?
Constance Foore "Connee" Boswell was an American female vocalist born in Kansas City but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With her sisters, Martha and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, she performed in the 1930s as The Boswell Sisters. They became a highly influential singing group during this period via recordings and radio. Connee herself is widely considered one of the greatest jazz female vocalists and was a major influence on Ella Fitzgerald who said, "My mother brought home one of her records, and I fell in love with it....I tried so hard to sound just like her."
In 1936, Connee's sisters retired and Connee continued on as a solo artist.
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- Born
- Dec 3, 1907
Kansas City - Also known as
- Constance F. Boswell
- Connie Boswell
- Boswell, Connee
- Constance Foore Boswell
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Harry Leedy
(1935/12/14 - 1975/01/01)
- Harry Leedy
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Died
- Oct 11, 1976
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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