Georgia Gibbs
Singer, Musical Artist
1919 – 2006
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Who was Georgia Gibbs?
Georgia Gibbs was an American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted in jazz. Already singing publicly in her early teens, Gibbs first achieved acclaim in the mid-1950s interpreting songs originating with the black rhythm and blues community and later as a featured vocalist on a long list of radio and television variety and comedy programs. Her key attribute was tremendous versatility and an uncommon stylistic range from melancholy ballad to uptempo swinging jazz and rock and roll.
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- Born
- Aug 17, 1919
Worcester - Also known as
- Georgie Gibbs
- Frieda Lipschitz
- Gibbs, Georgia
- Spouses
- Frank Gervasi
(1960 - 1990)
- Frank Gervasi
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Worcester
- Died
- Dec 9, 2006
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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