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Barbara Lea

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American jazz singer (1929-2011)

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Barbara Lea (April 10, 1929 – December 28, 2011) was an American actress and singer. Born into a musical family in Detroit, she worked with small dance bands there before attending Wellesley College on scholarship and majoring in music theory. Boston was a hotbed of jazz in the late 40s and early 50s, allowing Barbara to sing with major instrumentalists such as Marian McPartland, Bobby Hackett, Vic Dickenson, Frankie Newton, Johnny Windhurst, and George Wein. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Barbara
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Detroit
Place of death
Raleigh
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
voice
Record label
Fantasy
Official website
www.barbaralea.com
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writing language
English language
medical condition
Alzheimer's disease
date of birth
1929-04-10
date of death
2011-12-26
cause of death
Alzheimer's disease
start of work period
1951-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
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