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Joya Sherrill

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American musician (1924-2010)

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1924
Active to
2010
jazz

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Listeners
1,218
Total plays
5,658

Tags

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Joya Sherrill (Bayonne, New Jersey, August 20, 1924 – June 28, 2010, Great Neck, New York) was an American jazz vocalist and children's television show host. Sherrill began her career with Duke Ellington in 1942, aged 17, later becoming a member of his orchestra from 1944 to 1946. She had a hit with Ellington's tune "I'm Beginning to See the Light". Subsequently, she worked as a soloist, performing with Rex Stewart, Ray Nance, and others into the 1960s. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joya+S

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