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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
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Total plays
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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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Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Bayonne
Place of death
Great Neck
Occupation
jazz musician
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
voice
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cause of death
leukemia
date of birth
1924-08-20
date of death
2010-06-28
manner of death
natural causes
writing language
English language
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