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June Christy
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It sits within the topics 1925 births, 1990 deaths and 20th-century American singers.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Ballad collection (5244792)
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Film & TV
Springfield, Illinois, USA
June Christy (born Shirley Luster; November 20, 1925 – June 21, 1990) was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a solo career from 1954 and is best known for her debut album Something Cool.
Known for
- Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2 — Self (archive footage)2006
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
- The Nat King Cole Show1956
- Stan Kenton and His Orchestra — Herself - Singer1947
- Let's Make Rhythm — June Christy1947
- Talk About a Lady — Singer with the Kenton Band1946
- Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits — Self (archive footage)
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1925-11-20
- Active to
- 1990-06-21
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 300,328
- Total plays
- 1,514,784
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June Christy (November 20, 1925 – June 21, 1990), born Shirley Luster, was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a solo career from 1954 and is best known for her debut album Something Cool. After her death, she was hailed as "one of the finest and most neglected singers of her time." Shirley Luster was born in Springfield, Illinois, and moved with her family to Dec
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- June
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Springfield
- Place of death
- Sherman Oaks
- Spouse
- Bob Cooper
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Capitol Records
- Image
- June Christy and Red Rodney at Club Troubadour, New York, ca. Sept. 1947, by William Gottlieb (LOC gottlieb.01251).jpg
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- Commons category
- June Christy
- date of birth
- 1925-11-20
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 1990-06-21
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- time period
- 20th century
Sources (3)
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