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American singer (1908-1975)

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Vinony's link graph records 94 inbound references to Lee Wiley, and connects out to International Standard Book Number, CBS and NBC.

It is catalogued under topics including 1908 births, 1975 deaths and 20th-century American singers.

Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

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1

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  • Complete Fifties Studio Masters

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Known for

  • Woody Herman & His Orchestra1938

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1979-01-19
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Listeners · Last.fm

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81,265
Total plays
419,513

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Lee Wiley (October 9, 1908 – December 11, 1975) was an American jazz singer, popular in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Wiley was born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. While still in her early teens, she left home to pursue a singing career with the Leo Reisman band. Her career was temporarily interrupted by a fall while horseback riding. Wiley suffered temporary blindness, but recovered, and at the age of 19 was back with Reisman again, with whom she recorded three songs: "Take It From Me <a href="https

via Last.fm · Lee Wiley

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Lee
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Fort Gibson
Place of death
New York City
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
jazz
Genre
jazz
Instrument
voice
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cause of death
Colorectal cancer
date of birth
1908-10-09
date of death
1975-12-11
manner of death
natural causes
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