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Mrs. Miller
Sign in to saveAlso known as Elva Ruby Miller, Elva Miller, Mrs. Elva Miller
American singer (1907-1997)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1874
- Died
- 1942
- Works
- 127
Top works
- Instruments of darkness, and other stories
- Gowns by Roberta
- Ladies Must Live
- Manslaughter
- Burglar and the Blizzard
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1904-03-01
- Active to
- 1944-12-15
Discography
- Classic Glenn Miller - Original Live Recordings
- Little Brown Jug / Pennsylvania 6-5000
- Glenn Miller Original Sound1975
- In the mood1990
- 16 Classic Performances1992
- Big Band's Greatest Hits1992
- Jazz Tribune Nr. 50 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra CD11993
- Jazz Tribune Nr50 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra CD21993
- The Millenium Anthology1994
- Col. Maestros del Jazz & Blues, Vol. 71995
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,516
- Total plays
- 65,114
Tags
Elva Ruby Connes (October 5, 1907–June 28, 1997), who recorded under the name Mrs. Miller, was an American singer who gained some fame in the 1960s for her versions of popular songs like "Moon River", "Monday, Monday", "A Lover's Concerto", and "Downtown" rendered in an untrained, operatic, vibrato-laden voice, often out of tune and off the beat. Her whistling, which was equally wobbly and apparently preceded by Mrs. Miller chilling her lips with ice to better control the pitch ("to get a really
Recent publications · Crossref
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· 1956 · cited 14,983x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Joplin
- Place of death
- Vista
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Pomona College
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Jimmy Durante Mrs. Miller Hollywood Palace 1966.JPG
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1907-10-05
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 1997-07-05
- cause of death
- disease
- birth name
- Elva Ruby Connes
Sources (2)
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