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Susannah McCorkle

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American jazz singer (1946–2001)

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  • How do you keep the music playing?

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Country
US
Active from
1946-01-04
Active to
2001-05-19

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Susannah McCorkle (1 January 1946 – 19 May 2001) was an American jazz singer much admired for her direct, unadorned singing style and quiet intensity. McCorkle was born in Berkeley, California. She studied modern languages at the University of California, Berkeley. McCorkle began singing professionally after hearing recordings of Billie Holiday in Paris in the late 1960s. She nearly became an interpreter at the European Commission in Brussels, but moved instead to London in 1972 to pursue a car

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date of death
2001-05-19
date of birth
1946-01-04
start of work period
2001-00-00
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