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Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day: Alyn Shipton is joined by singer Gwyneth Herbert to select the key albums of Anita O'Day, one of the longest-lived and most versatile of swing era singers.

Anita O'Day

Alyn Shipton is joined by singer Gwyneth Herbert to select the key albums, including a noted performance in the film Jazz on a Summer's Day, of Anita O'Day, one of the longest-lived and most versatile of swing era singers.

While O'Day led a roller-coaster life, marked by problems with drugs and a period of imprisonment, she remained a consistent and very accomplished vocalist, rivalling artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.

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Fri 21 Mar 2008 22:30

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  • Fri 21 Mar 2008 22:30

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