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Anita O'Day
Tough talking, hard-living singer Anita O'Day (1919–2006) came to fame with the big bands of Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton before emerging on her own. She received a career boost in 1956 with her memorable appearance in the film Jazz on a Summer's Day, and the release of her candid 1981 autobiography High Times, Hard Times. She was among the first female band singers to appear in slacks and band uniform like other musicians, as seen in this photograph. |