June Christy

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June Christy was an American jazz singer known for her cool, sophisticated vocal style and influential work with Stan Kenton’s orchestra and as a solo artist in the 1940s and 1950s.

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June Christy canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jazz singer
recording artist
vocalist
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1940s
alsoKnownAs Shirley Luster
Shirley Luster
surface form: Shirley Luster Christy
associatedAct Bob Cooper
Stan Kenton
burialPlace Cremated
causeOfDeath kidney failure
collaboratedWith Stan Kenton
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-11-20
dateOfDeath 1990-06-21
describedAs one of the defining vocalists of cool jazz
ethnicity White American
fullName Shirley Luster
gender female
genre cool jazz
jazz
vocal jazz
influencedGenre cool jazz vocals
instrument voice
languageOfPerformance English
memberOf Stan Kenton
surface form: Stan Kenton Orchestra
movement West Coast jazz
notableFor cool jazz vocal style
work with Stan Kenton Orchestra
notableSong It’s a Most Unusual Day
Tampico, Mexico
surface form: Tampico
notableWork Fair and Warmer!
Something Cool
The Misty Miss Christy
This Is June Christy!
occupation jazz singer
singer
placeOfBirth Springfield, Illinois
surface form: Springfield, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Sherman Oaks, California, United States
recordLabel Capitol Records
residence California, United States
spouse Bob Cooper
stageName June Christy self-link
startOfCareer 1940s
vocalStyle cool
sophisticated

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Midnight Sun notableRecordingBy June Christy
Stan Kenton associatedAct June Christy
June Christy stageName June Christy self-link