Ivie Anderson

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Ivie Anderson was an American jazz singer best known for her work with Duke Ellington's orchestra in the 1930s and early 1940s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American jazz musician
human
jazz singer
activeYearsEnd 1940s
activeYearsStart 1920s
associatedAct Duke Ellington NERFINISHED
Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Anderson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork vocal jazz performance
genre jazz
swing music
givenName Ivie NERFINISHED
influenced later jazz vocalists
languageOfPerformance English
mediumOfPerformance voice
memberOf Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED
name Ivie Anderson NERFINISHED
notableFeature clear diction
smooth vocal style
notableFor work with Duke Ellington's orchestra in the 1930s and early 1940s
notablePeriod 1930s
early 1940s
notableWork "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" NERFINISHED
"I've Got the World on a String" NERFINISHED
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" NERFINISHED
"Rocks in My Bed" NERFINISHED
"Stormy Weather" NERFINISHED
occupation jazz singer
singer
partOf big band era of jazz
performedWith Duke Ellington NERFINISHED
Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED
performerIn Cotton Club revues with Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED
recordLabel Brunswick Records NERFINISHED
Victor Records NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
style swing-era jazz vocals
vocalType contralto

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