Lee Wiley
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Lee Wiley was an American jazz and popular music singer known for her intimate vocal style and pioneering songbook recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz singer ⓘ popular music singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bunny Berigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie Condon NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Bushkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Kaminsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-10-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-12-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicHeritage | Native American ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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traditional pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| influenced | later jazz vocalists ⓘ |
| marriageEndWithJessStacy | 1948 ⓘ |
| marriageStartWithJessStacy | 1943 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early composer-focused LPs
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intimate vocal style ⓘ pioneering songbook albums ⓘ |
| notableSongInterpretation |
"A Woman's Intuition"
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"Manhattan" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Sugar" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cole Porter Songbook (1939)
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Gershwin Songbook (1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Arlen Songbook (1943) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodgers and Hart Songbook (1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | singer ⓘ |
| performedMedium |
nightclubs
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radio ⓘ recordings ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Decca Records ⓘ Storyville Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Jess Stacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
intimate, conversational delivery
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subtle swing feel ⓘ understated phrasing ⓘ |
| vocalRange | contralto ⓘ |
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