Cleo Laine
Biography
With a multi-octave voice similar to Betty Carter's, incredible scatting ability, and ease of transition from a throaty whisper to high-pitched trills, Cleo Laine was born in 1927 in the Southall section of London, the daughter of a Jamaican father and English mother. Her parents sent her to vocal and dance lessons as a teenager, but she was 25 when she first sang professionally, after a successful audition with the big band led by Johnny Dankworth. Both Laine and the band recorded for Esquire, MGM and Pye during the late '50s, and by 1958, she was married to Dankworth.. With a multi-octave voice similar to Betty Carter's, incredible scatting ability, and ease of transition from a throaty whisper to high-pitched trills, Cleo Laine was born in 1927 in the Southall section of London, the daughter of a Jamaican father and English mother. Her parents sent her to vocal and dance lessons as a teenager, but she was 25 when she first sang professionally, after a successful audition with the big band led by Johnny Dankworth. Both Laine and the band recorded for Esquire, MGM and Pye during the late '50s, and by 1958, she was married to Dankworth.
Top Albums |
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6. Jazz
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11. Cleo Laine S..
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| 13. Stormy Weath..
| 14. The April Ag..
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16. Once Upon a ..
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| 18. Ain't Misbeh..
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Top Songs |
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1. | Thieving Boy | 1960 British Hit Parade: Th.. | 2:51 | $0.99 | |
2. | Something Lies Beyond the Scene | Beat Generation - Music &am.. | 1:01 | $0.99 | |
3. | Wave (feat. Cleo Laine) | Bossa Nova: Gems | 3:15 | $0.99 | |
4. | I'll Be Around | All About Me | 3:04 | $0.99 | |
5. | I Don't Want to Se the World on .. | All About Me | 2:58 | $0.99 | |
6. | I'm Just Wild About Harry | All About Me | 2:29 | $0.99 | |
7. | I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good | All About Me | 4:29 | $0.99 | |
8. | I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm | All About Me | 1:56 | $0.99 | |
9. | I Don't Know Why | All About Me | 2:40 | $0.99 | |
10. | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | All About Me | 3:45 | $0.99 | |
11. | Raise a Ruckus (feat. George Browne) | Cindy-Ella (Original Cast R.. | 2:19 | $0.99 | |
12. | April in Paris | Great Vocalists of the Big .. | 2:30 | $0.99 | |
13. | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Wri.. | 50 Great British Jazz Track.. | 2:58 | $0.99 | |
14. | Hand-Me-Down Love | 50 Great British Jazz Track.. | 2:40 | $0.99 | |
15. | Ain't Misbehavin' | 100 Best Songs Vintage Voca.. | 2:22 | $0.99 | |
16. | April in Paris | 101 Must Have Jazz Standard.. | 2:30 | $0.99 | |
17. | Easy Living | 100 Vintage Love Songs | 2:44 | $0.99 | |
18. | I Got Rhythm | Ain't Misbehavin' (.. | 2:49 | $0.99 | |
19. | I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good | Ain't Misbehavin' (.. | 2:29 | $0.99 | |
20. | Easy Living | Ain't Misbehavin' (.. | 2:44 | $0.99 | |
21. | Ain't Misbehavin' | Ain't Misbehavin' (.. | 2:22 | $0.99 | |
22. | Something's Gotta Give | Ladies in Blues, Vol. 2 (Be.. | 2:20 | $0.99 | |
23. | Murderer's Confession (Princess .. | Mystery Of Edwin Drood (Ori.. | 2:24 | $1.29 | |
24. | Garden Path to Hell (Puffer) | Mystery Of Edwin Drood (Ori.. | 3:34 | $1.29 | |
25. | Don't Quit While You're Ahea.. | Mystery Of Edwin Drood (Ori.. | 3:40 | $1.29 | |