Wiley, Lee b. October 9, 1908 d. December 11, 1975 Jazz Singer. She was born in Fort Gibson (Oklahoma) and died in New York. She came to New York in the early '30s and at age 17 was singing and recording with Leo Reisman's orchestra. She spent most of the that decade singing with commercial radio orchestras (including Victor Young and Johnny Green) and with small jazz groups. Starting in 1939 Lee Wiley became the first singer to devote an entire album to the music of one composer; her George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen and Rodgers &...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Citizens Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
b. October 17, 1950 d. January 9, 1996
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