About
Singer who specialized in the bebop genre and was one of the last of the supper club performers.
Before Fame
She started out learning classical music when she was a child, but fell in love with jazz during her teenage years.
Trivia
She founded The Blue Stars of France after moving to Paris in 1952; the group would later be known as the Swingle Sisters.
Family Life
She married Belgian flutist and saxophonist Bobby Jaspar who she met while living in Paris.
Associated With
She had late-career success when her friend, jazz singer and composer Bob Dorough, employed her as a voice on the classic Schoolhouse Rock! series.