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Barbara Lea (April 10, 1929 – December 26, 2011) was an American jazz singer.

Barbara Lea
Birth nameBarbara Ann LeCocq
Born(1929-04-10)April 10, 1929
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 2011(2011-12-26) (aged 82)
Raleigh, North Carolina
GenresJazz, swing, dixieland, cabaret
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1951–2007
LabelsFantasy, Challenge, Audiophile
Websitewww.barbaralea.com

Music career


Lea was born and raised in Detroit. Her father was a clarinetist before becoming attorney general of Michigan. He changed the family name from LeCocq to Leacock, which she changed to Lea when beginning her singing career. She decided at an early age to become a singer, participating in contests and singing with dance bands. She attended Wellesley College near Boston and studied music theory.[1] She worked at the Storyville club when singer Lee Wiley performed there in the early 1950s.[2] Her debut solo album, Woman in Love, was released in 1955.[1]

She became an actress during the 1960s, then moved to California in the 1970s and received a degree in drama from California State University, Northridge.[3]

In the 1970s, Lea was invited to the National Public Radio series American Popular Song with Alec Wilder and Friends. In 1976, she appeared in two shows, one featuring the songs of Willard Robison and one featuring songs performed and recorded by Lee Wiley.[4]

Lea appeared in the JVC, Kool, and Newport Jazz Festivals several times, but her increasing devotion to the songs as written led to concerts of the works of Rodgers and Hart, Arthur Schwartz, Cy Coleman, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, and the Gershwins, as well as cabaret appearances devoted to Kurt Weill, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, and Yip Harburg.[5]

She died in 2011 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.[6][7][8][9]


Discography



As guest



References


  1. Schudel, Matt (4 January 2012). "Barbara Lea, jazz singer of quiet subtlety, dies at 82". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. Chilla, Mark (16 December 2016). "Storyville Sweathearts: Lee Wiley, Teddi King, and Barbara Lea". Afterglow - Indiana Public Media. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. Fox, Margalit (1 January 2012). "Barbara Lea, Interpreter of American Popular Songs, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. "American Popular Song with Alec Wilder and Friends". Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  5. "Barbara Lea - Biography". www.barbaralea.com. Archived from the original on 2002-03-28.
  6. "BARBARA LEA Obituary (2011) New York Times". Legacy.com.
  7. Obituary
  8. Margalit Fox (January 1, 2012). "Barbara Lea, Cabaret Singer, Dies at 82". The New York Times.
  9. "Barbara Lea Obituary (2011) the News & Observer". Legacy.com.



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Barbara LeCoq (Detroit, 10 de abril de 1929 - 26 de diciembre de 2011), conocida como Barbara Lea, fue una cantante estadounidense de jazz, encuadrada en el ámbito del swing y del estilo dixieland. Presenta también influencias de Lee Wiley.



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