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Maxine Daniels (2 November 1930 – 20 October 2003) was an English jazz singer who worked with Humphrey Lyttelton.


Career


Daniels was born Gladys Lynch in Stepney, London, an elder sister of singer and entertainer, Kenny Lynch.[1][2] She was one of thirteen children.

Her first recognition as a singer came from winning a local talent contest, at the age of 14, in a Stepney cinema.[3] Local recognition lead to a first singing job with a semi-professional band led by a Canning Town grocer[4] until another talent competition organised by the Daily Sketch[5] and sponsored by bandleader Ted Heath.[4] A long residency (1954–56)[5] with bandleader Denny Boyce followed at The Orchid Room in Purley.[2] At Boyce's suggestion she changed her stage name and through their regular Radio Luxembourg broadcasts she gained a wider audience and the opportunity to record for the Oriole label.[5]


Personal life


She married Charlie Daniels in 1950, and had one daughter Hazel Annette together. Charlie Daniels died in 1988.[1] In the late 1950s she shared a mutual attraction with actor Sean Connery whom she met while performing at the Empire Theatre. Connery purportedly made a pass at her but was informed she was already happily married with a daughter.[6] Maxine Daniels died in Romford in 2003, aged 72. She is survived by daughter and two grandsons.[1]


Discography



References


  1. Obituary, Thedeadrockstarsclub.com; accessed 5 December 2011.
  2. Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (1995). Jazz: the rough guide (1 ed.). London, UK: Rough Guides. p. 152. ISBN 1-85828-137-7.
  3. 'Encyclopedia of Popular Music' in Oxford Reference
  4. Wilmer, Val (30 October 2003). "Maxine Daniels obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Maxine Daniels, singer by Val Wilmer
  6. Yule 1992, p. 37.
  7. Maxine Daniels - Discography on 45cat.com
  8. Maxine Daniels - Discography on Discogs






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