June Christy (1925 - 1990)
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| "June Christy's cool-toned
yet cheerful style grew to be quite individual and popular, being
both sensual and nonthreatening. She sang locally in Chicago and then
received her big break, replacing O'Day with Stan Kenton's Orchestra
in 1945. She had hits with "Tampico," "Shoo-Fly Pie"
and "How High the Moon" and her renditions of ballads and
novelties helped to keep the Kenton Orchestra going, contrasting with
their more experimental and "progressive" works."
- All-Music Guide |