Claire Austin
Claire Austin | |
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| Birth name | Augusta Marie |
| Born | November 21, 1918 Yakima, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1994 (aged 75) Willits, California |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Singer |
Claire Austin (November 21, 1918 - June 19, 1994)[1] (born Augusta Marie)[2] was an American blues and jazz singer and pianist.[2]
Austin was born to Swedish-American parents in Yakima, Washington.[2] She played in nightclubs throughout the northwest in the 1930s[3] and toured with the Chuck Austin Band in the 1940s.[2] She retired from professional singing by the early 1950s and was working as an accountant in Sacramento for the state of California;[4] after singing with Turk Murphy, she frequently performed in San Francisco for two years.[4] She remained active through the 1970s.[5] Her singing style has been compared to Peggy Lee.[6]
Discography
[edit]- Sings the Blues With Kid Ory (Good Time Jazz, 1954)
- When Your Lover Has Gone (Contemporary, 1956)
- Claire Austin and the Great Excelsior Jazz Band (GHB, 1966)
- Goin' Crazy with the Blues with Gene Mayl (Jazzology, 1975)
- Memories of You with Don Ewell (Audiophile, 1993)
References
[edit]- ^ "Claire Austin". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d Harris, Sheldon (1979). Blues Who's Who. Arlington House. ISBN 0-87000-425-5.
- ^ Ron Wynn (21 November 1918). "Claire Austin | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b Glackin, William (24 May 1996). "Revisiting Jazz Greats: A Force That Shaped the Music". The Sacramento Bee.
- ^ "The Resurgence of Jazz". The Hour (Fairfield County CT). 19 June 1976. p. 21.
- ^ "Claire Austin Sings When Your Lover Has Gone: Claire Austin". Concord Music Group. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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