Connee Boswell

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Connee Boswell was an American jazz and popular music singer, best known as a member of the Boswell Sisters and for her influential solo recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jazz singer
popular music singer
recording artist
activeYearsEnd 1950s
activeYearsStart 1920s
birthName Martha Constance Boswell
causeOfDeath stomach cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1907-12-03
dateOfDeath 1976-10-11
ethnicGroup Cajun American
familyName Boswell
genre jazz
traditional pop
vocal jazz
givenName Constance
Martha
influenced Ella Fitzgerald
other American jazz vocalists
instrument voice
memberOf The Boswell Sisters
movementDisorder paralysis
name Connee Boswell
notableAchievement helped popularize jazz-influenced vocal group arrangements in the 1930s
notableFeature pioneering close-harmony vocal style
notableSong If I Give My Heart to You
Moonlight on the Ganges
On the Beach at Bali-Bali
The Object of My Affection
They Can’t Take That Away from Me
notableWork solo recordings in the 1930s
solo recordings in the 1940s
occupation jazz singer
radio performer
recording artist
singer
performerIn The Boswell Sisters radio broadcasts
recordings for Brunswick Records
recordings for Decca Records
placeOfBirth Kansas City, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
residence New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
sexOrGender female
sibling Helvetia "Vet" Boswell
Martha Boswell
spouse Harry Leedy
usedWheelchair true

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Syncopation featuresPerformer Connee Boswell
Connee Boswell name Connee Boswell
Lullaby of the Leaves hasNotableRecordingBy Connee Boswell
subject linked to: “Lullaby of the Leaves”