[Fiji Hill]

My top 10

1. Vera Lynn

2. Vaughn De Leath

3. Ruth Etting

4. Aileen Stanley

5. Katherine Smith

6. Mildred Bailey

7. Jane Green

8. Anne Shelton

9. Elsie Carlisle

10. ,Charline Arthur

[Georgia Girl 2]

Cher
Carole King
Carly Simon
Sade
Amy Winehouse
Billie Holiday
Blondie
Dolly
Shakira
Stevie Nicks
Eva Cassidy

[greene66]

Did you ever encounter Vaughn de Leath singing on that wild and wacky version of “It’s Tight Like That” under the Grey Gull House Band (1929)? It’s included on the Jazz Oracle CD of “Grey Gull Rarities.” It’s a trip.

My favorite de Leath item, though, is her recording of “Birmingham Bertha.”