Like Young
Originally by The Piano Magic of Andre Previn combined with The Lush Strings of David Rose
Released on Like Young (1959)
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- United States
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- Singer, dancer, choreographer, impressionist, and comedienne from Chicago. She was an all-around entertainer who was billed as "the female "Sammy Davis, Jr." She was the originator of the Co-op Dance Group in Chicago. Her big break came when she replaced Eartha Kitt in the musical revue, "New Faces of 1952." Subsequently, she was hired to become a member of the original cast of "New Faces of 1956." By 1959 she had a successful television show in London. On returning to the U.S. she performed in Las Vegas night clubs. In the mid 1960s she was hospitalized for spinal meningitis. After two years of treatment she had partially recovered and was able to move to Mount Angel Abbey in Oregon where she became a musical composer-in-residence.
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