Caption: Shelly Manne and June Christy (foreground) in Balboa, 1950. Modern silver gelatin, 12x9.5, signed. $750 © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV
Soundtrack, Actress
Born: November 20, 1925
Star sign: Scorpio
Source: IMDB
She was Stan Kenton's big band singer, replacing Anita O'Day in 1945. She also worked with Bruce Boyd Raeburn and his orchestra before she joined the Kenton band. This blonde, blue-eyed singer is one of the most talented female singers in the history of jazz. She recorded many albums for Capitol records in the fifties, the most famous: "Something ...