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| Born | Lee Willey October 9, 1908 Fort Gibson, Oklahoma |
| Died | December 11, 1975 (aged 67) New York City, New York |
| Spouse(s) | Jess Stacy (1943-1948) |
Lee Wiley (9 October 1908–11 December 1975) was an American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Fort Gibson is a town in Cherokee and Muskogee counties in the U Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Although today less well-known than such singers of the same era as Billie Holiday, Wiley is nonetheless still appreciated by jazz aficionados and nearly all her recordings are in print. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter She possessed an attractive, slightly husky tone and delivered lyrics with warmth and intimacy.
Wiley was born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. Fort Gibson is a town in Cherokee and Muskogee counties in the U While still in her early teens, Wiley left home to begin a career singing with the Leo Reisman band. Leo Reisman ( 1897 - December 18, 1961) was an influential violinist and bandleader in the 1920s and 1930s Her career was temporarily interrupted by a fall while horse-riding and she suffered temporary blindness, but she recovered and at the age of 19 was back with Reisman again. She also sang with Paul Whiteman and later, the Casa Loma Orchestra. Paul Whiteman ( March 28, 1890 &ndash December 29, 1967) was an American orchestral A collaboration with composer Victor Young resulted in several songs for which Wiley wrote the lyrics, including "Got The South In My Soul" and "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere", the latter becoming an R&B hit in the 1950s. Not to be confused with the actor Victor Sen Yung who was sometimes billed as Victor Young Victor Young ( August 8, 1900 -
In 1939, Wiley made a 78 album set of eight Gershwin songs with a small group for Liberty Music Shops. George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. The set sold well and was followed by 78 album sets dedicated to Cole Porter (1940) and Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart (1940 and 1954), Harold Arlen (1943), and Vincent Youmans and Irving Berlin (1951). Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. Richard Charles Rodgers ( June 28, 1902, Arverne Queens, New York City &ndash December 30, 1979, New York Lorenz "Larry" Hart ( May 2, 1895 &ndash November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Harold Arlen ( February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American Composer of popular music Vincent Youmans ( September 27, 1898 - April 5, 1946) was an American popular composer and Broadway producer Irving Berlin (11 May 1888 &ndash 22 September 1989 was a Russian-born American Composer and Lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters The players on these recordings included such musicians as Bunny Berigan, Bud Freeman, Max Kaminsky, Fats Waller, Billy Butterfield, Bobby Hackett, Eddie Condon, and the bandleader Jess Stacy, the latter to whom Wiley was married for a number of years. Rowland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan ( November 2 1908 - June 2, 1942) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Lawrence "Bud" Freeman ( April 13, 1906 in Chicago Illinois - March 15, 1991 in Chicago was a U Max Kaminsky ( September 7, 1908 &ndash September 6, 1994) was a jazz trumpeter and Bandleader of Max Kaminsky's Orchestra Fats Waller (born Thomas Wright Waller on May 21, 1904 &mdash December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist Billy Butterfield ( January 14, 1917 in Middleton Ohio – March 18, 1988) was a jazz Trumpeter, Flugelhornist Robert Leo "Bobby" Hackett ( January 31, 1915 - June 7, 1976) was a Jazz musician who played Trumpet, Albert Edwin Condon ( 16 November, 1905 &ndash 4 August, 1973) better known as Eddie Condon, was a Jazz Banjoist Jess Stacy ( August 11, 1904 – January 1, 1995) was an American jazz pianist who became famous during the Swing Era These influential albums launched the concept of a "songbook" (often featuring lesser-known songs), which was later widely imitated by other singers.
Wiley's career made a resurgence in 1950 with the much admired ten-inch album Night in Manhattan. In 1954, she opened the very first Newport Jazz Festival accompanied by Bobby Hackett. The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every August in Newport Rhode Island, USA. Robert Leo "Bobby" Hackett ( January 31, 1915 - June 7, 1976) was a Jazz musician who played Trumpet, Later in the decade she recorded two of her finest albums, West of the Moon (1956) and A Touch of the Blues (1957).
In the 1960s, Wiley essentially went into retirement, although a 1963 television film, Something About Lee Wiley, which told her life story, stimulated interest in the singer. Her last public appearance was a concert in Carnegie Hall in 1972 as part of the New York Jazz Festival, where she was enthusiastically received. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east
Wiley passed away on December 11th, 1975 after being diagnosed with colon cancer early that year. She was 67 years old.
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