Teddy_Grace

Teddy Grace

Teddy Grace

American jazz musician


Teddy Grace (born Stella Gloria Crowson,[1] June 26, 1905 January 4, 1992)[2] was an American female jazz singer.

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Big bands

Grace first sang professionally in 1931. She sang on radio in the American South and worked with the bands of Bob Crosby, Paul Whiteman,[3] Al Katz (1933), Tommy Christian (1934), and Mal Hallett (1934–37).[4]

Recording

From 1937 to 1940, Grace recorded for Decca Records, and her sidemen on these recordings included Bobby Hackett, Jack Teagarden, Charlie Shavers, Buster Bailey, Pee Wee Russell, Bob Crosby and His Orchestra, and Bud Freeman.

Military service

Grace left the music industry in 1940 and joined the WACs a short time later, where she sang at war bond rallies and other political events. Grace lost her voice as a result of these activities. She was unable to speak for years and was never again able to sing.

Twenty-two of the 30 sides Grace recorded for Decca were reissued on CD by Timeless Records in 1996. Another 26 of her sides with Mal Hallett and Bob Crosby were released by Hep Records in 1997.[5]


Footnotes

  1. Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed July 2010
  2. "WAAC Who Worked With Big-Name Bands to Be Here". The Paris News. Texas, Paris. June 25, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "On Nearby Curtains". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. September 23, 1934. p. 32. Retrieved February 23, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

References

  • Derek Jenkins, (2007) "Teddy Grace Once lost, now found." The Oxford American Issue 58 Ninth Annual Southern Music Issue
  • Scott Yanow, Teddy Grace at Allmusic

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