Anita O’Day, 1919-2006: Thanks for the Boogie Ride

By Liz | Published: Friday, November 24, 2006


Gene Krupa Orchestra with Anita O’Day on vocals and Roy Eldridge on trumpet.

I’m not a singer because I have no vibrato…. If I want one I have to shake my head to get it. That’s why I sing so many notes — so you won’t hear that I haven’t got one. It’s how I got my style.

oday.jpgAnita O’Day, 87; renowned singer billed as the ‘Jezebel of Jazz’ (LA Times)
High Times, Hard Times by Anita O’Day, (aka The. Best. Book. Ever.)
Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer documentary website
Anita O’Day, Wikipedia
NPR Jazz Profile

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2 Comments

  1. Henry
    Posted Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 6:02 pm | Permalink

    I read somewhere that Anita did not have a uvula, and that this accounted for her unique sound. (I believe that the uvula is the dangly stalactite at the back of your mouth).

  2. Liz
    Posted Friday, December 1, 2006 at 12:24 pm | Permalink

    Apparently, she lost “the dangly stalactite” when a tonsillectomy went awry.

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