| LC control no. | n 81044969 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Lea, Barbara |
| Variant(s) | Leacock, Barbara LeCocq, Barbara LeCoq, Barbara |
| Birth date | 1929-04-10 |
| Death date | 2011-12-26 |
| Place of birth | Detroit (Mich.) |
| Place of death | Raleigh (N.C.) |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Jazz musicians Actors |
| Found in | Her How to sing jazz, c1980: t.p. (Barbara Lea) Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed. (Lea, Barbara; b. Barbara LeCoq, Oct. 4, 1929, Detroit, Mich.; family name changed to Leacock and she shortened it to Lea on beginning her singing career) German Wikipedia WWW site, Dec. 30, 2011 (Barbara Lea; real name: Barbara LeCoq; b. Apr. 10, 1929, Detroit; d. Dec. 26, 2011, Raleigh, N.C.; jazz singer and actress) New York times WWW site, Jan. 3, 2012 (in obituary published Jan. 1, 2012: Barbara Lea; b. Barbara Ann LeCocq, Apr. 10, 1929, Detroit; her family later respelled its surname Leacock, which she shortened to Lea early in her career; d. last Monday [Dec. 26, 2011], Raleigh, N.C.; jazz-influenced cabaret singer known for an intense fealty to words and music that resulted in interpretations of masterly subtlety) |
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