| LC control no. | n 82038737 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Jefferson, Eddie, 1918-1979 |
| Variant(s) | Jefferson, Edgar, 1918-1979 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19180803 |
| Death date | 19790509 |
| Place of birth | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Detroit (Mich.) |
| Affiliation | Zephyrs (Musical group) Coleman Hawkins Orchestra Artistic Truth (Musical Group) Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) Zebra Lounge (Musical Group) |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz singers Dancers Lyricists Soldiers |
| Found in | Cole, R. Alto madness [SR] c1978 (a.e.) container (Eddie Jefferson, vocals) New Grove dict. of jazz (Jefferson, Eddie (Edgar); b. 8-3-18, Pittsburgh, d. 5-9-79, Detroit; singer, lyricist, and dancer) African American National Biography, accessed February 18, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Jefferson, Eddie; Edgar Jefferson; jazz singer, dancer, lyricist, soldier; born 03 August 1918 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; danced and sang with the Zephyrs at the Chicago World's Fair (1933); performed with Coleman Hawkins's big band at Dave's in Chicago; credited with the innovation of setting lyrics to recorded instrumental jazz improvisations, thus creating what has come to be known as “vocalese”; stayed for sixteen years, both as Moody's singer and as his manager; worked with King Pleasure at the Zebra Lounge in Los Angeles (1957); under his own name recorded the album Body and Soul; joined Artistic Truth, the band of the drummer Roy Brooks, (1974-1975); performed on the PBS television show Sound Stage; sang in concert with Sarah Vaughan and Betty Carter at Carnegie Hall (23 March 1979); made a film, “Eddie Jefferson: Live at the Showcase”; died 09 May 1979 in Detroit, Michigan, United States) |
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