Beryl Davis at the age of 85 in 2009, Photo by Craig Calman
Born: March 16, 1924
Died: October 29, 2011
Beryl Davis was a British big band singer.
Born in Plymonth England, she began to sing with her father's band, and became popular singing for british troops and Allied troops during World War II. Glenn Miller discovered her in London, and she sang for the Army Air Force Orchestra. After the war she moved to Los Angeles, California with her father's big band, and with Frank Sinatra for one year on Your Hit Parade.
Rhonda Flemming
Birth Name: Marilyn Louis
Born: August 10, 1923 age 88, Hollywood, California, US
Years Active: 1943 to 1990
Spouse: Thomas Lane (? - 1948) Dr. Lew Morrell (1952 - 1956) Lange Jefferies (1960 - 1962) Hall Bartlett (1966- 1972) Ted Mann (1978 - 2001) Darol Wayne Carlson (2003 to present)
Children: Kent Lane (Actor)
Barbra Streisand in concert at 02 Arena, London 2007
Birth Name: Barbara Joan Streisand
Born: April 24, 1942, age 42, Broollyn, New York, US
Genre: Broadway, Traditional Pop, Adult, Contempory
Occupations: Singer - Songwriter, Actress, Film Producer, Director
Years Active: 1957 to Present
Labels: Columbia
Johnny Mathis in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Califorina,
Mathis in 1960
Birth Name: John Royce Mathis
Born: September 30, 1935, age 76,
Origin: Gilmer, Texas, US
Genre: Pop, Soul, easylistening
Occupations: Singer, Songwriter, Actor
Years Active: 1956 to 2011
Labels: Columbia, Mercury
Richard Benjamin Haymes
Born: September 13, 1918, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: march 28, 1980 age 61, Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse: Edith Harper (1939, annulled)
Joanne Dru (1941 to 1949)
Norra Eddington (1949 to 1953)
Rita Hayworth (1953 to 1955)
Fran Jeffries (1958 to 1965) Wendy Smith (1965 to 1980)
Born: April 3, 1924, age 87, CinCinnati, Ohio, US
Occupations: Actress, Singer, animal rights Activist
Years Active: 1939 to 1975, 1985 to 1986 - 2011 - Present
Spouse: Al Jordan (1941 to 1943, divorced)
George Weidler (1946 to 1949, divorced)
Martin Melcher (1951 to 1968, his death)
Barry Comden (1976 to 1981, divorced)
Children: Terry Melcher, deceased
Genre: Traditional pop, Jazz, swing, big band, Vocal
Occupations: singer, actor, producer, director and conductor
Instrument: Vocals
Years Active: 1935 to 1995
Lables: Columbia, Capitol, reprise
Associated Acts: Rat Pack, Bing Crosby, Nancy Sinatra, Judy Garland, Quincy Jones, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra Jr., Dean Martin, Count Basie, Sammy Davis Jr.