Georgia Gibbs

Georgia Gibbs (born Frieda Lipschitz; August 17, 1918  December 9, 2006) was an American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted in jazz. Already singing publicly in her early teens, Gibbs achieved acclaim and notoriety in the mid-1950s copying songs originating with the black rhythm and blues community and later became a featured vocalist for many radio and television variety and comedy programs. Her key attribute was tremendous versatility and an uncommon stylistic range from melancholy ballad to uptempo swinging jazz and rock and roll.

Georgia Gibbs
Background information
Birth nameFrieda Lipschitz
Born(1918-08-17)August 17, 1918
Worcester, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 9, 2006(2006-12-09) (aged 88)
New York City, U.S.
Years active1936–1966
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