Genres Jazz standards Labels Hindsight Occupation(s) Musician Name Beryl Davis | Instruments Vocals Role Singer Years active 1942–2011 Siblings Lisa Davis | |
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Associated acts Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra, The Four Girls Died October 28, 2011, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Peter Potter (m. 1948–1965) Albums I'll Be Seeing You - Legendary British Big Band Singer Similar People Connie Haines, Rhonda Fleming, Peter Potter, Lisa Davis, Jane Russell | ||
Connie haines beryl davis rhonda fleming jane russell
Beryl Davis (16 March 1924 – 28 October 2011) was a vocalist who sang with British and American big bands. Her younger sister is Lisa Davis Waltz, a teen actress in the 1950s and 1960s and later, the voice of Anita in Disney's 101 Dalmatians.
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- Connie haines beryl davis rhonda fleming jane russell
- Beryl davis sings with the bill baker big band at twinwoods 2003
- Music career
- Discography
- References
Beryl davis sings with the bill baker big band at twinwoods 2003
Music career
Born in Plymouth, England to Harry Lomax Davis and Queenie Davis, she began to sing for the Oscar Rabin Band, co-led by her father and saxophonist Oscar Rabin, at the age of eight, eventually turning professional and singing with, among others, Oscar Rabin, Geraldo, and the Sky Rockets Dance Orchestra. She became popular singing for British and Allied troops during World War II, during which time Glenn Miller discovered her in London, and she sang for the Army Air Force Orchestra. She also performed and recorded with Django Reinhardt in Paris. She moved to Los Angeles after the war with her father's big band, and with Frank Sinatra for one year on Your Hit Parade.
She was part of the Four Girls singing group with Jane Russell, Rhonda Fleming, Della Russell, and Connie Haines. They recorded sixteen singles, and albums which became best sellers. She appeared both in variety shows and films.
She was married to William Mann Moore (aka Peter Potter), disc jockey and host of the 1950s Emmy Winning television show, Jukebox Jury. They had three children, William Bell, Merry Bell, and Melinda Beryl. The marriage ended in divorce.
In 1996, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to her.
On 28 October 2011, Davis died in Los Angeles from complications of Alzheimer's disease, at age 87. She was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.