Cleo Laine, whose husky contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz and who was regarded by many as Britain’s ...

Versatile vocalist straddled jazz, classical, pop and musical theatre with four-octave range, and collaborated for decades ...

British singer Cleo Laine, one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Friday, July 25, 2025, at age 97. In this ...

I don’t consider myself a jazz singer… I’m a singer of songs,” said the vocal star, who won a Grammy in the Best Female Jazz ...

Dame Cleo Laine, a virtuosic singer, glided across British tv screens in the 1960s and 1970s, a symbol of the free-spirited ...

The Georgian estate of an early Connecticut abolitionist, active in the Amistad trial, went up for sale recently. Connecticut ...

Veteran jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, famed for her scat singing style, has died at the age of 97. Nicknamed the First Lady of ...

Dame Cleo made her debut at the Concorde in 2007, in a star-studded evening marking the club's 50th anniversary. Five years ...

Cleo Laine, whose husky contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz and who was regarded by many as Britain’s ...

British jazz singer Cleo Laine, who performed with musical greats including Frank Sinatra and starred as an actor in London’s West End and on Broadway, has died aged 97, the Guardian newspaper ...

Cleo Laine, the jazz singer and actress known for her distinct, husky voice has passed aged 97. Her death was announced Friday by her charity, The Stables. “She will be greatly missed but her unique ...