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Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger
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Chris Connor
Chris Connor
American jazz singer
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Gene Williams
Gene Williams
American musician and bandleader
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Joe Cabot
Joe Cabot
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and musical director
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Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus
Swedish musician, songwriter; member of ABBA
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Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
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Herman's Hermits
Herman's Hermits
English beat rock band formed in Manchester in 1964
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Jo Armstead
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
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Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith
British musician
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Hugo Winterhalter
Hugo Winterhalter
American musician
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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AURORA
AURORA
Norwegian singer-songwriter
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Teddy Randazzo
Teddy Randazzo
American recording artist, music arranger and songwriter
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Bea Wain
Bea Wain
American singer
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Audio Adrenaline
Audio Adrenaline
American Christian rock band
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Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985)
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Silvy De Bie
Silvy De Bie
Belgian singer
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Sallie Blair
Sallie Blair
American singer
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Lisa Brokop
Lisa Brokop
Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress
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Nina Persson
Nina Persson
Swedish singer (born 1974)
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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
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The Korgis
The Korgis
British pop band
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Jaki Graham
Jaki Graham
British singer
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Florence Welch
Florence Welch
English musician, singer and songwriter
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Tex Beneke
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
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Jessie J
Jessie J
English singer
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Diane Warren
Diane Warren
American songwriter, musician and record producer
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Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor
Russian-born American singer-songwriter and pianist
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Cassadee Pope
Cassadee Pope
American musician
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Connie Francis
Connie Francis
American recording artist; singer
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Johnny Green
Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist; Harvard AB 1928, achieved early fame as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s
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David Gates
David Gates
American musician and singer-songwriter
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Rogue Traders
Rogue Traders
band
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The Honeycombs
The Honeycombs
British band
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Nikka Costa
Nikka Costa
American singer
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Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde
American singer-songwriter and rock musician; founder of The Pretenders
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Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw
English pop singer
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Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson
American country singer
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Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless
American country music singer
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Lorrie Morgan
Lorrie Morgan
American musician
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Keely Smith
Keely Smith
American singer (1928-2017)
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Leigh Nash
Leigh Nash
American singer-songwriter
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Cerys Matthews
Cerys Matthews
Welsh singer-songwriter
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Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke
American singer
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Edna McGriff
Edna McGriff
American rhythm and blues singer and pianist
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Laura Imbruglia
Laura Imbruglia
Australian singer
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Anastacia
Anastacia
American singer-songwriter
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Adina Howard
Adina Howard
Singer-songwriter
Fran Warren
American singer (1926-2013)

Fran Warren

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American singer (1926-2013)
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Frances Wolff (March 4, 1926 – March 4, 2013), known professionally as Fran Warren, was an American singer.

She was born into a Jewish family in the New York City borough of the Bronx. After some time in a chorus line at the Roxy Theater, she joined Art Mooney's big band and worked with Billy Eckstine, who gave her the name "Fran Warren". She spent almost two years with the Charlie Barnet band before achieving some recognition with Claude Thornhill. In 1947, she reached the music charts for the first time with the song "A Sunday Kind of Love" written by her manager, Barbara Belle.

She began a solo career in 1948 when she signed a contract with RCA Victor. She had a hit record with "I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs)", a duet with Tony Martin which reached No. 3 on the charts. During the same year, she sang on the radio program Sing It Again. In the early 1950s, after a number of her records failed to chart, she signed with MGM Records. Her last chart hit was "It's Anybody's Heart" in 1953. Her albums included Hey There! Here's Fran Warren arranged by Marty Paich and Something's Coming arranged by Ralph Burns and Al Cohn. Warren performed in the musicals Mame, South Pacific, and The Pajama Game and went on tour with the big band of Harry James.