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Barbara Lea

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American jazz singer

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Barbara Lea
Communications
#9199
World Rank
#12474
Historical Rank
#4067
USA Rank
Linguistics
#1955
World Rank
#2473
Historical Rank
#534
USA Rank
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According to Wikipedia, Barbara Lea was an American jazz singer. Music career Lea was born and raised in Detroit. Her father was a clarinetist before becoming attorney general of Michigan. He changed the family name from LeCocq to Leacock, which she changed to Lea when beginning her singing career. She decided at an early age to become a singer, participating in contests and singing with dance bands. She attended Wellesley College near Boston and studied music theory. She worked at the Storyville club when singer Lee Wiley performed there in the early 1950s. Her debut solo album, Woman in Love, was released in 1955.

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