I.
The Beach Boys were a
U.S. singing group of all-
American boys.

II.
Cab Calloway was
singer and band leader.He
developed scat style.

III.
Ray Charles, blind singer---
appeared at Carnegie Hall
Harlem's Apollo.

IV.
Bob Marley---reggae
singer and composer. He
achieved worldwide fame.

V.
U.S. jazz singer,
Peggy Lee, was vocalist
for Benny Goodman.

VI.
Lena Horne---first black
woman vocalist to be
featured in white band.

VII.
Doris Day---she was
band singer and movie star;
was the girl-next-door.

VIII.
Judy Garland was
singer and actress. She sang
"Over the Rainbow."


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IX.
Nat King Cole---singer
and jazz pianist. He sang
"Too Young" "Nature Boy"

X.
Edith Piaf sang
of heartbreak, disillusion;
sang "La Vie En Rose"

XI.
Al Jolson---one of
Broadway’s top entertainers;
Sang "Swanee" "Mammy"

XII.
Michael Jackson was
rock and roll star---dynamic
singer and dancer

XIII
Billie Holiday---
improvisational skills
with a peerless voice

XIV
Aretha Franklin---
big time diva---daughter of
a Baptist preacher

XV
The Grateful Dead was
the name of their initial
album and their group.

XVI
Jim Hendrix was an
accomplished guitarist and
singer. Drugs killed him!

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