Cool Jazz Singers - Sarah Vaughan, Morgana King, Chris Connor, June Christy, Michelle Walker, Don Elliott (Paperback)

Chapters: Sarah Vaughan, Morgana King, Chris Connor, June Christy, Michelle Walker, Don Elliott. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 64. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Morgana King (also known as 'Mo' / 'Moe') is an American singer and actress. She is a noted jazz singer, who is regarded as a "musician's singer." The musical oeuvre of her stylized vocal artistry spans a period of more than four decades and has an "appeal that bridges generations, tastes and life styles." "She is, like all great singers, first and foremost an interpreter, a sensitive actress a classic vocal instrument." - Charles A. Pomerantz A sometime actress, she is well known for her appearance in the role of Carmella Corleone in the 1972 and 1974 film releases titled Mario Puzos The Godfather and Mario Puzos The Godfather: Part II respectively. Morgana King (nee Maria Grazia Morgana Messina on June 4, 1930) was born in Pleasantville, New York. Her parents were of Sicilian descent "from Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Province de Catania, Sicily." Her mother and father were the only members of their respective families to immigrate to the United States. The name DeBerardini(s) has been misidentified with her birth name. The name, DeBerardini(s), is actually from her second marriage to jazz trombonist Willie Dennis (William DeBerardinis (19261965)). She grew up in New York City, at 145th and Amsterdam, along with five siblings in an artistically talented family. Her father, who owned a coal and ice business, played the piano and guitar by ear and a sister performed in the Italian Theater. The family experienced a difficult financial period when her "mother was widowed" early. The experience left a lasting impression with Morgana King that carried into adulthood. Around the age of thirteen, she studied acting from a member of t...http: //booksllc.net/?id=388264