Divas

Here are two dozen of the greatest tracks from the goddesses of twentieth century song. From Peggy Lee and Edith Piaf to Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe and Rosemary Clooney.

These were the larger-than-life female vocalists who defined the popular music of their day with their talent, style and unforgettable personalities.

Billie Holiday’s haunting blues, Doris Day’s melodic pop ballads and Nina Simone’s jazzy soul songs all gave women a distinctive voice to match the moods of the times.

Rich and rhythmic, sparkling and seductive…this compilations brings to you some of the best arrangements of Afro-Cuban melodies.

Rock Me To Sleep Peggy Lee (Carter/Vandervoot)
Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend Marilyn Monroe (Robin/Style)
A Garden In The Rain Sarah Vaughan (Dyrenforth/Gibbons)
But Beautiful Doris Day (Burke/Van Heusen)
Cute Ann-Margret (Hefti)
I Ain’t Got Nobody Rosemary Clooney (Graham/Williams)
The End Of The World Julie London (Kent/Dee)
There Is No Greater Love Billie Holliday (Symes/Jones)
Time Out For Tears Dinah Washington (Schiff/Berman)
Music Goes Round And Around Ella Fitzgerald (Farley/Riley/Hodgson)
La Vie En Rose Edith Piaf (Louiguy/Piaf)
Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing, Be Happy Doris Day (Singer)
Diga Me Rosemary Clooney (Garson/Shuman)
Lovin’ Spree Ann-Margret (Javits/Springer)
Manana Peggy Lee (Barbour/Lee)
Fine And Mellow Nina Simone (Holiday)
Lonesome Road Julie London (Shilkret/Austin)
Show Me The Way To Get Out Of This World Peggy Lee (Dennis/Clark)
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams Sarah Vaughan (Barris/Koehler/Moll)
I’m Beginning To See The Light Ella Fitzgerald (Ellington/George/Hodges/James)
Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me Billie Holiday (Bloom/Koehler)
Big Spender Shirley Bassey (Coleman/Fields)
A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues Peggy Lee (Charles/Markes)
Goodnight Sweetheart Sarah Vaughan (Noble/Campbell/Connelly)

 
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