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Cleo Laine
Artist Biography For Cleo Laine
Dame Cleo Laine Lady Dankworth DBE Born Clementina Dinah Campbell On October 28 1927 In Middlesex England Is A Jazz Singer And An Actor Noted For Her Scat Singing.
She Is The Only Person To Have Received Grammy Nominations In The Jazz Popular And Classical Music Awards.
Laine Was Born In A London Suburb To A Jamaican Father And English Mother Who Sent Her To Singing And Dancing Lessons At An Early Age. She Did Not Take Up Singing Seriously Until Her Mid-Twenties However. She Auditioned Successfully For A Band Led By Musician John Dankworth With Which She Performed Until 1958 When She And Dankworth Married.
She Then Began Her Career As A Singer And Actress. She Played The Lead In A New Play At London's Famous Royal Court Theatre Home Of The New Wave Of Playwrights Of The 1950s Harold Pinter And The Like. This Led To Other Stage Performances Such As The Musical Valmouth In 1959 The Play A Time To Laugh With Robert Morley And Ruth Gordon In 1962 And Eventually To Her Show Stopping Julie In The Wendy Toye Production Of Showboat At The Adelphi Theatre In London In 1971.
During This Period She Had Two Major Recording Successes. You'll Answer To Me Reached The British Top 10 While Laine Was 'prima Donna' In The 1961 Edinburgh Festival Production Of Kurt Weill's Opera/ballet The Seven Deadly Sins. In 1964 Her Shakespeare And All That Jazz Album With Dankworth Received Widespread Critical Acclaim And To This Day Remains An Important Milestone In Her Identification With The More Unusual Aspects Of A Singer's Repertoire.
1972 Marked The Start Of Laine's International Activities With A Successful First Tour Of Australia. Shortly Afterwards Her Career In The United States Was Launched With A Concert At New York's Lincoln Center Followed In 1973 By The First Of Many Carnegie Hall Appearances. Coast-To-Coast Tours Of The U.S. And Canada Soon Followed And With Them A Succession Of Record Albums And Television Appearances. This Led After Several Nominations To Cleo's First Grammy Award In Recognition Of The Live Recording Of Her 1983 Carnegie Concert.
Laine Colaborated With Many Great Classical Musicians Including James Galway Nigel Kennedy Julian Lloyd Webber And John Williams.
Other Important Recordings During That Time Were Duet Albums With Ray Charles Porgy And Bess And Mel Tormé See Nothing Without You As Well As Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire Which Won Laine A Classical Grammy Nomination. Laine's Relationship With The Musical Theatre Started In Britain Continued In The United States With Starring Performances In Sondheim's A Little Night Music And The Merry Widow Michigan Opera . In 1985 She Originated The Role Of Princess Puffer In The Broadway Hit Musical The Mystery Of Edwin Drood For Which She Received A Tony Nomination And In 1989 She Received The Los Angeles Critics' Acclaim For Her Portrayal Of The Witch In Sondheim's Into The Woods.
In The 2006 New Years Honours List Her Husband John Dankworth Was Made A Knight Bachelor Becoming Sir John Dankworth. As His Wife She Is Entitled To Be Known As "Lady Dankworth " However She Uses Her Own Professional Name.
50 Top Music Tracks For Cleo Laine - Frogtoon Music
Cleo Laine - Night Owl
Cleo Laine - Let's Slip Away
Cleo Laine - Send In The Clowns
Cleo Laine - I'm Beginning To See The Light
Cleo Laine - Just The Way You Are
Cleo Laine - You'll Answer To Me
Cleo Laine - Ain't Misbehavin'
Cleo Laine - Early Autumn
Cleo Laine - He Was Beautiful
Cleo Laine - My One And Only Love
Cleo Laine - On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
Cleo Laine - Oh, Lady Be Good
Cleo Laine - Stormy Weather
Cleo Laine - April In Paris
Cleo Laine - I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN
Cleo Laine - It Don't Mean A Thing
Cleo Laine - Once In Royal David's City
Cleo Laine - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Cleo Laine - St. Louis Blues
Cleo Laine - How, Where, When? Canon In D
Cleo Laine - I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
Cleo Laine - Ridin' High
Cleo Laine - The Lady Sings The Blues
Cleo Laine - It Was A Lover And His Lass
Cleo Laine - Wave
Cleo Laine - Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
Cleo Laine - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Cleo Laine - Solitude
Cleo Laine - Streets Of London
Cleo Laine - Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind
Cleo Laine - Turkish Delight
Cleo Laine - Unforgettable
Cleo Laine - Mean To Me
Cleo Laine - Mood Indigo
Cleo Laine - Bluesette
Cleo Laine - Embraceable You
Cleo Laine - Don't Quit While You're Ahead Puffer & Company
Cleo Laine - I Can Dream Can't I
Cleo Laine - Anyone Can Whistle
Cleo Laine - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
Cleo Laine - I've Got A Crush On You
Cleo Laine - Honeysuckle Rose
Cleo Laine - Dreamsville
Cleo Laine - All In Love Is Fair
Cleo Laine - The Wages Of Sin Princess Puffer
Cleo Laine - I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
Cleo Laine - Walking Shoes
Cleo Laine - I'll Remember April
Cleo Laine - Hit The Road To Dreamland
Cleo Laine - Mad About The Boy
50 Top Music Lyrics For Cleo Laine - Frogtoon Music
Cleo Laine - Night Owl | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Let's Slip Away | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Send In The Clowns | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - I'm Beginning To See The Light | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Just The Way You Are | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - You'll Answer To Me | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Ain't Misbehavin' | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Early Autumn | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - He Was Beautiful | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - My One And Only Love | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - On A Clear Day You Can See Forever | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Oh, Lady Be Good | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Stormy Weather | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - April In Paris | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - It Don't Mean A Thing | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Once In Royal David's City | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - St. Louis Blues | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - How, Where, When? Canon In D | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Ridin' High | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - The Lady Sings The Blues | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - It Was A Lover And His Lass | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Wave | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Solitude | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Streets Of London | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Turkish Delight | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Unforgettable | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Mean To Me | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Mood Indigo | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Bluesette | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Embraceable You | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Don't Quit While You're Ahead Puffer & Company | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - I Can Dream Can't I | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Anyone Can Whistle | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - I've Got A Crush On You | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Honeysuckle Rose | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Dreamsville | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - All In Love Is Fair | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - The Wages Of Sin Princess Puffer | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Walking Shoes | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - I'll Remember April | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Hit The Road To Dreamland | Lyrics
Cleo Laine - Mad About The Boy | Lyrics
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