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June Christy

June Christy was a jazz singer who was, for many, the quintessential cool jazz vocalist, albeit one who was often critically overlooked during her lifetime. Christy was born Shirley Luster in Springfield, Illinois, on November 20th 1925. At 13 she began to sing with the Bill Oetzel Orchestra and went on to appear with the Ben Bradley Band and Bill Madden's Band while still in high school. After graduating she moved to Chicago, changed her name to Sharon Leslie and began singing with Boyd Raeburn's group. Later on she joined Benny Strong's band and might have made the move with...