Sylvia Syms, born Sylvia Blagman on December 2, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, was
an American jazz singer. She received informal training from Billie Holiday and
made her debut in 1941 at Kelly's Stable. In 1956, she signed with Decca Records
and achieved major success with "I Could Have Danced All Night", which sold over
one million copies and earned a gold disc. Syms collaborated with Frank Sinatra
on her 1982 album Syms by Sinatra. She made regular appearances at the Carlyle
in Manhattan and performed in various films and television shows. Despite having
a lung removed around 19...