Lorraine Feather Explained

Lorraine Feather
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Billie Jane Lee Lorraine Feather
Birth Date:10 September 1948
Birth Place:Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Singer, lyricist, songwriter
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:1967–present
Label:Concord Jazz, Sanctuary, Rhombus, Jazzed Media

Lorraine Feather (born Billie Jane Lee Lorraine Feather; September 10, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and songwriter.

Early life

A native of Manhattan, she was born to jazz writer Leonard Feather and his wife Jane, a former big band singer. She was named Billie Jane Lee Lorraine for her godmother Billie Holiday, her mother's former roommate Peggy Lee, and for the song "Sweet Lorraine".[1] Three of her albums have been nominated for Grammy Awards in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category: Ages (2010), Attachments (2013), and Flirting with Disaster (2015).[2]

Discography

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hamlin . Jesse . Billie Holiday's bio, 'Lady Sings the Blues,' may be full of lies, but it gets at jazz great's core . SFGate . 23 July 2019 . 18 September 2006.
  2. Web site: Grammy Award Results for Lorraine Feather . www.grammy.com . March 8, 2020.