Pat Yankee Explained

Pat Yankee (July 20, 1927 – May 30, 2022) was an American jazz and blues singer.

Yankee was born in Lodi, California^[1] and had a long career as a performing musician. She was also in the 1946 film It's Great to Be Young as Anita. She performed in an off-Broadway musical Basin Street in 1983 (in the New Federal Theatre).^[2]

Yankee died on May 30, 2022.^[3]

Discography

• Pat Yankee Salutes Louis Armstrong (GHB, 1998)
• Pat Yankee Sings Saloon Songs (GHB, 2000)
• Salute to Saloon Tunes Vol. 2 (GHB, 2003)
• Together at Last (GHB, 2004)
• Remembering Sophie Tucker (GHB, 2005)

With Turk Murphy

• Music for Wise Guys & Boosters, Card Sharps & Crap Shooters (Roulette, 1959)
• At the Roundtable (Roulette, 1959)
• Let the Good Times Roll (RCA Victor, 1962)

Filmography

• Anita in It's Great to Be Young 1946

External links

• P Clute, C Clute, J Goggin, B Helm. Meet Me at Mcgoon's - Google Books

Notes and References

1. Web site: Legendary jazz singer Pat Yankee knocks them out of their seats with Nick's opening '85th year' celebration. 3 July 2012 . 7 July 2014.
2. Book: Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception and Performance Data of More Than 1,800 Shows. Dan Dietz. McFarland. 9 March 2010. 9780786457311. 36.
3. Web site: 'By and large, I've had a wonderful life': Lodi native, jazz legend Pat Yankee dead . Lodi News . 2 December 2022. June 11, 2022.