Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
	O'Day in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Anita Belle Colton
Also known as	"The Jezebel of Jazz"
Born	October 18, 1919; Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	November 23, 2006 (aged 87); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Vocal jazz; bebop;
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1934–2006
Labels	Verve; Emily Productions; Kayo Stereophonic;

Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919^[1] – November 23, 2006),^[2] known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female stereotype, O'Day presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. She changed her surname from Colton to O'Day, pig Latin for "dough", slang for money.^[3]

^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 306/7. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
^ Cite error: The named reference Obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ O'Day, Anita; Eells, George (1981). High Times Hard Times. Putnam. p. 34. ISBN 978-0879101183.

[LarkinJazz-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 306/7. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.

[Obit-2] Cite error: The named reference Obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[High_times-3] O'Day, Anita; Eells, George (1981). High Times Hard Times. Putnam. p. 34. ISBN 978-0879101183.

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