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Nancy Kelly

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American actress (1921–1995)

Person · Open Library

Works
19

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1967-01-08
contemporary r&bcriminalgospelhip hop soulin jailneo soul

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,096
Total plays
9,576

Tags

jazzfemale jazz contemporaryfemale vocalistsvocal jazzjazz vocal

Singer Nancy Kelly is one of only a handful of real jazz singers who truly embody the sometimes forgotten art of true jazz singing Nancy Kelly’s vocal style is a study in phrasing, style and swing. She’s both old school and new. She’s experienced, yet her delivery and ideas are fresh. She can take a song and turn it up or down, and leave you believing that it was meant to be exactly that way. It takes great jazz chops to do that, and Kelly’s are superb. She has earned many awards and enlisted

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Nancy
Family name
Kelly
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Lowell
Place of death
Bel Air
Occupation
model
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Nancy Kelly 1955.JPG
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Commons category
Nancy Kelly
date of birth
1921-03-25
date of death
1995-01-02
cause of death
diabetes
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1926-00-00
Sources (7)

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