Dame Cleo Laine DBE
(1927-present)
woman, singer, actor, and Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (from 1997)
Aged 97
Wikidata WikipediaDame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth DBE (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927) is an English jazz and pop singer and an actress, known for her scat singing and for her vocal range. Though her natural range is that of a contralto, she is able to produce a G above high C, giving her an overall compass of well over three octaves. Laine is the only female performer to have received Grammy nominations in the jazz, popular and classical music categories. She is the widow of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth.
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BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC Three Counties Radio
The Stables Founded by Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine. The first performance was 6 February 1970.
The Stables, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom where they founded