Mavis Rivers
Mavis Chloe Rivers (19 May 1929 – 29 May 1992) was a Samoan and New Zealand Jazz singer. She was born in Apia, Samoa in 1929.[1][2] She was a nominee for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1960.
Later she lived in the United States, and died after a concert in Los Angeles.
She recorded on the TANZA and Zodiac labels in New Zealand, and on Capitol Records and others in the United States.
Discography
- Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
- The Simple Life (Capitol, 1960)
- Hooray for Love (Capitol, 1960)
- Mavis (Reprise, 1961)
- Swing Along with Mavis (Reprise, 1961)
- Mavis Meets Shorty (Reprise, 1962) with Shorty Rogers
- We Remember Mildred Bailey (Vee-Jay, 1965) with Red Norvo
- My Mommy and Me (Sea Breeze, 1983) with the Matt Catigub Big Band
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Big Band (Reference Recordings, 1983) with the Matt Catigub Big Band
- It's a Good Day (Delos, 1984)
- I'm Getting Cement All Over You (Ewe) (Sea Breeze, 1991) with the Matt Catigub Big Band
References
- ↑ Rivers, Shane. "Mavis Chloe Rivers". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Jason Birchmeier. "AllMusic Mavis Rivers". Retrieved May 2012. Check date values in:
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