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Lorraine Feather

Lorraine Feather (born Billie Jane Lee Lorraine Feather; September 10, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and songwriter.

Lorraine Feather
Feather in 2014
Feather in 2014
Background information
Birth nameBillie Jane Lee Lorraine Feather
Born (1948-09-10) September 10, 1948 (age 76)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Singer, lyricist, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1967–present
LabelsConcord Jazz, Sanctuary, Rhombus, Jazzed Media
Websitelorrainefeather.com

Early life

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A native of Manhattan, she was born to jazz writer Leonard Feather and his wife Jane, a former big band singer. She was named Billie Jane Lee Lorraine for her godmother Billie Holiday, her mother's former roommate Peggy Lee, and for the song "Sweet Lorraine".[1]

 
Feather, Math Camp photo shoot—photo by Mikel Healey
 
Eddie Arkin and Feather, Math Camp photo shoot—photo by Mikel Healey

Three of her albums have been nominated for Grammy Awards in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category: Ages (2010), Attachments (2013), and Flirting with Disaster (2015).[2]

Discography

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  • Joanne Grauer Introducing Lorraine Feather (MPS, 1978)
  • Sweet Lorraine (Concord Jazz, 1978)
  • The Body Remembers (Bean Bag, 1996)
  • New York City Drag (Rhombus, 2000)
  • Such Sweet Thunder (Sanctuary, 2003)
  • Cafe Society (Sanctuary, 2003)
  • Dooji Wooji (Sanctuary, 2005)
  • Language (Jazzed Media, 2008)
  • Ages (Jazzed Media, 2010)
  • Tales of the Unusual (Jazzed Media, 2012)
  • Attachments (Jazzed Media, 2013)
  • Flirting with Disaster (Jazzed Media, 2015)
  • Math Camp (Relarion, 2018)

References

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  1. ^ Hamlin, Jesse (18 September 2006). "Billie Holiday's bio, 'Lady Sings the Blues,' may be full of lies, but it gets at jazz great's core". SFGate. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Grammy Award Results for Lorraine Feather". www.grammy.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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