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Ethel Ennis, 86, 'Baltimore's First Lady Of Jazz', Who Walked Away From Fame by Artsjournal1

"She recorded for major labels in the late 1950s and the '60s; toured Europe with Benny Goodman; performed onstage alongside Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Louis Armstrong; and appeared on television with Duke Ellington [and] Arthur Godfrey. … But she soon grew disillusioned with the demands placed on young divas, and she eschewed national celebrity […]

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:00AM on February 27, 2019

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