ANITA O'DAY (Good times with a great hat) Jazz History #42

Singer Anita O’Day titled her autobiography High Times Hard Times for good reason—she lived through both. She was a unique singer who sounds like no other (although Veronica Swift is channeling her these days). Starting her career in the swing era, and despite addiction that claimed the lives of many jazz musicians, she performed up to the age of 87. If you’ve never seen her performance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this clip’s for you.

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