Honestly, I first came to know Julie London as Nurse Dixie on the TV series Emergency! in the early 70s, at least that is what I thought. Turns out, on of my Mother's favorite torch singers was Ms. London, and she had an LP I had listened to, just didn't realize they were one and the same! So in honor of my mother, the next in my series on great women singers is Julie London.
Ms. London sang the lost-a-love blues with a hint of smoke and self-amusement in her voice, a true jazz stylist. And she was quite the sexpot! She passed away after a long illness in 2000 at the age of 74.
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