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Toni Harper
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Toni Harper was an American jazz and pop singer who rose to fame in the 1940s and 1950s. She was born on June 8, 1937, in Los Angeles, California, and began her career as a child performer.
Harper's talent was recognized at an early age, and she was signed to a recording contract with RCA Victor at the age of 13. Her debut album, "Miss Toni Harper," was released in 1955 and featured a mix of jazz and pop standards.
In the late 1950s, Harper began to focus on jazz music and recorded several albums with jazz musicians such as Oscar Peterson and the Joe Masters Trio. She also appeared on television shows such as "The Perry Como Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Toni Harper (1937-2023)
Toni Harper, a child singer in Los Angeles in the late 1940s who grew up to become a superb jazz stylist in the mid-1950s and early 1960s, recorded with Oscar Peterson, Buddy Bregman, Marty Paich and many other leading jazz artists only to quit the business at age 29, died on February 10. She was 86. ...
Toni Harper: Japan, 1963
My posts on singer Toni Harper began back in December, after I discovered an obscure album in Oscar Peterson's discography called Toni Harper Sings! (1956). At the end of January, to my great surprise and delight, Toni emailed me and answered many of the questions that I had raised about the Peterson session. [Pictured: An extended ...
Eyewitness: Toni Harper
Back in December, I wrote about an exceptional album that teamed an up and coming vocalist with a well-known pianist. The album is Toni Harper Sings, with the Oscar Peterson Trio. Recorded in December 1955, the Verve album was a rare example of Peterson accompanying a singer relatively new to jazz at the time. Questions naturally ...
Heavenly Love / What Am I / In The Still Of The Night / You And The Night And The Music
By Toni Harper
Label: Fonzno Records
Released: 1961
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