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SUE SHERIFF is a vocal jazz musician who performs in the greater Portland, Maine area. She has been entertaining audiences young and old since she was six. Some of her vocal influences include classics such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O 'Day and Carmen McCrae. She loves to sing jazz standards from the 1930's - 1950's along with more current material. Her rich tones marry the elegance and swing of the classic tunes well, bringing them to life for her captive audiences.

Inspired by her children, Sue previously released a nationally acclaimed CD of original children's songs in 1998. Following the success of that album, she released a second album in 2005. In 2008, she self-published an illustrated children's book and accompanying CD with original songs entitled In Harmony and Other Songs of Peace.

Sue recently returned to her passion for jazz and began singing in local venues as well as throughout New England. She is a welcome performer on any stage.

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Sue Raney's birthday today!

Sue Raney has one of the most beautiful voices in music. She is always in-tune, displays complete control over her vibrato, and has the rare gift of being able to interpret lyrics with such deep understanding that she makes them sound fresh, even if the words are familiar. Raney would be much better known today if she did not spend most of her time as a well-respected voice teacher, living in ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Sue Raney's birthday today!

Sue Raney has one of the most beautiful voices in music. She is always in-tune, displays complete control over her vibrato, and has the rare gift of being able to interpret lyrics with such deep understanding that she makes them sound fresh, even if the words are familiar. Raney would be much better known today if she did not spend most of her time as a well-respected voice teacher, living in ...

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Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Sue Raney's birthday today!

Sue Raney has one of the most beautiful voices in music. She is always in-tune, displays complete control over her vibrato, and has the rare gift of being able to interpret lyrics with such deep understanding that she makes them sound fresh, even if the words are familiar. Raney would be much better known today if she did not spend most of her time as a well-respected voice teacher, living in ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Sue Raney's birthday today!

Sue Raney has one of the most beautiful voices in music. She is always in-tune, displays complete control over her vibrato, and has the rare gift of being able to interpret lyrics with such deep understanding that she makes them sound fresh, even if the words are familiar. Raney would be much better known today if she did not spend most of her time as a well-respected voice teacher, living in ...

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Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Sue Raney's birthday today!

Sue Raney has one of the most beautiful voices in music. She is always in-tune, displays complete control over her vibrato, and has the rare gift of being able to interpret lyrics with such deep understanding that she makes them sound fresh, even if the words are familiar. Raney would be much better known today if she did not spend most of her time as a well-respected voice teacher, living in ...

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Videos: Sue Raney, 1963

Videos: Sue Raney, 1963

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

In August 1963, West Coast singer Sue Raney appeared on the Australian TV program Brian Henderson's Bandstand. Henderson was a newsreader on the country's Nine Network and hosted its music show from 1958 to 1972. Sue was likely in Australia to perform and promote one of her Capitol releases. These videos of her performances went up at YouTube a month ago and were sent along by Steve Taylor: Here's Sue singing Fly Me to the Moon. What a marvelous, flawless ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Sue Raney's birthday today!

Sue Raney has one of the most beautiful voices in music. She is always in-tune, displays complete control over her vibrato, and has the rare gift of being able to interpret lyrics with such deep understanding that she makes them sound fresh, even if the words are familiar. Raney would be much better known today if she did not spend most of her time as a well-respected voice teacher, living in ...

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Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Sue Raney's birthday today!

Sue Raney has one of the most beautiful voices in music. She is always in-tune, displays complete control over her vibrato, and has the rare gift of being able to interpret lyrics with such deep understanding that she makes them sound fresh, even if the words are familiar. Raney would be much better known today if she did not spend most of her time as a well-respected voice teacher, living in ...

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Sue Raney: The Capitol Years

Sue Raney: The Capitol Years

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Yesterday I spent the day writing and listening to Sue Raney's Capitol recordings between 1956 and 1960. Sue's voice during this period is like a bell shrouded in mist. Somehow she managed to surround her clear, ringing intonation with a breathy huskiness, forcing you to listen and relax at the same time. It was quite a vocal trick.  Sue's earliest Capitol discs in 1956 were singles arranged by Bob Bain. They included a thoroughly engaging and cozy rendition of The ...

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The Doobie Brothers Sue Cover Band Claiming They Own The Word "Doobie"

The Doobie Brothers Sue Cover Band Claiming They Own The Word "Doobie"

Source: HypeBot

The Doobie Brothers do not cite the etymology of the term “doobie" in their trademark lawsuit against the Doobie Decimal System rock band, though the slang term predated the band by a few years. Doobie Brothers Corp. and Doobro Entertainment on Friday sued Roger McNamee and Jason Crosby, who perform under the name Doobie Decimal System, a classic-rock cover band. McNamee, also with Moonalice, and Crosby, a guitarist and fiddle player who has played with Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Dave ...

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