Barbara Morrison "Don't Touch Me"
Barbara Morrison, one of the best blues and jazz singers around died this week in L.A, from complications related to diabetes. She could sing the blues as well as she could sing jazz which was a rare treat. She played with every major artists in both genres over the years and was a total delight. She also took the time to turn her Leimert Park community in L.A. into a welcoming place for musicians and had her own club and studio to help pave the way. She will be sorely missed.
About The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American part-talkie musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music and lip-synchronous singing and speech. Its release heralded the commercial ascendance of sound films and effectively marked the end of the silent film era with the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system, featuring six songs performed by Al Jolson. Based on the 1925 play of the same title by ...
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