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Maxine Sullivan, jazz singer who often performed vocals for John Kirby’s sextet, and in 1937 recorded what would become her signature tune, a swing version of the Scottish ballad “Loch Lomond.”

Maxine Sullivan, jazz singer who often performed vocals for John Kirby’s sextet, and in 1937 recorded what would become her signature tune, a swing version of the Scottish ballad “Loch Lomond.”

(Source: afro-art-chick)

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