Betty Bennett (singer)

Betty Bennet
Born	(1921-10-23)October 23, 1921
Died	April 7, 2020(2020-04-07) (aged 98)

Betty Bennett (October 23, 1921 – April 7, 2020) was an American jazz and big band singer.[1][2]

Bennett was born in October 1921 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.[1][3] Her first major signing was with the Claude Thornhill band in 1946,[1] the band in which her husband, bassist Iggy Shevak, was playing. Shortly after her husband left to join Alvino Rey, Bennett followed him there.[1] In 1949, she joined Charlie Ventura's band,[1] before going on to join Benny Goodman in 1959.[4]

Her second album, Nobody Else but Me, featured arrangements by Shorty Rogers and her second husband, André Previn.[1] Bennett later married guitarist Mundell Lowe in 1975.[1] He died in December 2017 at the age of 95.[5]

Bennett died in April 2020 at the age of 98.[2]

Personal life

Bennett had two daughters, Claudia Previn and Alicia Previn, with husband André Previn.

Discography

• Betty Bennett Sings Previn Arrangements (Trend, 1953)
• Nobody Else but Me (Atlantic, 1955)
• Blue Sunday (Kapp, 1957)
• I Love to Sing with Andre Previn (United Artists, 1959)
• The Song Is You (Fresh Sound, 1992)[6]

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
2. "Column: A fond farewell to jazz and big band singer Betty Bennett Lowe". San Diego Union-Tribune. 14 April 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
3. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". Id.loc.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
4. "Interview: Betty Bennett (Part 1) - JazzWax". Jazzwax.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
5. "Mundell Lowe Versatile and Elegant Jazz Guitarist Dies at 95". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
6. "Betty Bennett | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

External links

• Betty Bennett Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2018)