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carioca4ed Nov 9th, 2006 12:38 PM

Oklahoma (Lee Wiley).
 
Never been on this part of the forum section....Usually go to the Europe Forum.
I live in Scotland,U.K....I have always been a fan of a singer called Lee Wiley...She was a superb jazz singer from Oklahoma....Has anyone ever been to her home town to visit...I am curious as to whether they have a museum,or have her house on display? She was a one in a million singer....Actually,a guy here in Glasgow said that he was astonished that someone else was such a big fan.....She does not get a great deal of publicity here.....But what a voice !!!!

designmr Nov 14th, 2006 06:30 PM

Sorry, I haven't heard of her or a site dedicated to her. She must have had a sweet voice!

Norden1 Dec 10th, 2006 08:36 PM

She was from Ft. Gibson Oklahoma, near Moskogee. Check her out @wikipedia.org/Lee_Wiley

toedtoes Dec 10th, 2006 09:42 PM

Carioca4ed - I love Lee Wiley, she was an amazing singer. Unfortunately, I don't think she ever got the recognition that she deserved and other than jazz critics and a small, eclectic group of the public, has never been very well known as an artist. I'm not sure if there is any museum anywhere for her.

Waldo Dec 11th, 2006 09:57 AM

She is one of the all time greats of jazz singers. She made a recording of "I've Got A Crush On you", which is played often today. She was married to the great pianist Jess Stacey, who played with Benny Goodman for many years.


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