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