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Ivie Anderson

Ivie Anderson was an American jazz singer born in the United States in 1905. Ivie Marie Anderson, sometimes known as Ivy, began a professional career around 1921 and performed with the bands of Paul Howard and Sonny Clay. In 1931, they became the first full-time vocalist for the Duke Ellington Orchestra. They achieved national recognition with the 1932 recording “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)”. Anderson toured internationally with Ellington and recorded tracks including “Solitude” (1940), “Mood Indigo” (1940), and “Stormy Weather” (1940). They appeared as a s...