Lucy Ann Polk

Lucy Ann Polk
Birth name	Lucy Ann Polk
Origin	USA
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals

Lucy Ann Polk (May 16, 1927 − October 10, 2011^[1]) was an American jazz and big band vocalist. Miss Polk is perhaps best known for her period with Les Brown's orchestra in the mid-fifties, a time when the band was considered to be at its best, featuring such talents as tenor saxophonist Dave Pell and trumpeter Don Fagerquist.^[2] She also sang and recorded with several other bands, including Kay Kyser, Tommy Dorsey, and Dave Pell. Miss Polk won the Downbeat "Best Girl-Singer with Band" award in 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1954. She released three solo albums, only one of which has been reissued on CD, 1957's Lucky Lucy Ann.

Discography

• Lucy Ann Polk with Dave Pell (1954) (Trend)
• Lucky Lucy Ann (1957) (VSOP)
• Easy Livin' (1959) (Interlude)

Notes

1. tributes.com
2. Yanow, Scott. Jazz: a Regional Exploration. Page 77. Greenwood Press, 2005.

External links

• Lucy Ann Polk on Allmusic
• Lucy Ann Polk at the IMDb
• Hear Lucy Ann Polk perform on the government-sponsored radio program "The Les Brown Show"