Mavis Rivers

Mavis Chloe Rivers (19 May 1929 – 29 May 1992) was a Samoan and New Zealand Jazz singer. She was born in Apia, Samoa in 1929.[1][2] She was a nominee for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1960.

Later she lived in the United States, and died after a concert in Los Angeles.

She recorded on the TANZA and Zodiac labels in New Zealand, and on Capitol Records and others in the United States.

References

  1. ↑ Rivers, Shane. "Mavis Chloe Rivers". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ Jason Birchmeier. "AllMusic Mavis Rivers". Retrieved May 2012.


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