1. Ivie Anderson was born July 10,1905, in Gilroy, California.
12 Facts About Ivie Anderson
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From 1914 to 1918, Ivie Anderson attended St Mary's Convent and studied voice.
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Ivie Anderson studied voice under Sara Ritt while in Nannie H Burroughs Institution in Washington, DC From 1930 to 1945, Anderson lived at 724 East 52nd Place in Los Angeles, part of the 52nd Place Historic District.
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Ivie Anderson's singing career began around 1921 with performances in Los Angeles.
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From 1930 to early 1931, with pianist Earl Hines's band, Ivie Anderson performed in a 20-week residency at the Grand Terrace in Chicago, Illinois.
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Ivie Anderson's first appearance on record, "It Don't Mean a Thing ", recorded in 1932, was a hit.
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Ivie Anderson participated in Ellington's first European tour in 1933.
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Ivie Anderson started the Chicken Shack restaurant in Los Angeles with Marque Neal after they married but sold the business when they divorced.
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Ivie Anderson died in Los Angeles in December, 1949 of an asthma-related illness.
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Ivie Anderson often received prominent billing on advertisements for Ellington's appearances in theatres, auditoriums, arenas, and ballrooms, wherever the Ellington band toured in the 1930s.
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Ivie Anderson was said to be one of Ellington's finest and most versatile singers before Swedish vocalist Alice Babs performed with the band.
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When Ivie Anderson played in Ellington's musical Jump for Joy, the California Eagle wrote of her:.