Barbara Lea
American jazz singer Barbara Lea was born Barbara LeCocq on April 10, 1929 in
Detroit, Michigan. Her stage name came about after her father, a onetime
musician turned government official, changed the family’s name to Leacock. She
knew she wanted to be a singer from an early age and performed in numerous
talent competition. After formal training at Wellesley College she became
acquainted with singer Lee Wiley, and Wiley became something of a role model.
Lea’s recording career began in 1955 with A Woman in Love, a collection of
standards that included renditions of “Love Is Here to...
Thursday's ChildBarbara Lea
Abbey Is Blue
2:27
Pick Yourself UpBarbara Lea and Keith Ingham
Fine And Dandy
2:57
Blue AgainBarbara Lea and Keith Ingham
Fine And Dandy
3:09
(How Little It Matters) How Little We KnowBarbara Lea and Keith Ingham
"Hoagy's Children": In a Celebration of Hoagy Carmichael's Music, Vol. 2
2:49
StardustBob Dorough and Barbara Lea
"Hoagy's Children": In a Celebration of Hoagy Carmichael's Music, Vol. 2
6:25
How Little We KnowBob Dorough and Barbara Lea
"Hoagy's Children": In a Celebration of Hoagy Carmichael's Music, Vol. 2
3:41
