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Ivie Anderson

Jazz
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...
Songs
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Way Down Yonder in New OrleansDuke Ellington, Ivie Anderson and Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

At Fargo 1940

1:27

My Old Flame
My Old FlameIvie Anderson, Duke Ellington and Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Jump For Joy

3:21

Shoe Shine Boy
Shoe Shine BoyIvie Anderson and Duke Ellington

I've Got The World On A String

3:13

I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter
I've Got to Be a Rug CutterIvie Anderson and Duke Ellington

It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

2:33

It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Duke Ellington and Ivie Anderson

Blue Rose

3:13

I've Got the World on a String
I've Got the World on a StringIvie Anderson and Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

I've Got The World On A String

3:17

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