Jeri Southern
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Biography
[Edit]A converted piano player and vocal coach, Jeri Southern became one of the most underrated jazz vocal interpreters of the 1950s despite a voice regarded as subpar. Transforming a potential failing into her prime strength, Southern was devastatingly effective at delivering songs charting the downhill romantic life of world-weary everywoman characters. After recording for Decca, Roulette, Capitol and Jasmine during the 1950s though, she abruptly retired after growing tired of the music industry.
Born in rural Nebraska, Jeri Southern played piano by ear at the age of three and began formal lessons three years later. She studied classical piano and voice at a school in Omaha, but after an introduction to jazz at a local nightclub, Southern quickly changed her focus. After graduation, she moved to Chicago and began making appearances at clubs during the late '40s, occasionally supporting Anita O'Day. Convinced to begin singing as well, Southern abandoned her classical training and began singing in a voice just several steps removed from her speaking voice.
After signing to Decca in 1951, her first hit, "You Better Go Now," established her style — lyrically focused, somewhat desultory, and definitely lovesick, the style of singing often called (for better or worse) torch songs. Her decidedly unflashy voice lent additional weight to the lyrical concerns of other Southern favorites like "I Don't Know Where to Turn," "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "If I Had You." She also had a moderate hit in 1954 with "Joey" and toured with the Birdland Jazz Stars of 1957. Southern's LPs of the '50s for Decca utilized mostly small groups in an era of large orchestras, including top-flight jazz-pop names like Ralph Burns, Dave Barbour and Marty Paich.
After Southern recorded two LPs for Roulette during 1958, she moved to Capitol for her most celebrated album, 1959's Jeri Southern Meets Cole Porter, arranged by Billy May. She recorded only one additional LP for Capitol (live at the Crescendo) before retiring in 1961, disgusted at the state of traditional pop. She married several times, raised a family and worked as a piano/vocal coach in Hollywood until her death (from double pneumonia) in 1991. She was booked for her first studio time in years at the time of her death.
Title: The Singles & S Collection 1951-59 (CD3)
Artist: Jeri Southern
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: The Singles & S Collection 1951-59 (CD4)
Artist: Jeri Southern
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: The Singles & S Collection 1951-59 (CD1)
Artist: Jeri Southern
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: The Warm Singing Style of Jeri Southern. The Complete Decca Years 1951-1957
Artist: Jeri Southern
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jeri's Velvet Voice - Jeri Southern's Golden Decade 1950s Singles
Artist: Jeri Southern
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jeri Southern Meets Cole Porter/At the Crescendo
Artist: Jeri Southern
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: A Prelude to a Kiss - The Story of a Love Affair
Artist: Jeri Southern
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Singles & S Collection 1951-59 (CD2)
Artist: Jeri Southern
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Collections
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Retro Classic Love Songs
Genre:
Title: The Very Best of Cole Porter
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Ultimate Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Velvet Vocals
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 20 Most Essential Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Finest Jazz Queens
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Bar Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection
Genre: Pop
Title: The Divas Sing Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rare Soul & R&B Masters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Memories Are Made of This, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: The First Us Top 100 November 12th 1955, Pt. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Valentine's Day Love Ballads
Genre: Pop
Title: Top 20 Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Your Kindle
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Songwriters: Jerome Kern
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top Jazz Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Fire Down Below (Original Film Soundtrack)
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Music Inspired By Fallout New Vegas
Genre: World Music
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Queens of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Queens of the 50's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Divas of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sultry Ladies of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Great Lyricists - Johnny Burke
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Sultry Ladies of Jazz - The Nightingales of Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultra-Lounge: Jet Set Swingers!
Genre: Pop
Title: American Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz, Blues, And Swing! Volume 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Jubilee Classic Anthems
Genre: Pop
Title: Sammy Fain - The Song Book (1925-1955)
Genre: Pop
Title: Fly Me to the Moon: 40s and 50s Love Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Cool School
Title: The Great Lyricists - Dorothy Fields
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Jazz & Blues Divas
Title: Cocktail Bar Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For the Small Hours
Genre: Jazz
Title: Let There Be Jazz! Rainy Day Moods
Genre: Jazz
Title: Compact Disc Club - Wonderful CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Compact Disc Club - Wonderful CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Capitol Sings George Gershwin: Fascinatin' Rhythm
Genre: Blues, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Of Easy Listening - Disc 2
Genre: Country, Pop, Country Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Best Of Easy Listening - Disc 3
Genre: Country, Pop, Country Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition XXII
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Jazz Erotic Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Erotic Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vocal Jazz Cafe, Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Vocal Jazz Cafe, Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Anything Goes: Capitol Sings Cole Porter
Genre: Blues
Title: What A Wonderful World - Jazz Romance
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Essential Jazz Vocal Standards (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz Romance
Genre: Jazz
Title: Unforgettable - 40 Classic Songs
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: American Jazz - Cole Porter Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Songbook Series, Alec Wilder
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: I Put A Spell On You - Mesmerising Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Female Legends Of The 50's And More! (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz The Romantic Side
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Massive Hits! (Easy Listening) (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: DJ Yoda's How to Cut and Paste: The Thirties Edition
Artist: DJ Yoda
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: How To Cut and Paste- The Thirties Edition
Artist: DJ Yoda
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor
Title: Sultry Ladies Of Jazz
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Great American Songwriters Vol. 2
Artist: Rodgers & Hart