Pat Yankee (July 20, 1927 – May 30, 2022) was an American jazz and blues singer. Yankee was born in

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and had a long career as a performing musician. She was also in the 1946 film ''

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'' as Anita. She performed in an off-Broadway musical ''Basin Street'' in 1983 (in the

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). Yankee died on May 30, 2022.

Discography

* ''Pat Yankee Salutes Louis Armstrong'' (GHB, 1998) * ''Pat Yankee Sings Saloon Songs'' (GHB, 2000) * ''Salute to Saloon Tunes Vol. 2'' (GHB, 2003) * ''Together at Last'' (GHB, 2004) * ''Remembering Sophie Tucker'' (GHB, 2005) With

Turk Murphy Melvin Edward Alton "Turk" Murphy (December 16, 1915 – May 30, 1987) was an American trombonist and bandleader, who played traditional and Dixieland jazz. Biography He was born in Palermo, California, United States. Murphy served in the Navy ...

* ''Music for Wise Guys & Boosters, Card Sharps & Crap Shooters'' (Roulette, 1959) * ''At the Roundtable'' (Roulette, 1959) * ''Let the Good Times Roll'' (RCA Victor, 1962)

Filmography

* Anita in

1946

References

External links

* P Clute, C Clute, J Goggin, B Helm
''Meet Me at Mcgoon's''
- Google Books {{DEFAULTSORT:Yankee, Pat 1927 births 2022 deaths American women jazz singers American jazz singers 21st-century American women People from Lodi, California