Jazz Singer Chris Connor Passes Away

Chris Connor, who sang with the Stan Kenton band during the '50's, succumbed to cancer on August 29th. She was 81. Born in Kansas, Mo, Miss Connor became one of the first white female jazz singers to sign with Atlantic Records. She recorded with Maynard Ferguson, Kenny Burrell, Clark Terry and John Lewis. Her signature song, All About Ronnie, is considered a classic.