Singer Cleo Laine, Regarded as Britain’s Greatest Jazz Voice, Dies at 97

Cleo Laine, British Jazz Singer and Tony-Nominated Actress, Dies at 97: 'A Remarkable Performer'

The Grammy-winning musician, who recorded a collaborative album with Ray Charles, also had a memorable Broadway role in 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' David Redfern/Redferns Cleo Laine in 1975Cleo Laine, a renowned British jazz singer and Tony-nominated actress, has died. She was 97.News of her death was confirmed by The Stables, a U.K. arts center that Laine founded with her late husband, John Dankworth, in Buckinghamshire, England. The New York …

Grammy-winning jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine dies

Dame Cleo was a leading figure of the British jazz music scene for many years and worked with the likes of Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra.

Singer Cleo Laine, Regarded as Britain’s Greatest Jazz Voice, Dies at 97

Cleo Laine, whose career spanned the Atlantic and crossed genres, was considered Britain’s greatest contribution to an essential American music.

Cleo Laine, Preeminent U.K. Jazz Singer and Tony-Nominated Theater Actress, Dies at 97

Cleo Laine, one of Britain's great jazz singers, and a Tony nominee for her stage work, has died at age 97.

Cleo Laine, British jazz singer who performed with Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra, dies at 97

Laine and her husband John Dankworth's friends included stars such as Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald, Lester Young and Dizzy Gillespie as well as the late Princess Margaret.

Cleo Laine, regarded as Britain's greatest jazz voice, dies at 97

LONDON — Cleo Laine, whose husky contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz and who was regarded by many as Britain’s greatest...