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Jazz singer Etta Jones dies
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Jazz singer Etta Jones dies
Etta Jones, 72, a jazz singer whose sinuous, after-midnight style could be heard on about 25 albums and at countless club dates, and who was best known for her 1960 recording of "Don't Go to Strangers," died of complications from cancer Oct. 16 at her home in Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
"Don't Go to Strangers" earned more than $1 million for the Prestige label. Since then, Jones became a respected interpreter of standards like "Stormy Weather," "Say It Isn't So," "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" and "But Not For Me."
Jones received ...
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