Lorraine Feather

Lorraine Feather
Feather in 2014
Background information
Birth nameBillie Jane Lee Lorraine Feather
Born (1948-09-10) September 10, 1948
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Singer, lyricist, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1967–present
LabelsConcord Jazz, Sanctuary, Rhombus, Jazzed Media
Websitelorrainefeather.com

Lorraine Feather (born Billie Jane Lee Lorraine Feather; September 10, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and songwriter.

Early life

A native of Manhattan, she was born to jazz writer Leonard Feather and his wife Jane, a former big band singer. She was named Billie Jane Lee Lorraine for her godmother Billie Holiday, her mother's former roommate Peggy Lee, and for the song "Sweet Lorraine".[1]

Three of her albums have been nominated for Grammy Awards in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category: Ages (2010), Attachments (2013), and Flirting with Disaster (2015).[2]

Discography

  • Joanne Grauer Introducing Lorraine Feather (MPS, 1978)
  • Sweet Lorraine (Concord Jazz, 1978)
  • The Body Remembers (Bean Bag, 1996)
  • New York City Drag (Rhombus, 2000)
  • Such Sweet Thunder (Sanctuary, 2003)
  • Cafe Society (Sanctuary, 2003)
  • Dooji Wooji (Sanctuary, 2005)
  • Language (Jazzed Media, 2008)
  • Ages (Jazzed Media, 2010)
  • Tales of the Unusual (Jazzed Media, 2012)
  • Attachments (Jazzed Media, 2013)
  • Flirting with Disaster (Jazzed Media, 2015)
  • Math Camp (Relarion, 2018)

References

  1. ^ Hamlin, Jesse (18 September 2006). "Billie Holiday's bio, 'Lady Sings the Blues,' may be full of lies, but it gets at jazz great's core". SFGate. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Grammy Award Results for Lorraine Feather". www.grammy.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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