Mavis Rivers
Samoan and New Zealand jazz singer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mavis Chloe Rivers (19 May 1929 – 29 May 1992)[1] was a Samoan and New Zealand jazz singer. She was born in Apia, Samoa, as one of thirteen children to a musical family.[2][3] In 1954, she moved to the United States.[4] She married Glicerio Reyes "David" Catingub, a Filipino singer and bass player, in that year, and they had two sons. She died in 1992 due to a stroke after a concert in Los Angeles, California.[2][5] She was a nominee for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1960.[4]
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Birth name | Mavis Chloe Rivers |
Born | (1929-05-19)19 May 1929 Apia, Samoa |
Died | 29 May 1992(1992-05-29) (aged 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Labels | TANZA, Stebbings, Zodiac Records, Reprise Records, Capitol Records |
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