June Richmond

June Richmond

June Richmond

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Top Songs

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Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
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Sleep [Album Version]
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I've Gotta Right To Sing The Blues [Album Version]
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I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues
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Call of the Wild

Albums

  • I Can't Face the Music

    Mar 2023 • 27 songs

  • Lover Come Back to Me

    Mar 2023 • 30 songs

  • La Dance Du Baiser / Amour, Castagnettes et Tango

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June Richmond

Biography

June Richmond became one of the very first black singers to be featured regularly with a white band when she performed with Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra in 1938. An enthusiastic vocalist who was excellent on blues but also effective on ballads, Richmond was a popular attraction during the swing era although never a major name. She worked with Les Hite early on in California, toured with Dorsey, was with Cab Calloway (1938) and then became best-known for her association with Andy Kirk's Orchestra during 1939-42. She became a solo act after leaving Kirk and then from 1948 on mostly ...
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