Playbill News: Blossom Dearie, Vocalist Whose Wispy Voice Caressed Show Music and Standards, Has Died

Blossom Dearie, the American singer whose little-girl voice and jazzy piano arrangements offered a unique approach to show tunes and the Great American Songbook, died Feb. 7 at her home in Greenwich Village, according to colleagues.

Cabarethotlineonline.blogspot.com cited Donald Schaffer, her representative, who said that Ms. Dearie, the singer-songwriter-pianist, died after a long illness. She was 82.

via Playbill News: Blossom Dearie, Vocalist Whose Wispy Voice Caressed Show Music and Standards, Has Died.

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