jazz pianist & singer ROSE MURPHY 1947 Photo African American woman musician

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Very good condition 7x9 inch vintage original press photo with a press paper attached to the back, and dated 1947.
Rose Murphy (1913 – 1989)
was an American jazz pianist and singer, famous for the song "Busy Line" and her unique vocal style. Music career She was born in Xenia, Ohio. Murphy began her musical career in the late 1930s, playing intermission piano for such performers as Count Basie, and became popular in the United States and United Kingdom in the late 1940s.
She is best known for her high-pitched singing style, which incorporated scat singing, giggling, and percussive sound effects. "Busy Line", one of her most well-known songs, made use of perhaps her most famous vocal sound effect: the 'brrp, brrrp' of a telephone ring.
From the 1950s to the 1980s, Murphy continued to play at many of the top clubs in New York, such as the Cookery, Michael's Pub and Upstairs At the Downstairs. She was normally accompanied by bassist Slam Stewart or Morris Edwards. These were interspersed with engagements in London and tours of Europe.
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