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Ethel Ennis (1932-2019)

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Marc Myers
Feb 22, 2019
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Ethel Ennis, a female jazz-pop singer with an exceptional vocal range and a warm, seductive style that made listeners feel as if they had just kicked off their shoes and extended their legs on a soft sofa, died on February 17. She was 86.


There was a hint of Sarah Vaughan in Ennis's voice, but instead of deploying Vaughan's coy phrasing at the end of lyr…

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