A cantora de jazz Dakota Staton nasceu no 3 de junho de 1930 na periferia de Pittsburgh na Pensilvânia, e por um tempo, adotou o nome Aliyah Rabia. Dakota fez sucesso internacional com a sua definitiva canção assinatura, “The Late, Late Show” em 1957.
Começou cantando em vários clubes da cidade com a orquestra de Joe Wespray, muito popular na época. Depois alternou apresentações em clubes de Detroit, Indianápolis, Cleveland e St. Louis.
Foi para New York onde, enquanto cantava em um clube chamado Baby Grand, chamou a atenção do produtor artístico Dave Cavanaugh da gravadora Capitol. Contratada, gravou alguns discos compactos que levaram a “bíblia” do jazz, a revista Down Beat, a apontá-la como a Cantora Revelação de 1955.
No final da década de 50, inicio dos anos 60, lançou vários discos incluindo o álbum “The late, late,show ”, “ In the Night” na companhia do pianista inglês George Shearing, ambos em 57, “Dynamic” em 58 e “Dakota ao vivo no Storyville” em 61, gravado em um famoso clube de Boston.
Em meados dos anos 60, Dakota foi morar na Inglaterra e desfrutou de uma semi-aposentadoria.Continuou se apresentando e gravando esporadicamente, sempre, com a marca inquestionável do gospel e do blues em seu estilo.
Dakota faleceu em abril de 2007.
Dakota Staton born June 3rd,1930 in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, also known by the Muslim name Aliyah Rabia for a period, was an American jazz vocalist who found international acclaim with the 1957 hit, "The Late, Late Show".
Dakota Staton born June 3rd,1930 in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, also known by the Muslim name Aliyah Rabia for a period, was an American jazz vocalist who found international acclaim with the 1957 hit, "The Late, Late Show".
She started performing regularly in the Hill District a jazz hotspot, as a vocalist with the Joe Wespray Orchestra, a popular Pittsburgh orchestra. She next spent several years in the nightclub circuit in such cities as Detroit, Indianapolis, Cleveland and St. Louis. While in New York, she was noticed singing at a Harlem nightclub called the Baby Grand by Dave Cavanaugh, a producer for Capitol Records. She was signed and released several singles, her success leading her to win Down Beat magazine's "Most Promising New Comer" award in 1955.
She released several critically acclaimed albums in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including: The Late, Late Show (1957), whose title track was her biggest hit, In the Night (1957), a collaboration with pianist George Shearing, Dynamic! (1958) and Dakota at Storyville (1961), a live album recorded at the Storyville jazz club in Boston. Staton moved to England in the mid-1960s.
She continued to record semi-regularly, her recordings taking an increasingly strong gospel and blues influence.
Dakota Staton died in April, 2007.
Dakota Staton died in April, 2007.
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Tradução – Humberto Amorim
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