Dame Cleo Laine, the Grammy-winning jazz singer renowned for her astonishing vocal range, scat singing mastery, and pioneering influence on British jazz, has died at the age of 97. Dame Cleo passed ...

Dame Cleo Laine has died at age 97. Her death was announced by The Stables, the music venue that she and her husband, Sir John Dankworth, founded. Critic Bob Mondello — a longtime fan — offers an ...

British jazz singer Cleo Laine, who performed with musical greats such as Frank Sinatra and starred as an actor in London's West End and on Broadway, has died at 97, according to reporting from ...

The Grammy-winning musician, who recorded a collaborative album with Ray Charles, also had a memorable Broadway role in 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' Cleo Laine, a renowned British jazz singer and Tony ...

Cleo Laine, considered by many to be the U.K.’s preeminent jazz singer, and an accomplished theater actress in her home country as well as on Broadway, died Thursday at age 97. The death was announced ...

A Briton with a smoky voice, she recorded albums across six decades, toured the world and acted in “Edwin Drood.” By Neil Genzlinger Cleo Laine, one of England’s most acclaimed jazz singers and an ...