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Sheila Jordan
1928 - 2025
Sheila Jordan
1928 - 2025
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BORN
1928
DIED
2025
Sheila Jordan Obituary
She was a jazz singer known for her dynamic improvisation and scat singing.
Jordan is being remembered as an NEA Jazz Master and as "the lady with the million-dollar ears," a nickname given to her by jazz great Charlie Parker.
By Legacy News Staff
(Image: Roberta Parkin/Getty Images)
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August 13, 2025
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