Barbara Lea
American jazz singer Barbara Lea was born Barbara LeCocq on April 10, 1929 in
Detroit, Michigan. Her stage name came about after her father, a onetime
musician turned government official, changed the family’s name to Leacock. She
knew she wanted to be a singer from an early age and performed in numerous
talent competition. After formal training at Wellesley College she became
acquainted with singer Lee Wiley, and Wiley became something of a role model.
Lea’s recording career began in 1955 with A Woman in Love, a collection of
standards that included renditions of “Love Is Here to...
Thursday's ChildBarbara Lea
Just a Little Lovin'Barbara Lea and Keith Ingham
Basin Street BluesBarbara Lea
Child In Me AgainBarbara Lea, Kathie Lee Gifford, Nancy LaMott, Judi Connelli, Denise Direnzo, Byron Nease, Jane Ralston Pahr, John Abernathy and Willis Moore
Brooklyn BridgeBarbara Lea
StardustBob Dorough and Barbara Lea
Thursday's ChildBarbara Lea
Abbey Is Blue
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Just a Little Lovin'Barbara Lea and Keith Ingham
Fine And Dandy
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Basin Street BluesBarbara Lea
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Child In Me AgainBarbara Lea, Kathie Lee Gifford, Nancy LaMott, Judi Connelli, Denise Direnzo, Byron Nease, Jane Ralston Pahr, John Abernathy and Willis Moore
Beautiful Baby
Brooklyn BridgeBarbara Lea
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StardustBob Dorough and Barbara Lea
"Hoagy's Children": In a Celebration of Hoagy Carmichael's Music, Vol. 2
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