DORIS DAY
Genres: Vocal Jazz, Jazz Related Soundtracks • United States

Doris Day was a singer and actress most popular in the 1950s and early-1960s. She starred in a television sitcom called 'The Doris Day Show' from 1968-1973. Doris Day was born on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She sang with several big bands before going solo in 1947. In the 1950s, she made a series of popular film musicals, including Calamity Jane (1953) and The Pajama Game (1957). Day was an advocate for animal welfare and founded several organizations devoted to the cause. A top film star of the 1950s and 1960s, Doris Day was best known for her work in such films as The Pajama Game (1957), Pillow Talk (1959) and That Touch of Mink (1962). The Hollywood star started out as a dancer and turned to singing after injuring her leg in a car accident as a young teen. Born Doris von Kappelhoff, Day studied ballet and tap dance growing read more...