Bea Wain

Bea Wain (April 30, 1917 – August 19, 2017) was an American Big Band-era singer. She was born in New York City, New York. She led the vocal group Bea and the Bachelors (with Al Rinker, Ken Lane, and John Smedberg) and the V8 (seven boys and a girl) on the Fred Waring show. Wain had four No. 1 hits: "Cry, Baby, Cry", "Deep Purple", "Heart and Soul" and her signature song, "My Reverie".

Wain died of congestive heart failure at a retirement home on August 19, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 100.

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Other websites

The Daisy Foundation
Interview by Amanda Wilde 

Category:1917 births
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Category:American centenarians
Category:Deaths from congestive heart failure
Category:Musicians from the Bronx
Category:Singers from New York City