caption associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place article_title birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
myra saloon taylor at her 94th birthday party at knuckleheads wild women of kansas city , harlan leonard 9 december 2011 kansas city , missouri , u.s. 1940 -- 2011 bonner springs , kansas , u.s. myra taylor -lrb- jazz singer -rrb-
 24 february 1917 vocals vocal jazz myra saloon.png taylor at her 94th birthday party at knuckleheads kansas city , missouri , u.s. myra taylor singer , songwriter , actress
myra taylor -lrb- jazz singer -rrb-

myra taylor -lrb- february 24 , 1917 -- december 9 , 2011 -rrb- was an american jazz singer and songwriter .
she began performing as a teenager and continued performing into her nineties .
