death_date death_place birth_place label name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name occupation
11 august 2009 palm springs , california united states los angeles , california united states mercury records capitol records pacific jazz records kitty white solo_singer 07 july 1923 jazz , gospel , pop , spiritual kitty white
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kitty white

kitty white -lrb- july 7 , 1923 -- august 11 , 2009 -rrb- was a jazz vocalist , who for years was a nightclub favorite among audiences in los angeles , known for her sophisticated songs with well-traveled lyrics .
she recorded mostly on the west coast with top jazz musicians like buddy collette , gerald wiggins , chico hamilton , bud shank and red callender .
she sang many demo recordings for her friend , the prolific los angeles blues composer jessie mae robinson , including `` i went to your wedding , '' a no. 1 hit for patti page in 1953 .
