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Beryl Davis

British singer who formed a gospel group with Jane Russell and was a popular presence on radio shows in the UK and the USThe vocalist Beryl Davis, who has died aged 87 from complications caused by Alzheimer's disease, was one of a number of British performers who struck out for fame and fortune in the US at the end of the second world war. While the pianist George Shearing, her frequent musical associate during the wartime years, gained enduring fame, Davis's American career never quite equalled...

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14:11 on November 20 2011

Beryl Davis

Guardian Music — British singer who formed a gospel group with Jane Russell and was a popular presence on radio shows in the UK and the USThe vocalist Beryl Davis, who has died aged 87 fr... more info