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词条 Jinny Osborn
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Musical career

  3. Later life and legacy

  4. Works cited

  5. References

{{Infobox person
|birth_name = Virginia A. Cole
|name = Jinny Osborn
|image = Jinny Osborn Netherlands 1959.jpg
|caption = Osborn in 1959.
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1927|4|25}}
| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2003|5|19|1927|4|25}}
| death_place = Palm Springs, California, U.S.
|image_size = 230px
|occupation = {{flatlist|
  • Singer

}}
|module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
|background = solo_singer
|instrument = {{flatlist|
  • Vocals

}}
|genre = {{flatlist|
  • Barbershop
  • folk
  • traditional pop

}}
|years_active = 1946-1961
|label = {{flatlist|
  • Columbia
  • Cadence}}

|associated_acts =
}}
|website =
}}Jinny Osborn (born Virginia Cole, April 25, 1927 – May 19, 2003)[1] was an American popular music singer. She founded the group The Chordettes with three friends in 1946, which became one of the longest-lasting American vocal groups of the mid-20th century.[2] Her final departure in 1961 led to the group's dissolution.[2]

Early life and education

Osborn was born to Orlan H. "King" Cole and Katherine Flack in Seattle and grew up in Sheboygan.[1] Her father was president of the Barbershop Harmony Society,{{sfn|Mirror|1950|p=84}}[1] and is also remembered today as the founder of the "Clipper City Chordsmen" of Manitowoc.[2] He was also the president of the Kingsbury Breweries Company.{{sfn|Averill|2003|p=140}}

Osborn attended Shimer College, which at the time was a four-year junior college, for the 11th and 12th grades, graduating in 1945. Shimer was well known for its music program, and she majored in music{{sfn|Mirror|1950|p=84}} and also played violin in a student group that performed in nearby towns.[3]

Musical career

Osborn and three friends (Janet Ertel, Carol Buschmann, and Dorothy Schwartz) formed The Chordettes in 1946, with Osborn singing tenor.{{sfn|Mirror|1950|p=46}} Initially they did principally folk music in the barbershop quartet style, though they gradually adopted more conventional pop forms.[1] The group gained prominence when they appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts's television show in 1949, returning as regular guests over the next four years.[1] In 1953, Godfrey replaced their act with the McGuire Sisters.[1]

In the same year, Osborn left the group to have a daughter, thereby missing appearing on the recording of "Mr. Sandman".[4] She was temporarily replaced by Margie Needham.

Osborn did however appear on several of the group's subsequent major hits, including "Born to be With You" (1956), "Just Between You and Me" (1957) and "Lollipop" (1958).[4] She also appeared in the group's appearance on the very first episode of American Bandstand in 1957.[1]

Later life and legacy

After the breakup of The Chordettes, Osborn lived in southern California and largely avoided public life.[1][4] However, she continued to sing in informal barbershop quartet groups, including annual gatherings in Chicago.[4]

She died of cancer on May 19, 2003 in Palm Springs.[5]

Works cited

  • {{Cite journal|title=Jinny Osborn|url=https://archive.org/details/radiotele00macf |journal=Radio and Television Mirror|date=July 1950|pages=47 & 84|ref={{harvid|Mirror|1950}} }}
  • {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4N6Q7dYV2FoC&pg=PA225|page=225|title=Four Parts, No Waiting : A Social History of American Barbershop Quartet |first=Gage|last=Averill|year=2003|isbn=9780195328936|ref=harv}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/393634/chordettes/biography|title=The Chordettes|work=Billboard.com|first=Richie|last=Unterberger|accessdate=2015-01-02}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.clippercitychordsmen.org/aboutus/aboutus.html|title=About Us|publisher=Clipper City Chordsmen|accessdate=2015-01-02}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/illinois/freeport/freeport-journal-standard/1945/02-03/page-2|date=1945-02-03|work=Freeport Journal Standard|title=Frances Shimer Group To Present Program At Stockton Tuesday}}
4. ^{{Cite news|work=The Herald|location=Sharon, Pennsylvania|date=2001-10-18|first=Joe|last=Pinchot|url=http://www2.sharonherald.com/localnews/recentnews/0110/ln101801e.html|accessdate=2015-01-02|title=Chordettes struck a chord with fans of Godfrey show}}
5. ^{{Cite book|chapter=Jinny Osborn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DykffzkFALoC&pg=PA478|page=478|title=Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door|first=Nick|last=Talevski|year=2010|isbn=9780857121172}}
{{The Chordettes}}

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8 : 1927 births|2003 deaths|Shimer College alumni|Musicians from Seattle|People from Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Traditional pop music singers|Deaths from cancer in California|20th-century singers

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