Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss
Joe Derise, Musician, Cabaret Artist, Big Band Vocalist, 76
1 view
Skip to first unread message
DGH
Aug 18, 2002, 2:37:39 PM8/18/02
to
.
Joe Derise, a musician, cabaret artist and former big band vocalist,
died of cancer on June 24, 2002, at a hospice in Shelton, Connecticut,
at the age of 76.
Derise sang with Tommy Dorsey at the age of 21 and performed as a
singer, guitarist and arranger with the Claude Thornhill Orchestra. He
went on to form his own group, Four Jacks and a Jill, which performed
around the country.
Derise made several records and composed some of his own songs with the
lyricist Marcia Hillman. His last major performance was at the Algonquin
Hotel in New York, New York, in 1999.
0 new messages