Maxine Daniels
Maxine Daniels (2 November 1930 – 20 October 2003) was an English jazz singer who worked with Humphrey Lyttelton.
Career
Daniels was born Gladys Lynch in Stepney, London, an elder sister of singer and entertainer, Kenny Lynch.[1][2] She was one of thirteen children.
Her first recognition as a singer came from winning a local talent contest, at the age of 14, in a Stepney cinema.[3] Local recognition lead to a first singing job with a semi-professional band led by a Canning Town grocer[4] until another talent competition organized by the Daily Sketch[5] and sponsored by bandleader Ted Heath.[4] A long residency (1954-56)[5] with bandleader Denny Boyce followed at The Orchid Room in Purley.[2] At Boyce's suggestion she changed her stage name and through their regular Radio Luxembourg broadcasts she gained a wider audience and the opportunity to record for the Oriole label.[5]
Personal life
She married Charlie Daniels in 1950, and had one daughter together. Charlie Daniels died in 1988. Maxine Daniels died in Romford in 2003, aged 72.[1]
Discography
- Coffee Bar Calypso (Oriole, 1957) [6]
- A Foggy Day (Oriole, 1957)[6]
- I Never Realised (Oriole, 1958)[6]
- Somebody Else Is Taking My Place (Oriole, 1958) with Denny Boyce & His Orchestra[6]
- When It's Springtime in the Rockies (Oriole, 1958) with Denny Boyce & His Orchestra[6]
- Passionate Summer (Oriole, 1958)[6]
- Pete Corrigan and His Band of Hope (CBH, 1984) featuring Maxine Daniels[7]
- The Magic of Maxine Daniels... Every Night About This Time (Calligraph, 1986)[7]
- A Pocketful of Dreams (Calligraph, 1987)[7]
- From the Heart (Calligraph, 1993)
- The Memory of Tonight (Calligraph, 1996)[2]
References
- 1 2 Obituary, Thedeadrockstarsclub.com; accessed 5 December 2011.
- 1 2 3 Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (1995). Jazz: the rough guide (1 ed.). London, UK: Rough Guides. p. 152. ISBN 1-85828-137-7.
- ↑ 'Encyclopedia of Popular Music' in Oxford Reference
- 1 2 Wilmer, Val (30 October 2003). "Maxine Daniels obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Maxine Daniels, singer by Val Wilmer
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Maxine Daniels - Discography on 45cat.com
- 1 2 3 Maxine Daniels - Discography on Discogs