Top 20 Jazz Singer celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Jazz Singer celebrities [Updated January 22, 2022].
Mel Torme was born
on September 13, 1925
in Chicago, United States.
He was the teen idol of his generation after he appeared in Good News, the 1947 film musical.
Net Worth 2020: $50 Million
Nat King Cole was born
on March 17, 1919
in Montgomery, United States.
He was one of the first African-Americans to have his own show when he became the host of The Nat King Cole Show.
Net Worth 2020: $27 Million
Norah Jones was born
on March 30, 1979
in New York City, United States.
Bengali-American singer-songwriter who is a jazz vocalist and the daughter of Ravi Shankar. She released the hit single "Don't Know Why."
She carried home five Grammy awards in 2003 and later collaborated with
Ray Charles.
Net Worth 2020: $25 Million
Al Jarreau was born
on March 12, 1940
in Milwaukee, United States.
Jazz, pop, and R&B vocalist who sang the theme from Moonlighting. He collaborated with artists like Bill Withers and Al Green.
He won seven Grammy Awards as a jazz singer.
Net Worth 2020: $16 Million
Nancy Wilson was born
on February 20, 1937
in United States.
She released seventy albums and won three Grammy Awards, including for her single "How Glad I Am."
Net Worth 2020: $15 Million
Ella Fitzgerald was born
on April 25, 1917
in Newport News, United States.
Her rendition of "Summertime" with
Louis Armstrong is considered one of the best collaborations in music history.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Julie London was born
on September 26, 1926
in Santa Rosa, United States.
She was known for her smoky, husky voice, as well as for her role as a nurse on the medical drama show Emergency!
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Natalie Cole was born
on February 6, 1950
in Los Angeles, United States.
Jazz and pop vocalist who was the daughter of Nat King Cole and was known for her many hit singles like "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)."
She sold more than thirty million records over the course of her career.
Net Worth 2020: $5 Million
George Benson was born
on March 22, 1943
in Pittsburgh, United States.
He is a ten-time Grammy Award-winner and released a triple Platinum-selling album called Breezin'.
Net Worth 2020: $5 Million
Nina Simone was born
on February 21, 1933
in Tyron, United States.
One of her first hits was her version of "I Loves You Porgy."
Net Worth 2020: $5 Million
Peggy Lee was born
on May 26, 1920
in United States.
She wrote songs for movies like Disney's Lady and the Tramp.
Net Worth 2020: $5 Million
Dottie Peoples was born
on August 12, 1950
in Dayton, United States.
She won the Atlanta Gospel Choice Award for Song of the Year three straight years from 1994 to 1996.
Net Worth 2020: $3 Million
Miki Howard was born
on September 30, 1960
in United States.
During the 1980's, her manager was
Joe Jackson, patriarch of the legendary Jackson Family, including the King of Pop,
Michael Jackson.
Net Worth 2020: $1.5 Million
Madeleine Peyroux was born
on April 18, 1974
in Athens, United States.
Known for writing the song Don't Wait Too Long. She was often favorably compared to Billie Holiday.
Her songs were featured in TV advertisements, films, and TV shows.
Net Worth 2020: $500 Thousand
Dee Dee Bridgewater was born
on May 27, 1950
in Memphis, United States.
She has worked as a United Nations Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Carmen McRae was born
on April 8, 1920
in United States.
Significant 20th-century jazz vocalist who performed with Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Betty Carter, and other renowned musicians. She received an NAACP Image Award and a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Honor.
She was nominated for Grammy Awards seven times between 1971 and 1990.
Johnny Hartman was born
on July 3, 1923
in United States.
Louisiana-born jazz singer. He recorded numerous solo jazz ballads and also collaborated with legendary saxophonist John Coltrane on a 1963 album.
His debut solo album, Songs from the Heart, was released in 1955.
Jimmy Scott was born
on July 17, 1925
in United States.
Herb Jeffries was born
on September 24, 1913
in United States.
He was typecast as the singing cowboy archetype in Western films.
Gregory Porter was born
on November 4, 1971
in Sacramento, United States.
He was a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues.
