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June Christy

voc, 1925-1990 US, Springfield, Illinois
Singer / Musician of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Shirley Luster

June Christy (born November 20, 1925, Springfield, Illinois, USA – died June 21, 1990, Sherman Oaks, California, USA) was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Soundtrack
Popular Tracks   
Give Me The Simple Life on Gone For The Day by June Christy
Something Cool - Mono on Something Cool by June Christy
The Merriest on This Time Of The Year by June Christy
Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dow on Presenting June Christy by June Christy
The Christmas Song - Remastered on The Cool Jazz of June Christy by June Christy
Tampico on Stan Kenton Classics by Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
It's A Most Unusual Day on Gone For The Day by June Christy
How High The Moon - Remastered on June Christy Recalls Those Kenton Days by June Christy
I Want To Be Happy on Fair And Warmer by June Christy
It Could Happen To You - Mono on Something Cool by June Christy

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Ladies Of JazzBillie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, June Christy, Carmen McRae & Ethel Waters2014Compil.
The Best Of June ChristyJune Christy2014Compil.
Vol.2 Eight Classic AlbumsJune Christy2013Compil.
How High The MoonJune Christy, Stan Kenton And His Orchestra2012Single
Eight Classic AlbumsJune Christy2012Compil.
The Swinging ChicksFran Warren & June Christy2010Compil.
Something Latin / Something PorterJune Christy / Jeri Southern2009Compil.
The Cool School / Do Re MiJune Christy2006Compil.
The Ultimate Jazz Archive - VocalistsJune Christy / Frank Sinatra / Dinah Washington / Mel Tormé2005Compil.
June's Got RhythmJune Christy2005Single
June's Got RhythmJune Christy2005Single
Easy StreetAnita O'Day / June Christy2004Compil.
TampicoJune Christy2002Compil.
Cool ChristyJune Christy2002Compil.
Sings The StandardsJune Christy2002Compil.
Complete Capitol Small Group TranscriptionsJune Christy2001Compil.
Original Studio Radio TranscriptionsJune Christy2001Compil.
Hooray For June Christy & Stan KentonJune Christy & Stan Kenton2001Album
This Is June Christy! / June Christy Recalls Those Kenton DaysJune Christy2001Compil.
The Ballad CollectionJune Christy2000Compil.
Somewhere There's MusicJune Christy2000Compil.
The Misty Miss Christy Part 3June Christy2000Single
Live At The Newport Jazz Festival From The Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Centre, New York, 3 July 1972Stan Kenton And His Orchestra With Special Guest June Christy1999Album
June TimeJune Christy With The Kentones1998Compil.
TampicoJune Christy With Stan Kenton And His Orchestra1998Compil.
A Friendly Session Vol. 1June Christy With Johnny Guarnieri Quintet1998Album
Ballads For Night People / The Intimate Miss ChristyJune Christy1998Compil.
Gone For The Day And Fair And WarmerJune Christy1998Compil.
The Complete Peggy Lee & June Christy Capitol Transcription SessionsPeggy Lee, June Christy1998Album
Live From Sweets Ballroom 1950Stan Kenton And The Innovations Orchestra With June Christy1997Album
On A.F.R.S. 1944-1945Stan Kenton And His Orchestra With June Christy And Anita O'Day1996Album
The Best Of June Christy The Jazz SessionsJune Christy1996Compil.
Give Me The Simple Life / It's A Most Unusual DayJune Christy1996Single
June - Fair And WarmerJune Christy1996Single
A Lovely Way To Spend An EveningJune Christy1996Compil.
Spotlight On... June ChristyJune Christy1995Compil.
Day DreamsJune Christy1995Compil.
June Christy & Charlie Barnet SextetJune Christy & Charlie Barnet Sextet1995Album
Through The YearsJune Christy1995Compil.
Les Brown And His Band Of RenownLes Brown And His Band Of Renown Featuring June Christy • Jo Ann Greer • Julie London • Stumpy Brown1994Compil.
June Christy And The Stan Kenton OrchestraJune Christy And Stan Kenton And His Orchestra1994Compil.
DuetJune Christy, Stan Kenton1993Single
Something CoolJune Christy1991Compil.
Early JuneJune Christy1991Compil.
The Bob Crosby OrchestraThe Bob Crosby Orchestra, June Christy, Polly Bergen1990Album
The Best Of "The Capitol Years"June Christy1989Compil.
The Uncollected Vol. II, 1957June Christy1987Album
The Best Thing For YouJune Christy1986Compil.
The Uncollected 1946June Christy With The Kentones1986Album
InterludeJune Christy1985Album
The Great SingersElla Fitzgerald, Mel Tormé, Anita O'Day, June Christy1984Compil.
Hollywood Bowl - 1948 - Part OneStan Kenton And His Orchestra With June Christy1983Album
14 Historic Arrangements & PerformancesShorty Rogers With Stan Kenton, June Christy, Shorty Rogers And His Giants Featuring Art Pepper & Shelly Manne1983Compil.
Together AgainStan Kenton And His Orchestra With June Christy1982Album
June TimeJune Christy1981Album
Willow Weep For MeJune Christy1979Album
The Great Ladies On V-Disc Vol. 3Chris Connor / June Christy / Peggy Lee / Martha Tilton1979Compil.
ImpromptuJune Christy1977Album
Sessions, LiveShorty Rogers, June Christy, Irene Kral And Jimmy Giuffre1976Album
Girls & KentonStan Kenton And His Orchestra, June Christy, Chris Connor, Anita O'Day1976Compil.
Sessions, LiveHoward Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, June Christy And Jimmy Giuffre1976Album
Road Show Volume 1Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, June Christy, The Four Freshmen1975Album
Kenton's Girl FriendsStan Kenton And His Orchestra, June Christy, Chris Connor, Anita O'Day, Jerri Winters, Ann Richards, Jean Turner1973Compil.
Stan Kenton / June Christy / The Four FreshmenStan Kenton / June Christy / The Four Freshmen1971Compil.
The Powerful Stan Kenton Band And The Pretty June Christy Voice With Stan KentonStan Kenton And His Orchestra And June Christy1967Compil.
Something Broadway Something Latin With Ernie Freeman's MusicJune Christy1965Album
The Cool Elephant / Love's Not Only For The YoungJune Christy1965Single
The Best Of June Christy + The Intimate Miss ChristyJune Christy1965Album
The Intimate Miss ChristyJune Christy1963Album
Bossa Nova / Samba De Uma Nota So (One Note Samba)June Christy1963Single
One Note SambaJune Christy1962Single
The Best Of June ChristyJune Christy1962Compil.
Big Band SpecialsJune Christy1962Album
Do-Re-Mi (A Modern Interpretation Of The Hit Broadway Musical)June Christy And Bob Cooper1961Album
This Time Of YearJune Christy1961Album
The Cool SchoolJune Christy1960Album
Off BeatJune Christy1960Album
June Christy Recalls Those Kenton DaysJune Christy1959Album
Road ShowStan Kenton And His Orchestra, June Christy, The Four Freshmen1959Album
Ballads For Night PeopleJune Christy1959Album
The Song Is June!June Christy1959Album
Road ShowStan Kenton And His Orchestra And June Christy And The Four Freshmen1959Album
This Is June Christy!June Christy1958Album
Look Out Up There / I Never Wanna Look Into Those Eyes AgainJune Christy1958Single
Something CoolJune Christy With Pete Rugulo And His Orchestra1958Single
June's Got RhythmJune Christy1958Album
June - Fair And WarmerJune Christy1958Single
Fair And Warmer! Part 3June Christy1957Single
Fair And Warmer! Part 2June Christy1957Single
Fair And Warmer! Part 1June Christy1957Single
Gone For The DayJune Christy1957Album
Fair And Warmer!June Christy1957Album
Gone For The DayJune Christy1957Single
Sing Something SimpleJune Christy1957Single
You Took Advantage Of Me / IntrigueJune Christy1956Single
The Misty Miss ChristyJune Christy1956Album
The Misty Miss Christy Part 1June Christy1956Single
Something CoolJune Christy1955Single
Something CoolJune Christy, Pete Rugolo Orchestra1955Single
Pete Kelly's BluesJune Christy1955Single
DuetJune Christy, Stan Kenton1955Album
DuetJune Christy, Stan Kenton1955Single
Something CoolJune Christy1954Album
Something CoolJune Christy1954Single
Get HappyJune Christy1953Single
Why Do You Have To Go Home / You'e Makin' Me CrazyJune Christy1953Single
Great Scot / I Lived When I Met YouJune Christy1953Single
Some Folks Do / Bei Mir Bist Du SchonJune Christy1952Album
My Heart Belongs To Only YouJune Christy1952Album
I'll Remember April / Get HappyJune Christy1951Single
He Can Come Back Anytime He Wants / A Mile Down The Highway There's A Toll BridgeJune Christy1950Single
Every Thing Happens To Me / The Way You Look TonightJune Christy1949Album
Ain't No Misery In MeStan Kenton And His Orchestra, June Christy1949Album
Sweet Lorraine / Nat Meets JuneMetronome All Stars With Frank Sinatra With June Christy And Nat King Cole1947Album
Skip-Rope / If I Should Lose YouJune Christy1947Album
The June Christy StoryJune ChristyCompil.
The Misty Miss Christy Part 2June ChristySingle
Sweet Lorraine / Nat Meets JuneMetronome All Stars With Frank Sinatra With June Christy And Nat King ColeAlbum
Are you livin old man?Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Anita O'Day, June ChristyAlbum
Whee Baby / Not IJune ChristySingle
He Touched MeJune ChristySingle
The Live Oak Tree / The Man I LoveJune ChristyAlbum
Some Folks Do And Some Folks Don't / The Man I LoveJune Christy With Orchestra Conducted By Pete RugoloAlbum
Duet - Part 3Stan Kenton, June ChristySingle
Duet - Part 1Stan Kenton, June ChristySingle
Sing Low, Sing LoveJack Jones / Vic Damone / George Chakiris / June Christy / Keely Smith / Kay StarrCompil.
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