Mavis Rivers

Mavis Rivers Mavis Rivers Samoan and New Zealand jazz singer Mavis Chloe Rivers (19 May 1929 – 29 May 1992)[1] was a Samoan and New Zealand jazz singer. She was born in Apia, Samoa, as one of thirteen children to a musical family.[2][3] In 1952, Rivers made several recordings with the Lloyd Sly Quartette at Stebbing Studios, released on Zodiac, Capitol and Stebbings labels.[4][5][6] Then in 1954 she moved to the United States where she married Glicerio Reyes "David" Catingub, a Filipino singer and bass player, and they had two sons.[7] She was a nominee for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1960.[7] Rivers died in 1992 due to a stroke after a concert in Los Angeles, California.[2][8]…

GENRES: Popular, Jazz, Female Vocalist