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For those who want to see her as a seductive chanteuse, the 1958 film, St. Louis Blues, starring Nat King Cole, Ruby Dee, Pearl Bailey and the gospel great, Mahalia Jackson, is a great source.— Another Green World
Talk to singer-guitarist-songwriter-music teacher Tulloch and you can still hear a little New York roots in her dialect (the charming chanteuse was born in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn).— Chronogram Articles and Blogs
"In the latest round of certs, LeAnn Rimes '' Blue 'went platinum." chantoosie -- female singer (chanteuse); "Chantoosie Barbra Streisand has a warm and sharp set of pipes."— Variety.com
Published reports say she's 45, but it's my belief the Irish chanteuse is as old as the hills -- so to celebrate, I took a jaunt over to YouTube to check out her video for not an option, at least not till I've personally installed a '' naughty mat '' in my home -- but you've actually green-lit a couple of series that (on paper, at least) I'm pretty excited about.— Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch

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