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Femme Fatale: Julie London



Julie London    Most of the Femme Fatales featured here are usually starlets, pin-up models or burlesque dancers, but this time around we feature one of the best female cocktail/lounge singers ever. Julie London's smoky, sultry voice (backed by just guitar and bass) set the standard for torch singers for decades to come. Her first album Julie Is Her Name (1955), featuring the standard "Cry Me A River," made her an instant star for both jet setters and jazz lovers. Besides her singing career (which included numerous albums), London is also known for her marriage to Jack Webb (of "Dragnet" fame); a short, but critically acclaimed, Hollywood movie career; and a starring role in the 1970's TV show "Emergency." If anyone doubted her inclusion as a Femme Fatale, they need only look at the pin-up shots she made for the cover of 1956 album Calendar Girl. But first and foremost she is a great singer. 
     Don't forget to read our review of her debut album Julie Is Her Name.

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Julie London albums available from Amazon.com


Calendar Girl/Your Number Please... 
Julie Is Her Name
"Julie Is Her Name"

Julie...At Home/Around Midnight

Time For Love






 
 

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