# Imogene Lynn > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Imogene_Lynn > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Imogene_Lynn.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imogene_Lynn > Source revision: 1329486827 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American jazz and pop singer (1922–2003)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Imogene Lynn | image = Imogene_Lynn.png | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Imogene Lucille Jobe | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|09|09}} | birth_place = [Trenton, Missouri](/source/Trenton%2C_Missouri) | origin = | death_date ={{Death date and age|2003|02|24|1922|09|09}} | death_place = [Lancaster, California](/source/Lancaster%2C_California) | genre = Jazz, pop | occupation = Singer | instrument = Vocals | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = }} '''Imogene Lynn''' (September 9, 1922 – February 24, 2003) was a 20th-century American jazz and pop singer. == Biography == Lynn was born September 9, 1922, in [Trenton, Missouri](/source/Trenton%2C_Missouri). She began singing professionally in 1940, singing with Emerson Gill and other bands on a national tour circuit of ballrooms and luxury hotel floorshows. In early 1942 she joined [Art Jarrett](/source/Art_Jarrett)'s band, then later that year moved to [Ray McKinley](/source/Ray_McKinley)'s band and recorded "Big Boy" and "[Who Wouldn't Love You?](/source/Who_Wouldn't_Love_You%3F)". ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' reviewed a 1942 appearance at the [Commodore Hotel](/source/Commodore_Hotel_New_York) in New York with McKinley's band with "Imogene Lynn is the fem attribute and she graces the vocal department with a good pair of low-pitched pipes and a chic appearance." In 1944 Lynn joined [Artie Shaw](/source/Artie_Shaw)'s band, with whom she toured and recorded "[Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive](/source/Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate_the_Positive)" and "[Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man](/source/Can't_Help_Lovin'_Dat_Man)". After two years with Shaw, Lynn briefly became female lead vocalist for the [Merry Macs](/source/Merry_Macs) vocal group. She left the Merry Macs to join the Smart Set vocal group in 1947, then in 1949 she became lead singer for the [Starlighters](/source/Starlighters) ([Pauline Byrns](/source/Pauline_Byrns) had retired in 1947). As a Starlighter she sang backing vocals for [Nat King Cole](/source/Nat_King_Cole), [Dean Martin](/source/Dean_Martin), [Frank Sinatra](/source/Frank_Sinatra), [Jo Stafford](/source/Jo_Stafford), and other stars. From 1947 to 1967 Lynn dubbed vocals for movies. She dubbed [Mona Freeman](/source/Mona_Freeman)'s singing voice in ''[Mother Wore Tights](/source/Mother_Wore_Tights)'' and ''[Isn't It Romantic?](/source/Isn't_It_Romantic%3F_(1948_film))'', [Loretta Young](/source/Loretta_Young) in ''[Mother Is a Freshman](/source/Mother_Is_a_Freshman)'', [Leslie Parrish](/source/Leslie_Parrish) in ''[Li'l Abner](/source/Li'l_Abner_(1959_film))'', and [Vera Miles](/source/Vera_Miles) in ''[Beau James](/source/Beau_James)''. She provided the singing voice for the title character in the [Tex Avery](/source/Tex_Avery) cartoon ''[Red Hot Riding Hood](/source/Red_Hot_Riding_Hood)'' and sang in other cartoons, and also appeared singing and dancing on screen in ''[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes](/source/Gentlemen_Prefer_Blondes_(1953_film))''. Lynn was married to musician [Mahlon Clark](/source/Mahlon_Clark). She died February 24, 2003, in [Lancaster, California](/source/Lancaster%2C_California). ==References== {{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/imogene-lynn-1117887769/ |title=Imogene Lynn |author=Aubrey Poole |date=June 11, 2003 |work=Variety |accessdate=January 13, 2017}} {{cite web |url=https://bandchirps.com/artist/imogene-lynn |title=Imogene Lynn |work=Band Chirps |accessdate=January 13, 2017}} {{cite book |last=Reid |first=John |title=These Movies Won No Hollywood Awards |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6U8tBl5mSNoC&pg=PA12 |accessdate=January 13, 2017 |year=2005 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1411658462 |page=12}} {{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LwwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA11 |title=On The Stand |author=Humphrey |date=May 2, 1942 |magazine=Billboard |page=20 |accessdate=January 14, 2017}} {{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ARoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT28 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts – Part VII – Advance Information |date=October 5, 1946 |magazine=Billboard |page=29 |accessdate=January 14, 2017}} {{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dgwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT35 |title=Music – As Written |date=July 26, 1947 |magazine=Billboard |page=35 |accessdate=January 15, 2017}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name |id=nm1004634}} *{{YouTube|id=edSdvsbLmHc |title=Imogene Lynn sings "Big Boy" with the Ray McKinley Orchestra}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynn, Imogene}} Category:1922 births Category:2003 deaths Category:People from Trenton, Missouri Category:American women pop singers Category:American women jazz singers Category:American jazz singers Category:20th-century American singers Category:20th-century American women singers Category:Jazz musicians from Missouri Category:21st-century American women --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Imogene Lynn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imogene_Lynn) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imogene_Lynn?action=history)). 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