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Ivie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (July 10, 1905 – December 28, 1949) was an American jazz singer. She enjoyed success during the 1930s, touring and recording with the band of Duke Ellington. Anderson retired from singing in 1942 (age 37) due to poor health, and she died 7 years later in 1949, at just 44 years old.

Personal life

Anderson was born in Gilroy, California. Although her mother's name is unknown, her father was Jobe Smith. Anderson lived at 724 E 52nd Place, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America, from 1930 to 1945, now part of the 52nd Place Historic District.

From 1914 to 1918 (age 9 to 13), Anderson attended St. Mary’s Convent and studied voice. At Gilroy grammar and high school, she joined glee club and choral society. She also studied voice under Sara Ritt while in Nannie H. Burroughs Institution in Washington, D.C.

Although specific dates of events in Anderson's life were unknown, she opened Ivie's Chicke Anderson, Ivie (1904–1949) |.