Jazz Singer Maxine Sullivan Dies

Maxine Sullivan, the diminutive jazz singer who began as a child prodigy, became a popular favorite after recording “Loch Lomond” in the 1930s and then a beloved figure to jazz cognoscente for the past four decades, is dead at 75. The 4-foot-11-inch Cotton Club veteran, who was nominated for three Grammy awards, died late Tuesday in a New York City hospital, it was learned today. She had been performing almost until the time of her death and had appeared in Los Angeles earlier this year.

Her other recorded favorites included “Jeepers Creepers,” “Darn That Dream” and “I’ve Got the World on a String.”