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Born Jennie Ligon in Chicago, Illinois, at age thirteen she successfully auditioned for the Count Basie Orchestra’s chorus line. A year later, LeGon was already a cutting edge professional dancer. In her first screen role, LeGon danced with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson in Hooray for Love, which also featured Fats Waller. Her twenty-four film credits include:…
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Fred Latremouille began his career on CKYC in Peace River before working for CJOR in Vancouver. He became a household name in the early 60s when he joined the CFUN Good Guys. Fred also co-hosted Music Hop from Vancouver on CBC TV with Red Robinson from 1964-66, was host of Danceparty on CHAN TV (now…
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Diana [Jean] Krall OC, OBC, was born in 1964 in Nanaimo, BC. As a jazz singer and pianist, she is known for her contralto vocals, selling more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million, worldwide. In 2009 Billboard magazine named her the second most important jazz artist of the first decade…
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Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Karin grew up in Edmonton, Alberta where she trained as a dancer. After graduating from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts, she moved to Vancouver to pursue a career as an actor. She has received numerous Jessie Richardson awards and nominations for her work in theatre, performing lead…
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