Mavis Rivers

Mavis Chloe Rivers (19 May 1929 – 29 May 1992) was a Samoan and New Zealand jazz singer. She was born in Apia, Samoa in 1929, as one of thirteen children to a musical family.[1][2]

In 1955 she moved to the United States. She married Glicerio Reyes "David" Catingub, a Filipino singer and bass player, in that year, and they had two sons, Matt, a musician and arranger, and Reynaldo. She died in 1992 due to a stroke after a concert in Los Angeles.[1][3]

She was a nominee for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1960.

Discography
  • Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
  • The Simple Life (Capitol, 1960)
  • Hooray for Love (Capitol, 1960)
  • Swing Along with Mavis (Reprise, 1961)
  • Mavis (Reprise, 1961)
  • Mavis Meets Shorty with Shorty Rogers (Reprise, 1963)
  • We Remember Mildred Bailey with Red Norvo (Vee Jay, 1965)
  • It's a Good Day (Delos, 1984)

As guest

With Matt Catingub

  • My Mommy and Me (Sea Breeze, 1983)
  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Big Band (Reference, 1984)
  • High Tech Big Band (Sea Breeze, 1985)
  • I'm Getting Cement All Over You (Ewe) (Sea Breeze, 1991)

With others

  • Alfred Newman, Ken Darby, Ports of Paradise (Capitol, 1960)
  • Red Norvo, The Red Norvo Quintet (Studio West, 1990)

References
  1. Rivers, Shane. "Mavis Chloe Rivers". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. Jason Birchmeier. "AllMusic Mavis Rivers". Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. "Mavis Rivers, 63; Jazz Singer". The Los Angeles Times. 1 June 1992. Retrieved 17 September 2018.


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